Ohio Aryan Nations Member Arrested

Sat., March 8, 1997

From Staff And Wire Reports

A member of the Ohio Aryan Nations was indicted Friday in connection with a police chase that ended in a crash.

Morris L. Gulett, 41, was indicted on two counts of felonious assault and one count of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer. He was being held in the Montgomery County jail on $500,000 bond.

Gulett said FBI agents have interviewed him several times about any information he might have concerning Chevie and Cheyne Kehoe, two brothers from Washington state who have been charged in a Feb. 15 shootout with law enforcement officers in Wilmington, Ohio. Gulett denied any link between the Kehoes and the Ohio Aryan Nations.

Police said Gulett was arrested Sunday. His van collided with a police cruiser and he fled from police and then crashed the van in nearby Beavercreek. No one was injured.

Police said they attempted to stop Gulett after he was spotted driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

Gulett said he drove away because he does not have a driver’s license and “I was just in one of those moods.” He denied that he rammed a police cruiser.

Gulett said that when his van crashed, he walked away from the vehicle with his hands in the air and a police officer came up from the side and punched him in the face while another officer held a gun at him. Gulett said about a half-dozen officers jumped on him when he was on the ground.

Police Sgt. Glenn Miller said he was investigating Gulett’s allegations.

Gulett also denied reports by authorities that he was suicidal.

Ray Redfeairn, leader of the Ohio Aryan Nations, said Gulett has been a member of the group for about a year, but not in a leadership role.

Redfeairn said he sanctioned Gulett and took his uniform away following a recent rally in Columbus because Gulett broke a rule barring verbal exchanges with protesters. xxxx

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