Members who do not fulfill their obligations to the AB are subject to murder.. 0000014487 00000 n 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. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! www.youtube.com/channel/UCil6ZW8rMOKUfXqeJ9y_EZw Posts Videos Tagged AB members are required, when ordered, to kill without hesitation, the criminal complaint says. He was a 1975 graduate of Lake City High School. 0000000828 00000 n 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. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. >> Ronald passed away on month day 1999, at age 73. 0000043098 00000 n Vote in our annual food bracket challenge. Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. endobj 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. He has since been transferred to California State Prison, Sacramento, which is also known as New Folsom. The so-called high-risk defendants histories go back decades, and include just about every serious rule violation an inmate can commit: There are allegations of arson, cell flooding, promotion of gang activity, sharing of contraband letters known as kites, drug smuggling, cellphone possession, manufacturing shanks, fistfights and several prison murders. The white supremacist also claimshe was transferred to unsanitary jail cells and subjected to extreme isolation, according to the suit, which names Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones and other prison officials. This story has been shared 348,615 times. 0000001262 00000 n In his objection to Claires finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started after July 11, 2020, when he was involved in an altercation with three deputies. /Info 16 0 R Aryan Brotherhood leader, charged with five, 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), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Aryan Brotherhood leader, charged with five murders, to become his own attorney; move likely gives him unregulated jail phone, Aryan Brotherhood case: Alleged Mexican Mafia member caught with prison handcuff key as judge considers unprecedented restrictions, I am white power: Aryan Brotherhood fugitive arrested in Costa Rica, hangs himself inside jail cell, In bid for freedom, Aryan Brotherhood member has an unlikely ally: The man he allegedly plotted to murder, Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with 43 prison cellphones in recent years, Alleged Aryan Brotherhood killer says foot is in constant pain, asks judge to order special jail shoes. Thanks for contacting us. 110w. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP). Crime and Public Safety | Heallegedly ran a years-long drug trafficking operation behind prison walls using smuggled cellphones. She told him she doubted he had the legal finesse to fight the U.S. Attorneys office, which has charged Yandell and more than two dozen other alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates with crimes ranging from murder to plots to smuggle drugs and other contraband into prisons across the state. SACRAMENTO Court records recently filed by federal prosecutors suggest that members of dangerous prison gangs across California are acquiring contraband cellphones with ease. I was real careful about what I talked about in court, when he was around, Bruce Flynn, the prosecutor who handled Yandells 2001 murder case, recalled in a 2018 interview. %%EOF More than two dozen Aryan Brotherhood members and associates have been charged in four cases, with crimes that include drug sales, five prison murders and four murder plots. Meanwhile, another co-defendant who is being housed at California State Prison, Sacramento, Brant Daniel, has filed a motion to be transferred to the jail out of fear that prison guards will murder him. 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When the charges were filed, the incarcerated defendants were taken from their cells in prisons across California and placed in federal custody in Sacramento. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasnt followed: What should you do? 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. Prosecutors allege Yandell and Troxell are part of the three-man commission that runs the California wing of the gang. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). The four would-be murder victims were rescued and moved into protective custody thanks to the wiretap, according to prosecutors. Reply. 2254 to challenge his 2004 conviction in Contra Costa County Superior Court. According to prosecutors, Maynard was targeted because he had racked up debts for drugs, and ignored the gangs prior warnings about this. /Font << /F13 22 0 R /F18 27 0 R /F27 32 0 R /F32 37 0 R >> stream California state prisoner Ronald Dean Yandell appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. Nate Gartrell covers crime, politics, and corruption in Contra Costa County. It is assumed that they are mostly smuggled into prisons by visitors and staff, who can make thousands of dollars per phone. Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. He also alleges that since October 2020 he has been denied outside recreation altogether, and that since last June jail personnel have moved him to a new cell at least once every two weeks as a form of harassment. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. Prosecutors havent taken the death penalty off the table in Yandells case, according to Newsweek. 0000003872 00000 n Though the case was filed nearly two years ago, the trial is likely years away. 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. Ronald Joseph Walton, 82, of New Braunfels, Texas, went home to the Lord on February 4, 2023,with his family by his side in San Antonio. Alleged Aryan Brotherhood killer says foot is in constant pain, asks judge to order special jail shoes They were shackled, chained to their desks and surrounded by a team of armed U.S. marshals, who escorted them in and out of the courtroom. Prison officials, citing Yandells membership in the Aryan Brotherhood, had kept him locked away in a modern-day dungeon; he had spent 15 years in solitary confinement at Californias most notorious and secure prison, Pelican Bay. The suit says Stockton was part of a statewide prisoner hunger strike in the early 2010s, which protested widespread use of the SHU and succeeded in getting prison officials to transfer hundreds of alleged prison gang members to general population yards. 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,". 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. Many of them amount to typical jailhouse shenanigans, like tearing clothes to make fishing lines to pass notes. /Pages 15 0 R The federal charges against the defendants range from allegations of murder plots and fatal prison stabbings to schemes that involved sneaking drugs, cellphones, tiny saw blades and other contraband into prison. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. /L 66250 You can add to Ronald's profile: Nickname: 14 Joey + Number of children: 11 2 + Personality: 24 Beautiful . In the 1980s, Yandell was suspected of murdering a man who had ripped off the Hells Angels in a drug deal, prosecutors said. 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. He grew up in Olton, Texas, and graduated from Olton High in 1968. 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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. Later, though, Yandell and others grew paranoid that McNamara was working for law enforcement and had set them up, the complaint says. SAN ANTONIO - Twenty five men and women are in custody after authorities busted a drug distribution operation in the San Antonio area Thursday, according to officials. Before Yandell decided to represent himself, Hitts prosecution team was in the process of moving to bar him and several co-defendants from attending non-criticalcourt hearings in person, an unprecedented restriction that prosecutors argued was necessary because of the unique danger Yandell and the others posed. Crime and Public Safety | 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. 'O _5l35(solLf'u@?qSV'Q:Q-"[ySs|'_#3WYt/z In 2010, one of Yandells co-defendants, Jeanna Quesenberry, was allowed to be a legal assistant for a leader of an Aryan Brotherhood offshoot gang called the Family Affiliated Irish Mafia, or FAIM. (Right): Close up of the prison-made weapon Sylvester allegedly used in the Oct. 7, 2011 murder of Ronald Richardson. Ron . In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. Crime and Public Safety | 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. Stockton, meanwhile, was serving life, having been convicted of murdering Corning resident Todd Bates, 20, in 1995. RONALD DEAN YANDELL, Defendant. 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. Ron was born July 1, 1940,to Talford and Helen Walton in Loogootee, Indiana. (Left): Aryan Brotherhood associates hoping to join the gang, or earn their [sham]rock allegedly sanctioned the murder of rival gang member Hugo Yogi Pinell in the B yard at Folsom prison on Aug. 12, 2015. In recent years, an estimated tens of thousands of phones have found their way into California prisons. Please know my appreciaton (sic) is huge. Ronald G L Yandell, 1926 - 1999. Maynard did not defend himself, but Stockton stabbed him until guards intervened, prosecutors allege. 0000012971 00000 n In October 2016, Stockton using a knife that had been smuggled to him by other Aryan Brotherhood associates attacked Maynard on a High Desert Yard. Ronald Yandell. They love to play their cowardly games and knowing by doing so they are placing lives in direct danger. The case is moving forward, albeit slowly. to Cecil Rickard and Captola Holifield. 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 the early 2010s, Yandell was one of several alleged prison gang leaders who called a truce between races and led a statewide prison and jail hunger strike, which along with corresponding lawsuits ultimately succeeded in ending Californias practice of keeping people in indefinite solitary confinement simply for alleged gang membership. 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. Daly responded in court filings that the jail has a history of ignoring inmates serious medical needs. Stocktons name comes up frequently in a massive racketeering case filed by the Eastern California Districts U.S. Attorney last year, which targets the Aryan Brotherhoods leadership. xref In June 2019, Yandell, a Richmond native, was one of nearly two dozen alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases. Ronald D. Williams, 89, of Benson, died on Thursday morning February 23, 2023, at the St. ronald_dean_yandell. The custodial agency shall collect an initial partial filing fee and monthly payments . At the time he was killed, DeLong had only seven months left on his sentence on a burglary charge. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. 0000012725 00000 n (Yin, K) May 12, 2021: Filing 9 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/11/2021 DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from Prison Account of Ronald Dean Yandell. xZn7? .*0r }HHX0KzUTzkrw?/2y*7_^3Nw|74>,C>RxbjW\&=9nyj5~lm|~{;`)(_>hN!=L>f8}sm 5(2a1).8v77-sfLwJY{RFrX~/e/seud1;bT0f*^36:RQMrcE7V G`{pUSoQvPurA hXDlFF7 lM6h8:#Tb5MnfStY[k5F3w-N?nN_B`hm3FlyW ^fz7!\`d~(urKx4)T5dJ7o(-pEm8(lkzEAgEciX NeFE`%w}/wS}axZh\Y{s*8!D]#G^!*}!psWm.U{R 1YS+w&G9)J:/g{$7z,nPaO:;cm92!R/k(Y pb B4BYD[Z^:S! 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. 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. Yandell,who is serving a life sentence in connection with a 2001 double homicide, requested the special vegetarian grub on March 8, 2020, and March 20, 2020, but never received it, according to the federal lawsuit filed March 15. In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. Reply. 1983 action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants revalidated him as a gang member. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] All the defendants are being housed at the Sacramento County Jail save for Daniel and Torres, who are at California State Prison Sacramento, known as New Folsom. Prosecutors said they used federal wiretaps to discover that Yandell enlisted several. >> Im pretty sure I can handle this, Yandell said, according to the transcript. 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. 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. Wednesdays hearing lasted about a half-hour, and each defense attorney was given an opportunity to bring up issues or announce what motions they plan to file. Mueller warned Yandell that his pro per status could be revoked if he is found to have abused it or been disruptive in court. Defense attorneys in the case, meanwhile, are arguing for the opposite, asserting in motions that the defendants have been placed in such restrictive environments that it limits their ability to effectively fight the charges. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] Yandell has argued that the federal charges against him are retaliation for his involvement in the hunger strike. Pinell was in the Black Guerilla Family, one of the states most dominant African-American prison gangs, and was one of the so-called San Quentin Six, an infamous group said to be behind a 1971 riot and escape attempt at San Quentin, which left six dead. In another conversation, Yandell said hed recommended Corbett for membership into the Aryan Brotherhood, telling Corbett it was his reward for running his prison yard effectively. << ronald_dean_yandell Follow 30 posts 321 followers 279 following rena Peace in the prisons & peace in the streets. << 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. Build an army: Aryan Brotherhood leaders, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Build an army: Aryan Brotherhood leaders attempted to rule over all white California prison gangs, feds say, Commercial fire in Laguna Hills causes $2 million in damage, Gov. 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. Plaintiff is facing a potential death penalty case and is not allowed contact visits with his legal team.. Selma Dean Newlon, age 76, of Canyon Lake, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Crime and Public Safety | The prison hunger strike challenged the states former policy, which said that gang affiliation was enough to justify an indeterminate SHU term. In 2019, prosecutors charged that Mazza was ordered to murder Trippe by Ronald Dean Yandell, an alleged Aryan Brotherhood commissioner who is the lead defendant in the case. 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. Mendezs order upholds recommendations by a federal magistrate, which Yandell objected to. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. 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. After Southern Californias spate of rare storms, is Californias drought over? 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Quesenberry was an alleged FAIM member, and had several felony convictions, including for drug possession and robbery, but was still allowed to take that role. /Filter [/FlateDecode ] 70. . endstream The complaint has given the public a rare look into the Aryan Brotherhood also known as the AB and The Brand considered one of the nations most dangerous and secretive prison gangs. 0 According to prosecutors, members are not allowed to leave the gang, and cooperation with law enforcement is one of several slights punishable by death. (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. That same month, Yandell allegedly coordinated with Petty to send contraband concealed in cereal, brownies and other food items. 0000033145 00000 n Officials seized over 40 . 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. 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. The charges unsealed Thursday, June 6, 2019, detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cell phones. He is facing multiple murder conspiracy charges, and prosecutors say much of the evidence is based on wiretaps from contraband prison cell phones acquired by Yandell and other Aryan Brotherhood members while they were serving life sentences in state prison. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli), 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. I promise you Im going to diligently fight this case, Yandell told Mueller during the questioning. Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Denver gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, 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. He was buried in 1999, at burial place. 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. Rebecca Ruth Soutter. /MediaBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] 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. First, (the U.S. Attorneys office) assumes the jail has determined Mr. Corbetts shoes somehow pose a safety issueThe more likely explanation for the jails failure to provide Mr. Corbett with his shoes is the Sacramento County Sheriffs chronic disregard of and deliberate indifference to the medical needs of the people living within the jail, Daly wrote. 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