Two white supremacists, both of whom are federal inmates in Illinois, were indicted on Tuesday for the murder of a man who they allegedly killed because they believed he was Jewish. Brandon C. “Whitey” Simonson, 37 and Kristopher S. “No Luck” Martin, 39, were charged in a federal indictment filed with the U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, murder in the second degree, a hate crime based on race and religion, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. They each face life in prison if convicted of the charges. According to the indictment, Simonson and Martin killed Matthew Philips, 31, inside the U.S. Penitentiary Thomson on March 2, 2020. Details regarding the circumstances leading up to the brutal slaying are currently scarce. A press release from U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr. alleges that the pair beat Phillips to death on the day in question. The indictment alleges the defendants were members of a white supremacist group called the Valhalla Bound Skinheads and “believed” the inmate “was Jewish.”
via lawandcrime: Valhalla Bound Skinheads Members ‘Whitey’ and ‘No Luck’ Indicted for Murder After Allegedly Beating Jewish Federal Prisoner to Death