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| Authorities hunt for gang members over Colorado prisons chief's death | Authorities hunt for gang members over Colorado prisons chief's death |
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| Authorities investigating the death of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements are seeking two white supremacists believed to be members of the same prison gang as his suspected killer. | Authorities investigating the death of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements are seeking two white supremacists believed to be members of the same prison gang as his suspected killer. |
| Deputies were told to be on the lookout for James Lohr, 47, and Thomas Guolee, 31, who are believed to be associated with the 211 Crew gang. | Deputies were told to be on the lookout for James Lohr, 47, and Thomas Guolee, 31, who are believed to be associated with the 211 Crew gang. |
| Meanwhile, a service will be held in Texas on Thursday honoring Kaufman County district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia, who were killed at their home last weekend. The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison group unconnected to the 211 crew, have been linked to the deaths. | Meanwhile, a service will be held in Texas on Thursday honoring Kaufman County district attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia, who were killed at their home last weekend. The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison group unconnected to the 211 crew, have been linked to the deaths. |
| Evan Ebel, who is suspected of killing Clements and a pizza delivery man last month, was a member of the same group. He was killed in a shootout with police in Texas days after Clements's death. | Evan Ebel, who is suspected of killing Clements and a pizza delivery man last month, was a member of the same group. He was killed in a shootout with police in Texas days after Clements's death. |
| El Paso County sheriffs Lt Jeff Kramer said Lohr and Guolee are not being treated as suspects in the death of Clements, who was shot and killed at his home on 19 March. Kramer said the pair's names had surfaced during the subsequent investigation, but would not elaborate. | El Paso County sheriffs Lt Jeff Kramer said Lohr and Guolee are not being treated as suspects in the death of Clements, who was shot and killed at his home on 19 March. Kramer said the pair's names had surfaced during the subsequent investigation, but would not elaborate. |
| Ebel was released from a Colorado prison on parole in January. He is believed to have slipped his ankle monitoring bracelet on 14 March. By the time authorities realised, he had fled his home. Police have linked Ebel to the death of Nathan Leon, who was delivering a pizza, on 17 March. Casings found at the scene of Ebel's shootout with police matched those found at the home of Clements. | Ebel was released from a Colorado prison on parole in January. He is believed to have slipped his ankle monitoring bracelet on 14 March. By the time authorities realised, he had fled his home. Police have linked Ebel to the death of Nathan Leon, who was delivering a pizza, on 17 March. Casings found at the scene of Ebel's shootout with police matched those found at the home of Clements. |
| Kramer said sheriffs do not know the whereabouts of Lohr and Guolee, or if they are together. He said it is possible one or both of them are headed to Nevada or Texas. Investigators have said Ebel is the only suspect in Clements' death, but are investigating his involvement with the 211 Crew and any potential link that may have to the attack. | Kramer said sheriffs do not know the whereabouts of Lohr and Guolee, or if they are together. He said it is possible one or both of them are headed to Nevada or Texas. Investigators have said Ebel is the only suspect in Clements' death, but are investigating his involvement with the 211 Crew and any potential link that may have to the attack. |
| Authorities have dismissed any connection between the Colorado deaths and the killing of Texas district attorney Mike McLelland, last weekend, and his assistant Mark Hasse, in January. | Authorities have dismissed any connection between the Colorado deaths and the killing of Texas district attorney Mike McLelland, last weekend, and his assistant Mark Hasse, in January. |
| McLelland was due to be remembered in a public memorial in Mesquite, Texas on Thursday. Governor Rick Perry was due to announce a six-figure reward for information leading to arrests in the murders of McLelland and his wife. Police are yet to make any arrests in those deaths, or the killing of Hasse, who was shot five times as he walked to his car in January. | McLelland was due to be remembered in a public memorial in Mesquite, Texas on Thursday. Governor Rick Perry was due to announce a six-figure reward for information leading to arrests in the murders of McLelland and his wife. Police are yet to make any arrests in those deaths, or the killing of Hasse, who was shot five times as he walked to his car in January. |
| "We're also going to do everything that we can to track these individuals down and to dispense appropriate justice," Perry told CBS News on Wednesday. | "We're also going to do everything that we can to track these individuals down and to dispense appropriate justice," Perry told CBS News on Wednesday. |
| McLelland and Hasse both represented Kaufman County, which was among a number of agencies that had brought a racketeering case against 34 members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison gang believed to have more than 2,000 members. Congressman Ted Poe said this week that he believed the group could be behind the killings. On Tuesday a Texas assistant district working on the same case stepped down, citing safety concerns. | McLelland and Hasse both represented Kaufman County, which was among a number of agencies that had brought a racketeering case against 34 members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a white supremacist prison gang believed to have more than 2,000 members. Congressman Ted Poe said this week that he believed the group could be behind the killings. On Tuesday a Texas assistant district working on the same case stepped down, citing safety concerns. |
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