Claire recommended tossing Yandells claims that the sheriff was harassing him by constantly transferring him and other co-defendants to different cells in the Sacramento Jail, where Yandell and several other alleged Aryan Brotherhood members await trial on racketeering charges. In recent years, an estimated tens of thousands of phones have found their way into California prisons. Reply. Prison officials have countered that letting gang leaders enter general population yards has led to widespread prison violence, including the five murders and four murder plots alleged in the Aryan Brotherhood complaint. The 59-year-old has claimed that the federal charges are an attempt at "payback" for his hunger strike. 'O _5l35(solLf'u@?qSV'Q:Q-"[ySs|'_#3WYt/z Prosecutors conceded the request was unprecedented, and defense attorneys called it a clear-cut violation of an individuals right to face criminal charges in person. One of the plaintiffs in the suit was Daniel Troxell, another member of the gangs commission and a co-defendant in the racketeering case. Ronald was born June 25, 1936. Marshal Service to talk to the jail about the issue, according to the Sacramento Bee. startxref After that incident, staff began rousing plaintiff in the middle of the night, where he was handcuffed, taken to intake for full body scan, and placed in a different, unsanitary cell, he wrote. The complaint alleges that Corbett planned several killings with Ronald Dean Yandell, aka Renegade, an Aryan Brotherhood leader who prosecutors say sits on the three-man commission that runs the. endobj According to the complaint, Yandell was caught on a wiretapped prison cellphone talking about both smuggling schemes, and arranging for shipments of phones and drugs. 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. Ronald had one sister: Wilma J Yendell. The charges against the group are largely built on a multi-week wiretap of Yandells contraband cellphone, in which he allegedly discussed previous murders that were committed on behalf of the Aryan Brotherhood, coordinated drug deals and counseled, mentored, cajoled, berated and plotted to kill other members of the gang, according to prosecutors. The complaint alleges that Corbett planned several killings with Ronald Dean Yandell, aka Renegade, an Aryan Brotherhood leader who prosecutors say sits on the three-man commission that runs the gang. Many of them amount to typical jailhouse shenanigans, like tearing clothes to make fishing lines to pass notes. It started in California prisons in the 1960s, and basically functions as a large, violent drug trafficking organization. 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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! /O 20 Pinell was stabbed 20 times. . (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. Nine members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood in particular, along with one member of the Mexican Mafia, have been busted with a total of 43 prison cellphones, most of which were recovered over the past three years, according to the records. And I truly believe, your honor, that Im going to do a good job.. Ronald passed away on month day 1999, at age 73. 0000003872 00000 n /H [ 929 333 ] He grew up in Olton, Texas, and graduated from Olton High in 1968. I promise you Im going to diligently fight this case, Yandell told Mueller during the questioning. 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. He was born April 26, 1956 in Kennett Mo. As a result of this and other accidents, Mr. Corbett has numerous plates and screws in his feet.. He was buried in 1999, at burial place. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] The custodial agency shall collect an initial partial filing fee and monthly payments . Aryan Brotherhood members and associates are accused of running a criminal enterprise using contraband cellphones, encrypted chats, text messages, multimedia messages and email.The charges detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cellphones to aid the white supremacist gang. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for LA, San Bernardino counties due to severe winter storms, 2 of 4 suspects arrested after allegedly crashing vehicles into Fashion Island and stealing merchandise. May 19, 1933 - Feb 23, 2023. ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ORDER ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Defendant's motions for pretrial discovery, ECF Nos. In the call, Yandell admitted to Brady that the AB had Beaver kill that n- Yogi and that AB members had been trying to kill him for years, according to the complaint. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. 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Now, a suit filed by DeLongs mother alleges that prison officials either missed or ignored a crucial warning sign: that DeLong had been listed as an enemy of the Aryan Brotherhood, meaning that Stockton or any other member or associate of the gang would be expected to attack DeLong on sight, or face retribution themselves. They love to play their cowardly games and knowing by doing so they are placing lives in direct danger. %%EOF Federal prosecutors, in the criminal case, have denied claims by Yandells co-defendants that the Sacramento jail cant facilitate confidential legal visits, calling such claims misleading and impossible to square with objective reality.. 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. /Length 259 SACRAMENTO In the summer of 2016, Ronald Dean Yandell was as on top of the world as a man doomed to spend the rest of his days in a prison cell could be. In conversations on Aug. 21, 2016, Yandell and Corbett allegedly plotted to murder Aryan Brotherhood associate Paul Dreamer Diaz. Ive studied law. (Right): Close up of the prison-made weapon Sylvester allegedly used in the Oct. 7, 2011 murder of Ronald Richardson. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Ronnie Yandell speaks on the massive corruption @California state prisons &amp;amp; Jail's. I am white power: Aryan Brotherhood fugitive arrested in Costa Rica, hangs himself inside jail cell Plant Memorial Trees Opens send flowers url in a . Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. He was also tried and acquitted of a fatal stabbing at a state prison in Tracy, court records show. 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. Prison officials, citing Yandell's membership in the Aryan Brotherhood, had kept him locked away in a modern-day dungeon; he had spent 15 years in solitary confinement at California's most notorious and secure prison, Pelican Bay. /Font << /F13 22 0 R /F18 27 0 R /F27 32 0 R /F32 37 0 R >> The charging records allege that in August 2016, Corbett and a leader in the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, Ronald Dean Yandell, 57, used contraband prison cell phones to communicate. In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. Ronald A. Martens, age 86, of Bulverde, Texas passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. A spokesman for Jones declined to comment to Newsweek, citing pending litigation. After the visit, prison guards searched Sylvester and found four phones, 174 grams of tobacco and 20 grams of methamphetamine. Corbett is facing charges of murdering Pequeen in High Desert, and conspiring to kill an Aryan Brotherhood associate at the same facility two years earlier. ronald_dean_yandell. Stockton, according to court records, dropped the murder weapon a shank crafted from a metal cell door through the food tray port and surrendered to corrections officers. 0000012725 00000 n The all-white Aryan Brotherhood was formed in California prisons in the 1960s, and has grown into a multimillion dollar organized crime ring. 70. 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. Prison officials, . In addition to allegedly ordering Maynards killing, Corbett and another alleged Aryan Brotherhood member, Pat Brady, are facing federal and state charges of murdering inmate Donald Pequeen in High Desert State Prison in July 2018. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] >> Mendezs order upholds recommendations by a federal magistrate, which Yandell objected to. They also discussed how Corbett had offered to murder an Aryan Brotherhood member named K-Bob while he was on the phone with Yandell, so that Yandell could listen to the murder, but that Yandell and K-Bob worked out their differences and it never came to that, according to prosecutors. 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 in the suit. 19 0 obj Judge Kimberly Mueller granted Torres an attorney to use as an adviser while he represents himself. Diaz was moved into protective custody before the killing could take place, authorities said. The idea, according to the informant, was to kill two birds with one stone; get rid of Maynard, while ensuring Stockton would be removed from that prison housing unit. Also included are minor offenses, such as tattooing, or failure to complete work assignments. For the first time this century, he had a cellmate, relatively easy access to other inmates and he managed to get something else: a contraband cellphone, and with it the ability to reach like-minded gangsters throughout California. Though the case was filed nearly two years ago, the trial is likely years away. Lost to gun violence on February 15, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. In June 2019, Yandell, a Richmond native, was one of nearly two dozen alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases. Feb 4, 2023; stream Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements, Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with 43 prison cellphones in recent years. Yandell did not seem to mind that moving forward he would have far fewer legal resources than he previously had with his court-appointed attorney, Peter Kmeto. /Length 2208 Both motions were fully briefed. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Prison officials, who were wise to the scheme at this point, placed an audio-free camera in the meeting room and caught what appeared to be Demar passing something to Sylvester, who was Yandells cellmate at the time. RONALD DEAN YANDELL, Defendant. Cloud Hospital. In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by pandemic and crime, Florida lawmakers to consider expansion of so-called dont say gay law, Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors heads See video, Rapper Travis Scott wanted for assaulting Manhattan club sound engineer, destroying $12K in equipment, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Corbett suffers from gout and complications from multiple motorcycle-related injuries, his attorneys said in motions and in open court. Misconduct investigation underway after federal judge in California has 13-year-old daughter of defendant handcuffed, DA updates details about deadly, high-speed car crash that killed 3 Bay Area teens, East Bay man convicted for killing supervisor at Marin job site, Man wrongly imprisoned for 38 years declared innocent in killing of California woman, Yandell plotted numerous killings from his prison cell, attending non-criticalcourt hearings in person, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. >> >> Prosecutors say this was, meant to send a message to other inmates that Pequeens murder was a hit carried out by the Aryan Brotherhood.. Corbetts alleged victim, Donald Pequeen, was stabbed more than 10 times on the prison yard. Other than Yandell, 57, the defendants are Danny Troxell, 66; Travis Burhop, 46; Brant Two Scoops Daniel, 45; Donald Popeye Mazza, 48; Pat Big Pat Brady, 49; Jason Corbett, 47; Matthew Psycho Hall, 48; Samuel Keeton, 40; Michael Mosca Torres, 55; Jeanna Quesenberry, 51; Kevin McNamara, 39; Kristen Demar, 44; Justin Rune Petty, 38; and Kathleen Nolan, 65. << 0000000929 00000 n Prosecutors allege one of the defendants, attorney Kevin McNamara, was caught on camera smuggling four phones, 174 grams of tobacco and 20 grams of methamphetamine to Yandells cellmate at the time, William Sylvester, during a 2016 legal visit at Sacramento State Prison. Ronald Dean Yandell, 58, filed the handwritten suit last week from his cell at the Sacramento County Main Jail, where he alleges he is being kept 23 hours a day. Officials seized over 40 . Pinell was targeted, according to the criminal complaint, because he frequently aired virulently racists opinions and provocative statements at white inmates, which made him a high priority target for the AB. The 10 state prison inmates in question all have one thing in common: They were all charged with racketeering and other offenses in June, as part of a massive federal law enforcement operation targeting the Aryan Brotherhood in California. Rebecca Ruth Soutter. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. (Yandell) is a very dangerous dude. Crime and Public Safety | Rebuilding a world where everyone has a seat at the table. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Pac-12 media rights: Our (final) predictions for the revenue, media partners, expansion decisions and more. Theyve asked for in-person attorney/client visits, improved access to the law library, and even limited internet use, in a series of recent legal motions that have yet to be heard. The charges unsealed Thursday, June 6, 2019, detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cell phones. /Size 43 In bid for freedom, Aryan Brotherhood member has an unlikely ally: The man he allegedly plotted to murder 0000005409 00000 n endobj 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. Before the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors argued several of the defendants, including Sylvester and Yandell, were so dangerous they should be forced to attend court remotely via video chats. Mueller tried several times to dissuade Yandell from making the move, warning him that he would likely be convicted and could be sentenced to death. That same month, Yandell allegedly coordinated with Petty to send contraband concealed in cereal, brownies and other food items. Ronald WIlliams passed away on February 23, 2023 in Benson, Minnesota. 18 25 . Corbetts attorney, meanwhile, put forth an odd motion that his client be provided with special shoes to accommodate his very unique foot, explaining that Corbett has battled gout and other problems stemming from motorcycle injuries since his teen years. In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. The defendants have all waived their right to a speedy trial, ensuring the early stages of the case will last for months. /S 147 Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Pac-12 media rights: Our (final) predictions for the revenue, media partners, expansion decisions and more. 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. At the time he was killed, DeLong had only seven months left on his sentence on a burglary charge. You can add to Ronald's profile: Nickname: 14 Joey + Number of children: 11 2 + Personality: 24 Beautiful . 1983 action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants revalidated him as a gang member. 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