Church of the Creator: Creed of Hate
The first person arrested in connection with the murder
of Harold Mansfield was Steve Gabott
Thomas, 47, who was charged in late May 1991 with being an
accessory after the fact -- a felony
potentially carrying a sentence of five years in prison -- in
the slaying. Thomas, a boatyard worker,
was apparently the only other member of the COTC in Loeb's
community. According to police,
Thomas helped Loeb pack to leave town, then told detectives
he hadn't seen the assailant. He was
then booked into the Duval County Jail under a $100,000
bond.
Thomas pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a year's
probation in August 1992. He reportedly
received the light sentence in exchange for providing
information to law enforcement which
indirectly assisted in Loeb's capture.
Despite his alleged "ratting" against Loeb, Thomas
remained prominent in COTC circles. In
early 1992, he served as editor of Racial Loyalty, using the
pseudonym "Max Yeager." When Klassen
temporarily appointed Mark Wilson as Pontifex Maximus,
Thomas moved to Milwaukee, where he
shared an apartment with the 24-year old Wilson.
Another significant incident in Thomas's biography
resurfaced at the time of the Loeb murder
trial. According to the Florida Times-Union, Thomas had been
one of four Army soldiers charged with
the rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman, Phan Thi Mao, in
1966. (This crime formed the basis
for Brian De Palma's 1989 film, Casualties of War. ) Thomas
was convicted for the rape/murder in
1976, and sentenced to life in prison. However, on appeal
the sentence was reduced to eight years,
based on Thomas's "good military record"; he eventually
served four years.
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