WASHINGTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in a murder.
Michael Dewayne Smith, aka "Bucky," admitted to participating in the murder of Mark Davis Byrd, Sr., a prospective ABT member.
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According to court documents, Smith, 31, of Vidor, Texas, and Jim Flint McIntyre, 44, murdered Byrd. They accused Byrd of stealing drugs he was ordered to deliver.
Byrd's body was found in Atascosa County on May 4, 2008.
Prosecutors said the murder was a result of discipline ordered by Frank Lavelle Urbish.
In June 2011, Urbish pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He will be sentenced later this year.
McIntyre pleaded guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to life in prison.