LITTLE ROCK - An Arkansas man connected to white supremacist groups accused of a string of brutal tactics has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for drug charges.
Joseph Pridmore, 34, was sentenced to 150 months in prison and five years of supervised release on Monday
by U.S. District Judge Brian Miller. Pridmore pleaded guilty in October to distribution of methamphetamine.
Prosecutors said Pridmore is a self-professed member of the White Aryan Resistance, a white supremacist group with similar core beliefs and rank structure as the New Aryan Empire.
Dozens of New Aryan Empire members are set to go to trial in August. Pridmore is the third person sentenced in the federal operation targeting the group.