ROCKWALL, Texas — A member of the Peckerwoods white supremacist gang was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
ROCKWALL, Texas — A member of the Peckerwoods white supremacist gang was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for drug trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
35-year-old Levi Chamberlin Hardcastle, of Rockwall, Texas, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. He was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle.
Hardcastle, along with eight other individuals involved in methamphetamine trafficking, were charged with various federal crimes including distribution of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of firearms, and conspiracy in April 2022. In his plea, Hardcastle admitted to delivering a total of 1,494.6 grams of methamphetamine, worth $10,500 wholesale, to an undercover officer on three separate occasions.
During a court hearing, Hardcastle confirmed his affiliation with the Peckerwoods, a white supremacist gang.
Additional defendants in the case included Stephen Scribner, Alexis Nicole Pacheco, Ruby Pauline Anderton, Sandra Marie Hernandez-Pacheco, Robert James McKnight, David Michael Ford, and Mayo Mena, all of whom pleaded guilty to various charges and received sentences ranging from 7 to 200 months. Martin Talaver-Sanchez, another defendant, is awaiting sentencing.
The investigation was led by the Texas Department of Public Safety, with Assistant U.S. Attorney George Leal prosecuting the case for the Northern District of Texas.
