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By ANTHONY COLAROSSI; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Thursday, January 30, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





WILKES-BARRE -- White supremacist William Jenkins' operation was as simple
and effective as the rapid fire weapons he converted in his Waller Street
shop, authorities say. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Wilkes-Barre man purchased semi-automatic weapons, converted them to
machine guns and then sent them off to a friend in Arizona in exchange for
marijuana, federal authorities say. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jenkins, 37, of 120 Waller St., was charged with 11 federal firearm and
drug counts Tuesday, and he also was linked with a white supremacist group
called the Aryan Brotherhood. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A federal affidavit explains that relationship: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jenkins' association with the Aryan Brotherhood dates back to a 10- to
12-year prison sentence he served for beating a man to death with a "bike
chain" in Yuma County, Arizona. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "William Jenkins was a white supremacist and Aryan Brotherhood
sympathizer," according to a confidential informant in the affidavit. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The informant, who identified himself as a member of the Aryan Brotherhood,
says he spent time with Jenkins in the Arizona State Prison system during the
late 1970s and early 1980s. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Following their release, the informant delivered the converted and illegal
machine guns for Jenkins, the affidavit says. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The informant turned over two converted and fully automatic Norinco 39mm
caliber rifles to Kingston police on Nov. 14, the affidavit says. The weapons
belonged to Jenkins, the informant said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It is unclear why the informant provided authorities with the weapons. And
the prosecutor in the case refused to explain the surrender of the weapons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sometimes, Jenkins purchased the guns himself, claiming he was not a
convicted felon. Sometimes, he had other people buy the weapons. His brother,
Glenn Jenkins, of Canadensis, is mentioned in the affidavit as one who
purchased the weapons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Jenkins would utilize conversion kits, parts and templates that (he)
obtained from Shotgun News and other publications," the affidavit says. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Jenkins ... converted these firearms to fire fully automatically," the
document states. "Jenkins would test fire these weapons in the basement of 120
Waller St." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Bruce Brandler, the assistant U.S. Attorney prosecuting the case, said
Wednesday that the firearms Jenkins sent to Arizona were going to the people
associated with the Aryan Brotherhood and the Dirty Dozen, a motorcycle gang. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It was going to people out there who are associated with those
organizations," Brandler said. "Some of the people he was dealing with here in
Pennsylvania also have ties to those organizations." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Brandler refused to elaborate whether Jenkins was active with any local
white supremacist groups. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The guns were often delivered to Gregg Glen Gordon, also known as "G," the
affidavit says. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Gordon, 51, is the subject of a "major case investigation" conducted by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Arizona authorities. Gordon also
served time in the Arizona prison system at the same time Jenkins was
incarcerated in that state. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Affidavit Lists Guns-for-drugs Scheme 
Authorities Claim William 
Jenkins Bartered Guns For Drugs 
As Part Of A Simple, Yet Very 
Effective Criminal Operation

Affidavit Lists Guns-for-drugs Scheme Authorities Claim William Jenkins Bartered Guns For Drugs As Part Of A Simple, Yet Very Effective Criminal Operation