BOSTON (WWLP) – An Athol man was arrested in Georgia after two months as a wanted fugitive in connection with robbery, drug, and firearm charges.
Charging documents stated 39-year-old Keith Harlow of Athol is an alleged member of the Vice Lords gang known by his street name “Lord Savage.” Harlow has been convicted of several prior armed robberies and was on parole at the time of the alleged offenses following multiple six to ten-year concurrent state prison sentences.
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During his time on state parole, Harlow allegedly sent photographs over text and was captured in photos and videos in possession of firearms, a suppressor, and a machine gun conversion device. Harlow reportedly texted others about the manufacturing of firearms and machine gun conversion devices, as well as the sale of firearms he owned.
The charging documents further alleged that Harlow had entered the home of a suspected drug dealer alongside two co-conspirators with firearms to rob the dealer of drugs and proceeds. Harlow allegedly engaged physically with the dealer, fired his gun, and put the hot barrel of the firearm against the dealer’s abdomen…