According to the Florida Times-Union, Ellis and fellow defendant Maynard Godwin, alleged boss of the gang, were part of "a group of violent robbers and drug dealers who terrorized residents in home invasions from Ponte Vedra Beach to Beauclerc, robbed banks and beat people."
Ellis' crimes, including a home invasion duing which a woman was tied up at gunpoint, mostly took place in mid-2009.
Billy Hesson, a former member of the gang and a witness for the prosecution, testified that he, Godwin and Godwin's brother were watching TV show "Sons of Anarchy" one night when Godwin expressed an interest in starting his own gang.
Four other defendants linked to related crimes have already pleaded guilty.
The trial, which commenced in a Jacksonville federal court on Thursday, is expected to last four weeks.
Interestingly, Ellis himself was the victim of a crime in early-2008, when he was attacked with a baseball bat and hammer in Milwaukee, WI.65 comments
Post CommentThey had each other, thats all they needed. Life wasn't easy, BUT it could be beat.
webby neglected to mention in the home invasion Eric is accused of, $300,000 worth of clothes, guns, and JEWELRY were reported stolen.
...Godwin and Godwin's brother were watching TV show "Sons of Anarchy" one night when Godwin expressed an interest in starting his own gang. LOLOLOL
BUTTER YOUR fckING BREAD.... in prison... with a radiator and a sharpened toothbrush
Sons of Anarchy was their inspiration? What fcking gays. Too bad he wasn't killed in Milwaukee. That woulda been sweet.
Reminds me of that Beavis and Butthead episode: "Hey Beavis, we should, like start a gang!" "Heh heh, yeah that would rule, heh heh"
Wasn't he in CourageXCrew (lol) at some point? LOL @ "In August 2010, two men burst into a Westside home and held the occupants at gunpoint while robbing them. Strangely, a third gang member said he couldn't make it because he couldn't find a baby sitter."
As I was reading this I thought wow this has got to be the most metal story I've read on this queer ass website, then I got to the SOA part, thats fcking weak. Still props to anyone with enough balls to rob banks and beat people as you rob them... keep it brutal.
withdeadhandsrising1 hour ago BURY YOUR fckING CRED Made my day there. Thank you
Godwin and Godwin's brother were watching TV show "Sons of Anarchy" http://images.wikia.com/pr owrestling/images/f/fe/The _Godwinns.jpg
his hairline's been charged with first-degree receding.
that's so wild. i've known that guy for a few years after he quit the band... used to work in metro in the town center in jax...
oh dear lord, what will happen to that catalepsy album he was producing... will it ever even see the light of day now.. lol
bout time this POS got caught. He assaulted a good frien of mine in Spartanburg,sc with a tire iron. So bad you could see my.friends sskull.i hope he rots
This guy was/is one of the biggest douche bags I ever met.
haha everyone commenting on this shit is fcking lame. you all think you're so cool, what the fck have you done? all anyone gets on this site to do is talk shit, hope it makes you sleep better at night, it's clear you hate your life haha
Used to be good buddies with these guys, hilariously enough, during all three "eras". They've all turned scummy. It's sad this guy is such a flake, he was one member I was upset about leaving the band. Don't get me wrong, I know it's just open note chugs but there was more energy with him on stage. Oh well. Bet he'll have 10 years in the pen to practice some air drums now!
I think tgis si the first article I've read without any bastardforum shit being posted in the comments.
im sure his butthole will be the only one getting worked in there
Wow. A tire iron? Your buddy's skull? This guy is a piece of shit and fck YOU to the "what have you done with YOUR life wha wha wha!" I'm a touring musician too and I'm a better one that this jerk will ever be. fck him, fck you, and fck his stupid old band. I hope he gets AIDS because he fcking DESERVES IT.
Oh hey! Look! A scumbag with trashy tattoos on his neck! Big surprise! There's no way he could've done anything wrong. Not with a respect for his appearance like that! SHOCKER!!!
Daddy's hairline! HAHA! Being a douche makes you go bald faster. Can't beat your hair follicles to work again, can you jerk? Good luck chugging your way out of prison. At least you're already down with getting your ass fcked. At least your "music" gives off that impression.
Mamma's little Baby got busted, busted Mamma's little Baby's goin down down down down Down to the cell where Bubba crowns you queen Where the floors are cold and the bunk's unclean And the soft bellied white boy gets fcked 'til he screams When they beat you down like all the other fools And you're sitting in a pile of your own bloody stool. haha X-COPS fckin rule
Dude's always been a wannabe tough guy/gangster. He's pulled guns on multiple bands/dudes, mainly because he couldn't fight his way out of a bag. He's gonna be really popular in the joint. I'm think collastomy bag within a year.
And yeah, he did produce a Catalepsy album, I think, which makes that the greatest crime he perpetrated against society.
anonymous9 hours ago Daddy's hairline! HAHA! Being a douche makes you go bald faster. Can't beat your hair follicles to work again, can you jerk? Good luck chugging your way out of prison. At least you're already down with getting your ass fcked. At least your "music" gives off that impression........hahaha he didnt call back after that hot spring night where you went from boy to willing twink
Jesus what a fckin scumbag. I hope he gets his in prison.
"And yeah, he did produce a Catalepsy album, I think, which makes that the greatest crime he perpetrated against society." LOL.
George Zimmerman would have fixed this problem
Is he the guy who throws his guitar in the video for House Of Straw? If so he's got .002 bad ass factor...In 2006..LOL
The dude is gonna get tired of crying and tired of sleeping alone.
No one here gives a fck that you are" also a touring musician " amy real musician with any account if talent would not water their time paying news comments on a shit site killer lg.
"No one here gives a fck that you are" also a touring musician " amy real musician with any account if talent would not water their time paying news comments on a shit site killer lg." How's your first trip around the block with English, fckwad.
I was in Catalepsy and used to spend almost every weekend at his place recording. The things I saw while being there I will never forget. Holding hundreds of thousands of dollars, seeing counterfeit money, holding silenced mp5s, AK47s, RPGs..being introduced to steroids and vast amounts of cocaine ...had my life threatened many times. We were forced basically to leave Stillborn by fear of him as a 'manager'.
to the dude whose friends head got smashed in with the tire iron....that gay c*nt deserved it...he was wasted and backed into a bands van and trailer...eric ellis is a gay and so are each and everyone of you...
sagea just wants his jewels back***** stupid fcking phone piece of shit sage.
I have to admit..I was the guy who attacked him in 2008 with a baseball bat. The show was just soooooo bad...he had it coming.
anonymous 15 hours ago The dude is gonna get tired of crying and tired of sleeping alone. Best post in this thread
I love how webby posts the news two/three days after it's already been discussed all over the forum. Good job gay, how does it feel to have your viewers more in tune with current events than you are.
Didn't lambgoat post the police report last year? True: you're a butthurt gay. Everyone knows if you want to make money by robbing people, go into banking.
"anonymous 1 day ago Oh hey! Look! A scumbag with trashy tattoos on his neck! Big surprise! There's no way he could've done anything wrong. Not with a respect for his appearance like that! SHOCKER!!!" Wow, way to be a judgemental fck.
Godwin and Godwin's brother were watching TV show "Sons of Anarchy" one night when Godwin expressed an interest in starting his own gang. LOLOLOL LOLOLOL
oh and by that i meant.....withdeadhandsris ing 5 days ago BURY YOUR fckING CRED
This is how it should up in my blog reader: Former Bury Your Dead guitarist Eric Ellis is currently on trial in Florida, accused of being an ass
funny how people try to pass blame when they make their own choices soa had nothing to do with them doing these crimes but everyone looks for a way out
Jail isn't too bad. I bet he's in there with all the woods smoking a blunt or two while taking some new inmates food. Plenty of drugs in jail, you get fed everyday, and you have somewhere to sleep everynight.
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