The Brief
- Steven Glenn “Hot Tub” Ryals, 72-year-old president of the Lubbock Bandidos chapter, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for meth distribution.
- Federal agents recovered nearly 1,450 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine from Ryals’ residence, vehicle, and the Bandidos clubhouse.
- Ryals previously served an identical 135-month federal sentence for a 1999 methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The leader of a local outlaw motorcycle club was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in federal prison for running a high-purity methamphetamine trafficking operation in West Texas, federal prosecutors said.
Biker club leader sentenced
Steven Glenn “Hot Tub” Ryals, 72, of Lubbock, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix. Ryals previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
What they’re saying:
“Steven Ryals exploited his leadership of the Bandidos’ Lubbock chapter to push high-purity methamphetamine into our community,” U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould said in a statement. “Today’s sentence sends a clear message: we will aggressively pursue those who traffic dangerous drugs and dismantle the drug distribution networks that threaten West Texans.”…