Survivor's Brandon Hantz Arrested for Alleged Gang Activities
Survivor fans will remember Brandon from his appearances on Survivor: South Pacific and Survivor: Caramoan. He's also the nephew of notorious Survivor villain Russell Hantz. With these latest allegations, Brandon is taking the term 'villain' to a whole different level.
According to TMZ, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas hit Brandon and 13 others with a 22-count indictment. Allegedly, they're all a part of some motorcycle gang called the Bandidos. They've been roaming around Texas wreaking havoc.
In the indictment, the Bandidos were said to have an intense rivalry with another gang called B*EAST. This isn't the fun type of beef between tribes like you'd see on Survivor. Supposedly, these gangs were ordered to assault each other on sight. In some cases, they were told to murder members of the rival gang when they crossed them.
Although some of the Bandidos have been hit with murder and assault allegations, Brandon is facing relatively lesser charges. He has one charge of racketeering conspiracy and another for arson. It's not quite murder, but each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
TMZ spoke with a federal law enforcement source, who said that Brandon's home was also raided by the FBI amid the indictment. However, his family claims that Brandon left the gang last year. Stay tuned to see what a judge has to say about that.
Survivor is streaming on Paramount+.
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