Curtis Allgier
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Born | Custer, South Dakota,U.S. | August 25, 1979
Other names | "Wood"[1] |
Criminal status | Incarcerated |
Conviction(s) | Aggravated murder |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without parole |
Curtis Michael Allgier(born August 25, 1979)[1]is an Americanwhite supremacist[2]skinheadwho is being held in theUtah State Prison[3]inDraper, Utah,for themurderof corrections officer Stephen Anderson.[4]
Prior arrests and convictions[edit]
Allgier's criminal history began in 1998 with convictions for theft andreckless drivingin South Dakota. He was charged withfelonyburglary,forgeryandtheftin Utah during October 2000, after he burglarized a neighbor's apartment and made out a stolen check to himself for $300. That month, he was also charged in another county with carrying a concealed handgun and sentenced to 180 days and probation.[5]
Allgier fled Utah in August 2001, which led to a one-to-15-year sentence. Paroled in May 2003, he was then arrested and sent back to prison in July 2004 for traveling toCaliforniawithout authorization, and possessing two knives. He was paroled in October 2006. In November, he became a fugitive for two days on a parole violation. Allgier, armed, barricaded himself inside a hotel room but was captured by a Salt Lake CitySWAT teamafter falling through the ceiling where he had tried to hide. On June 14, 2007, he was sentenced to 104 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.[5]
Murder of Stephen Anderson[edit]
On the morning of June 25, 2007,corrections officerStephen Anderson escorted Allgier to theUniversity of Utah,where Allgier was scheduled for anMRI,because he had been complaining of back problems.[6]While waiting with Anderson in an examination room at the university's orthopedic center, Allgier was unshackled. He then overpowered and disarmed Anderson and shot him once in the chest and once in the head. Allgier later stated that the gun went off accidentally during the struggle.[7]After fleeing the clinic on foot, Allgier carjacked aFord Explorer,[8]and led police on a high-speed chase.[9]Allgier was captured at anArby'srestaurant a few miles away, where he tried to shoot an employee but the gun malfunctioned.[10][11]Eric Fullerton, a Vietnam veteran and former Army paratrooper, confronted him and managed to take his gun away. Allgier fled to the back of the restaurant, where police found him hiding in the manager's office.[12]
Trial[edit]
Allgier's murder trial was initially set for June 2012. In March 2012, the judge granted a motion postponing the trial.[13]On October 3, 2012, Allgier unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murder and several other charges, and also pleadedno contestto three charges of attempted murder.[14]He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[15]
In January 2015, Allgier lost his right to legal representation after repeatedly making frivolous objections to, and threats against, his court-appointed attorneys during his appeals of the life sentence.[16]
In November 2017, theUtah Supreme Courtrejected Allgier'sself-representedmotions to withdraw his guilty pleas.[17]The court ruled that Allgier knew conditions of his guilty pleas and was unable to withdraw them due to missing a deadline, and furthermore that Allgier had failed to establish that his lawyers did not adequately represent him.
Tattoos[edit]
Allgier has numerous tattoos, many of which express his white supremacist beliefs. He has multipleswastikas,including ones tattooed on either side of his nose, earlobes, chin, center brow, and front of his ears.
Other tattoos include:
- 14 88(temples): Refers to theFourteen Wordswritten byDavid Lane(white nationalist writer) "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children." andHeil Hitler,represented by the 88 ('H' being the eighth letter of the English alphabet). This is usually written as "14 88", "14/88" or "1488".
- Crucified skinhead (right cheek): Symbolizes the supposed persecution ofworking classskinheadsby theupper class.
- Three intersecting triangles(left jaw): Known as avalknutorvolknut,symbolizes theafterlifeand binding of thesoultoOdin,who is considered chief among theNorse gods,among non-racistPagans.However, among racist Pagans, it signifies "that one is ready to be taken into the ranks of Odin's chosen warriors."
- 5150(under the right eye): A likely reference to California statute 5150, which requires commitment topsychiatric hospitalsfor people declared to be a danger to themselves or others.
- Hatebreed(upper lip): An Americanhardcore/metalcoreband that has pointedly disavowed any racist beliefs after being incorrectly described as a white-power band byCNNin the wake ofWade Page's shooting at a Sikh temple.[18]
- Iron Crosses(forehead temples): Military decoration used byNazi Germany.Originally from a symbol, typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after1219when theKingdom of Jerusalemgranted theTeutonic Orderthe right to combine the TeutonicBlack Crossplaced above a silverCross of Jerusalem.[19]
- SS Lightning Bolts(jawbones): A symbol of theSchutzstaffel(translated toProtection Squadronordefence corps), abbreviated as SS or
with stylized "Armanen"sigrunes). The Schutzstaffel was a majorparamilitaryorganization underAdolf Hitler,and was aNazipolice force that administereddeath camps,in addition to staffing mobile killing units known asEinsatzgruppen.The Nuremberg judges declared the entire SS acriminal organizationafterWorld War II.
- Property of Jolene: Refers to his wife Jolene; the couple are now divorced.[20]
- F.U.N.: stands for "fuckyou,nigger"[21][22]
- Blood, Honor, and Loyalty (collarbone): A heavily used phrase by white supremacists as well as other neo-Nazis in clothing, lyrics, and tattoos.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Offender Search".Utah Department of Corrections.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Extremism in the News - Utah Murder Adds to Aryan Brotherhood's Bloody Toll".ADL. 26 June 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 4 January 2013.
- ^"Curtis Allgier murder case behind schedule".The Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^"Allgier called a friend with alleged confession".ksl.com.
- ^ab"SLPC Intelligence Report, Fall 2007, Issue 127".Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ^"Curtis Allgier kills corrections officer, captured after chase".The National Ledger. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-07-27.Retrieved2009-11-19.
- ^"Witness: Allgier was unrestrained before shooting".The Salt Lake Tribune.March 30, 2010.
- ^"Guard killed; prisoner is captured after chase".25 June 2007.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Why did this happen? Probe seeks answers in neo-Nazi inmate's bloody bid for freedom".The Salt Lake Tribune.Archived fromthe originalon June 28, 2007.
- ^"Police: Gun malfunction saved worker - USATODAY.com".usatoday30.usatoday.com.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^Reavy, Pat (26 June 2007)."Report: Escaped inmate tried to shoot Arby's employee".Deseret News.Archived fromthe originalon 28 February 2018.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Curtis Allgier speaks from his jail cell".KSLTV.
- ^Morgan, Emiley (26 March 2012)."Trial date canceled in Curtis Allgier case".Deseret News.Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2018.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^Reavy, Pat (3 October 2012)."Allgier pleads guilty in killing of corrections officer".KSL.com.
- ^"Curtis Allgier gets life sentence for killing Utah prison guard Stephen Anderson".The Huffington Post.December 5, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 26 December 2012.
- ^Romboy, Dennis (2015).Convicted killer Curtis Allgier loses right to attorney"KSL.com, accessed 25 Jan 2015
- ^Romero, McKenzie(2017). Utah high court denies Allgier's motion to withdraw guilty plea] KSL.com, Nov 24, 2017; accessed Nov 25, 2017
- ^abFace of Hate: Curtis Allgier Explained | Hatewatch | Southern Poverty Law Center
- ^Jean-Denis Lepage.Medieval armies and weapons in western Europe: an illustrated history.McFarland & Company, Inc., 2005. Pp. 193.
- ^"Curtis Allgier *The Face Of Hate* Official Prisoner Request Form".www.deathmerchant.net.Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2018.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Gedetineerde VS schiet bewaker dood".26 June 2007.Retrieved29 April2018.
- ^"Face of Hate: Curtis Allgier explained".lancasteruaf.blogspot.ie.24 August 2007.Retrieved29 April2018.
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- People convicted of murder by Utah
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Utah
- People convicted of illegal possession of weapons