Aryan Brotherhood associate admits to arranging violent crimes, running pounds of drugs from prison cell

FRESNO — A man who prosecutors claim was on a fast track to join the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang when he was indicted in 2020 has admitted to plotting a murder, ordering an arson, arranging a robbery, and directing drug sales from his California prison cell, court records show.

Kenneth Bash, 38, has agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering charge and to a methamphetamine distribution charge, which carries a maximum of life in prison. Bash’s plea agreement details drug deals he arranged in California and Montana...