Enforcer for Sons of Silence Motorcycle Group Sentenced for Drug, Gun Offenses

INDIANAPOLIS—Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Jackie D. Craft (aka Little Jack), age 38, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 78 months (six years, six months) in prison by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a stolen firearm. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force.

“Our office is committed to eliminating organized crime here in Indianapolis,” said Hogsett. “We will continue to be aggressive in prosecuting anyone found to be engaged in the deadly business of drugs and violence.”

Craft was the “enforcer” for the Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club’s Indianapolis chapter. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted to distributing amounts of methamphetamine for an individual named James Taylor, his alleged source of drug supply. On one occasion as enforcer, Craft confronted one of the methamphetamine customers with a club to collect a drug debt.

In addition, when the FBI arrested Craft on August 4, 2011, he attempted to transfer a stolen .40 caliber Glock handgun to another individual to prevent law enforcement officers from seizing the firearm. The firearm was later found to be an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer’s service weapon that had been stolen from the officer’s police cruiser on November 26, 2009.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley A. Blackington, who prosecuted the case for the government, Craft was also sentenced to four years of supervised release following the imposition of his sentence. The conditions of supervised release subject him to random drug tests and random searches of his person, vehicle, and residence by probation officers. The conditions of supervised release also prohibit Craft from associating with members of the Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club.