State rests in trial of gang leader accused of giving orders that killed East Texas motorcyclist
Published 5:00 pm Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Kevin Dale Higgins
TYLER — The state rested its case Thursday afternoon in the trial of a former outlaw motorcycle gang national president accused of issuing orders that killed an East Texas motorcyclist.
Kevin Dale Higgins, national president of the Ugly Man Cossacks, is accused of giving orders that would lead to Brandon Edwards, a rival motorcycle gang member, getting chased down and shot to death in 2020 in Chapel Hill.
On Thursday, the state presented its last two witnesses, Chad Crowell, co-defendant of Higgins in this case and former national sergeant at arms of the Ugly Man Cossacks, and Texas Department of Public Safety Special Agent Clay Steelman, who investigated the case.