LAFAYETTE — The self-confessed local president for the Aryan Brotherhood is heading to prison to serve an eight-year sentence.

Garry Edmond Boze Jr. admitted last week under oath that he is the president of the local racist group, Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Patrick Harrington said.

Boze was in court Wednesday to be sentenced on convictions of being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm and dealing synthetic marijuana.

Prosecutors were prepared to present evidence of Boze's involvement in the criminal gang that's been around since the 1960s, Harrington said.

But Boze wanted to testify at his sentencing hearing, and when asked, he admitted to being the president of the local chapter, Harrington said.

"(The Aryan Brotherhood) is ... the largest and deadliest prison gang in the United States, ..." according to the Southern Poverty Law Center website.

When police arrested Boze at his home in the 900 block of North Ninth Street in early January, they got a search warrant for his apartment. They found a handgun and 290 grams of synthetic marijuana, according to the probable cause affidavit.

Harrington said police also found documents that indicated Boze was involved in a leadership role with the Aryan Brotherhood. But none of the evidence that linked Boze to the racist gang were traced back to crimes, Harrington said.

Therefore, Boze will face no additional charges.

But prison officials will be made aware of Boze's gang affiliation, as well as local police agencies for when Boze returns to Lafayette after serving his sentence.

Boze was sentenced to eight years in prison, of which he'll serve 75 percent — or six years. Then he'll be in community corrections' supervision for one year, followed by one year of probation, according to the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office.

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