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Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. Though the case was filed nearly two years ago, the trial is likely years away. The June complaint against 16 alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates describes two people allegedly working with the gang to smuggle in numerous cellphones and other contraband: an attorney named Kevin McNamara, 39, and a man named Justin Rune Petty, 38, who worked at Golden State Oversight, a company that ships monthly care packages to people incarcerated in state prison. Benson, Minnesota. Another of Yandells co-defendants, an allegedly high-ranking member of the Mexican Mafia named Michael Mosca Torres, also has been allowed to represent himself, a move Torres made at his first court appearance last summer. The defendants have pleaded not guilty, with two notable exceptions: Nolan and Hall have not yet been caught, and authorities do not know where they are. Prosecutors say he believed he could use McNamaras status as a lawyer to circumvent security measures in New Folsom Prison, where Yandell was housed started in late 2015 after a 10-year stay in a Pelican Bay solitary confinement module. Please know my appreciaton (sic) is huge. The four would-be murder victims were rescued and moved into protective custody thanks to the wiretap, according to prosecutors. The next day, on Aug. 22, Yandell allegedly texted Corbett that hed been accepted into the Aryan Brotherhood, and that Yandell had cleared his membership with Daniel Danny Troxell. >>
In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. /H [ 929 333 ]
Crime and Public Safety | McGregor Scott, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, answers questions concerning the charges against leaders of the white supremacist prison gang, the Aryan Brotherhood, during a news conference in Sacramento, Thursday, June 6, 2019. One of the plaintiffs in the suit was Daniel Troxell, another member of the gangs commission and a co-defendant in the racketeering case. A memorial service will occur Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 29797 US . The four are among the 16 Aryan Brotherhood prison gang members who were charged Thursday, June 6, 2019, with killings and drug smuggling from within Californias most secure prisons, U.S. prosecutors said. Torres, an alleged Mexican Mafia member accused of heroin trafficking, successfully moved to become his own attorney, which will give him increased access to case evidence. stream
It has an alliance with the Mexican Mafia, and is a rival of various African-American gangs, though all but one of the murder conspiracies alleged in the case are the result of internal politics. A spokesman for Jones declined to comment to Newsweek, citing pending litigation. C 06-6332 MHP (pr) ORDER LIFTING STAY, REOPENING ACTION, AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PETITION Ronald Dean Yandell filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? endobj
He was one of 16 alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases involving racketeering, murder and drug trafficking in 2019. Yandell insisted that he was the right man for the job. dIpLHIUuAc. A year later, Yandell allegedly discussed the murder in a 20-minute call with AB member Pat Brady, an inmate at High Desert State Prison who also had a cellphone, according to prosecutors. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. One of them, Ronald Dean Yandell, 57, an alleged member of the Aryan Brotherhood's three-man leadership commission, was caught with 10 cellphones from 2016 to 2019, according to the records. /S 147
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He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Among those charged are two of the three men who allegedly lead the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, Ronald Dean Yandell, 57, and Daniel Troxell, 66. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. /P 0
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In the 1980s, Yandell was suspected of murdering a man who had ripped off the Hells Angels in a drug deal, prosecutors said. Lost to gun violence on February 15, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. /Names << /Dests 6 0 R>>
Thanks for contacting us. Whats unusual is the prosecutions unwillingness to give any ground; the U.S. Attorneys office recently successfully fought a motion to let Corbett wear tennis shoes, which Corbetts attorneys argued were medically necessary because of their clients severe foot injuries that leave him in constant pain. The 59-year-old has claimed that the federal charges are an attempt at "payback" for his hunger strike. 0000001578 00000 n
Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with 43 prison cellphones in recent years Yandell, also known as Renegade, was indicted in July on five counts of conspiracy to commit murder, as well heroin and methamphetamine trafficking. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Another murder victim, Hugo Yogi Pinell, was stabbed to death, allegedly by AB associates Jayson Beaver Weaver and Waylon Pitchford on a Folsom yard in 2015. With a few more clips to come in near future, shining the light on what the . The planned attacks and violence perpetrated by the AB against its enemies (such as DeLong) is longstanding, pervasive, and well-documented such that defendants, and each of them, knew that placing DeLong with a member of the AB would pose a substantial risk to his health and safety, attorney Eugene Chittock wrote in the civil complaint. Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . <<
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Prosecutors allege Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester murdered Ronald Richardson in the small, concrete yard inside B-3 Security Housing Unit at Folsom prison, where the units inmates exercise, to gain entrance into the Brotherhood on Oct. 7, 2011. According to prosecutors, members are not allowed to leave the gang, and cooperation with law enforcement is one of several slights punishable by death. This combination of photos provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows, top row, Kevin McNamara left, and William Sylvester; and bottom row, Daniel Troxell, left, and Ronald Yandell. View replies (1) badmans_world. Ronald A. Martens, age 86, of Bulverde, Texas passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Get to know all 17 Denver mayor candidates , California inmate was killed minutes after prison gave him Aryan Brotherhood associate as new cellmate, lawsuit says, Man killed in shooting outside of Aurora apartment complex, Denver East High student dies more than two weeks after being shot outside school, Man charged with hiding explosive in suitcase at Lehigh Valley airport; Allegiant flight was bound for Florida, Woman attempted 4 carjackings in 9 minutes, Denver police say, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, Denver gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, Multiple Colorado schools temporarily placed under secure status due to threats, Letters: Proposed age limit for gun ownership in Colorado doesn't make sense. Ronald Dean Yandell, 56, widely considered to be one of California's most influential gangsters, told federal Judge Kimberly Mueller at a hearing Wednesday morning that he wishes to go "pro per,". 0000032909 00000 n
The prison is under investigation by the FBI for alleged staff corruption, the Sacramento Bee reported last April. My Videos 1; 2 15:08. If Yandell beats the federal case, he will be returned to state prison, where he is serving a life sentence in connection with a 2001 double homicide in El Sobrante. SACRAMENTO A Bay Area man accused by prosecutors of holding a leadership role in the Aryan Brotherhood has filed a federal lawsuit against the Sacramento sheriff, alleging he is being housed in inhumane conditions while awaiting trial on federal charges that are likely years away from being resolved. At the next hearing next, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hitt, the lead prosecutor, is expected to address Yandells move. SACRAMENTO In an unexpected twist, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang has declared that hes decided to give up his experienced court-appointed attorney and instead fight a multiple-murder death penalty case by himself. Cloud Hospital. Ronald WIlliams passed away on February 23, 2023 in Benson, Minnesota. Obituary. Many of them amount to typical jailhouse shenanigans, like tearing clothes to make fishing lines to pass notes. SACRAMENTO Court records recently filed by federal prosecutors suggest that members of dangerous prison gangs across California are acquiring contraband cellphones with ease. Corbett suffers from gout and complications from multiple motorcycle-related injuries, his attorneys said in motions and in open court. Members who do not fulfill their obligations to the AB are subject to murder.. Prison officials, . 20 0 obj
In 2004, he was convicted of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 65 years to life. Yandell is asking a judge to order the jail to end its unconstitutional practices., Plaintiff was never given written notice or any type of hearing to be heard on why he was being punished with extreme isolation, Yandell wrote. Thanks to the wiretap, authorities intercepted the package. Yandell and Troxell are allegedly part of the three-man commission that runs the California wing of the Aryan Brotherhood. In conversations on Aug. 21, 2016, Yandell and Corbett allegedly plotted to murder Aryan Brotherhood associate Paul Dreamer Diaz. 19 0 obj
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