Man accused of mowing down black teen has ties to white supremacist prison gang (OR)
By Kristine Guerra
September 7
Police said they do not know what started the deadly fight between Russell Courtier and Larnell Bruce.
They do not know why Courtier allegedly got into his vehicle, chased Bruce across oncoming traffic and struck and killed him.
They also do not know why Courtier’s girlfriend, according to court records, encouraged him to run over Bruce, a black teenager from Vancouver, Wash.
But what investigators said they do know is that Courtier, a man with a lengthy criminal history, is associated with a white supremacist prison gang known for violent activities both on the streets and behind bars. The Southern Poverty Law Center called the European Kindred “the most feared white supremacist gang in the Pacific Northwest.” The Oregon Department of Justice considers the gang a security threat group operating in the state’s prison system ...
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