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Prosecutors also noted that Yandell gave guards a list of demands on his first day at the jail, including: a microwave, nine hours of daily recreation room time, hot water, bedsheets and pillows, three hot meals a day, paid job assignments, self-help classes and an ice machine. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). xref 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. 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. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. Rebecca Ruth Soutter. My heart is swelled up right now.. 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. / No. Corbett and Yandell also discussed killing an Aryan Brotherhood associate named K-Bob, but K-Bob later cleared the air with the gangs leadership and the hit was called off, prosecutors say. He was also tried and acquitted of a fatal stabbing at a state prison in Tracy, court records show. Federal prosecutors charged them in 2019 with murder, drug smuggling in state prison, and various gang offenses. 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. In June 2019, Yandell, a Richmond native, was one of nearly two dozen alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases. 0000032909 00000 n Ronald's Obituary. The suit, filed Jan. 27, alleges that a simple database check would have shown that DeLong was not to be housed with anyone whos a part of the Aryan Brotherhood, and that the California Department of Corrections failed to adequately train employees, monitor the cell, or keep violent prison gang members segregated from other incarcerated people, among other alleged failures. 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. 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. The prison hunger strike challenged the states former policy, which said that gang affiliation was enough to justify an indeterminate SHU term. Later, though, Yandell and others grew paranoid that McNamara was working for law enforcement and had set them up, the complaint says. At the next hearing next, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hitt, the lead prosecutor, is expected to address Yandells move. Prosecutors allege Yandell and Troxell are part of the three-man commission that runs the California wing of the gang. endobj The attack kicked off a riot between black and white inmates on the Folsom yard, which lasted roughly 20 minutes, according to the complaint. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. The all-white Aryan Brotherhood was formed in California prisons in the 1960s, and has grown into a multimillion dollar organized crime ring. /P 0 In a somewhat snarky motion, federal prosecutors offered this response to Daly: that Corbetts feet seemed to be working just fine in July 2018, when he and another alleged Aryan Brotherhood member used shanks to murder a fellow inmate at High Desert State Prison on behalf of their gang. /Linearized 1 What followed, according to federal prosecutors, was an attempted takeover of the state prison systems other predominantly white gangs, which has resulted in one of the biggest organized crime takedowns in California. Petty reportedly told Yandell he was willing to do this, but wanted to make sure his cover would not be blown, as his job was his primary source of income for his family. In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. He joined the notorious Aryan Brotherhood prison gang in the 1990s in federal prison, after being sponsored by the gangs late leader, Barry Mills, according to a 2001 indictment. Corbett suffers from gout and complications from multiple motorcycle-related injuries, his attorneys said in motions and in open court. Ronald Dean Yandell, 56, widely considered to be one of Californias most influential gangsters, told federal Judge Kimberly Mueller at a hearing Wednesday morning that he wishes to go pro per, a legal term meaning to be ones own attorney, which is derived from the Latin phrase, propria persona, or for ones self.. 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. (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. On Wednesday, about a dozen of the defendants appeared in federal court as a group for the first time. Ronald Dean WIlliams. 0000000017 00000 n (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. 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 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. Diaz was moved into protective custody before the killing could take place, authorities said. << In March 2019, eight months before accepting the plea deal in his murder case, he was denied parole for seven years. 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. Federal prosecutors charged them in 2019 with murder, drug smuggling in state prison, and various gang offenses. Though the case was filed nearly two years ago, the trial is likely years away. 70. 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. 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. Feb 4, 2023; At the time he was killed, DeLong had only seven months left on his sentence on a burglary charge. 1 like. << << This story has been shared 348,615 times. /T 65766 A Sacramento sheriff spokeswoman told the Bee that medical staff determined the tennis shoes werent necessary. Corbett said he could send another inmate named Bobby Stockton to do the deed, prosecutors allege. 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. 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. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? 0000000828 00000 n In 2004, he was convicted of murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 65 years to life. Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. The group is due back in court on Oct. 23 in front of Mueller, who said she expects to hear a number of defense motions on that date. SACRAMENTO Court records recently filed by federal prosecutors suggest that members of dangerous prison gangs across California are acquiring contraband cellphones with ease. A sheriff memo says the practice was accidental and that just audio, not video, was recorded, but local offense attorneys have publicly cast doubts. 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. Members who do not fulfill their obligations to the AB are subject to murder.. ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ORDER ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Defendant's motions for pretrial discovery, ECF Nos. 110w. The 143-page complaint, unsealed in June, alleges that Yandell used the prospect of Aryan Brotherhood membership or increased status in the gang to convince others to commit murders. A half-hour later, DeLong was dead, lying in a pool of his own blood in the floor of the cell. Butler pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. 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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. Crime and Public Safety | /MediaBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with 43 prison cellphones in recent years SACRAMENTO A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit filed by an alleged leader of the Aryan Brotherhood to proceed on grounds that the jail is improperly withholding a religious vegetarian diet, court records show. She said if he changes his mind down the line, she would likely feel disinclined to consider it. Simply put, the current conditions obstruct (defendants) Sixth Amendment right to counsel, First Amendment right of access to the courts, and Eighth Amendment right to procedures which guarantee heightened reliability in capital proceedings, defense attorneys argued in one joint motion signed on by nine of 16 defendants in the main Aryan Brotherhood case. Prosecutors say Yandell spoke of wanting to build an army within California prisons, and forming a new Aryan Brotherhood composed entirely of hardened killers, with plans to force rival white gangs across the state to bend the knee. Yandell has argued that the federal charges against him are retaliation for his involvement in the hunger strike. 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 conversations on Aug. 21, 2016, Yandell and Corbett allegedly plotted to murder Aryan Brotherhood associate Paul Dreamer Diaz. 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. Opinion: Colorado farms going fallow? 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. 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,". 19 0 obj Corbett had been serving a life sentence in state prison for murder, but when he was turned over to federal custody, jail staff confiscated the shoes. << 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. Well, its not really its your constitutional right; so I have to acknowledge your constitutional rights, but I have to make certain you understand what a big mistake I think youre making, Mueller replied, later adding Yandells promise to be diligent carries no weight.. Crime and Public Safety | All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Yandell and Troxell are allegedly part of the three-man commission that runs the California wing of the Aryan Brotherhood. Mueller warned Yandell that his pro per status could be revoked if he is found to have abused it or been disruptive in court. Crime and Public Safety | He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Typically, jail calls are monitored, but an exception is made when the inmate is talking about his or her own legal defense. There is plenty of leeway given for a pro per defendants legal assistant. Corbett and Yandell were incarcerated 220 miles apart from one another, but regularly communicated through contraband prison cell phones, prosecutors say. 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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 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. Ronald had one sister: Wilma J Yendell. 0000000929 00000 n Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. He then attended West Texas State University. 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. Yandells history of violence, including accusations of trying to have witnesses against him murdered, is well-documented. Ronald Joseph Dean, age 60. 42 0 obj California state prisoner Ronald Dean Yandell appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. 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. 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. /ProcSet [/PDF /Text] trailer According to the complaint, McNamara, who is a paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair, listed Kristen Demar the wife of Aryan Brotherhood member and Calipatria State Prison inmate Charles Boots Demar as his paralegal. Now, Yandell and 15 other accused Aryan Brotherhood members and associates are fighting federal charges, alleging five murders, four murder plots, prison drug trafficking and other crimes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). According to the complaint, Yandell and Corbett plotted to murder an Aryan Brotherhood associate named Paul Dreamer Diaz, and talked about using Bobby believed to be Stockton as a hitman. A hand-written lawsuit, filed by Stockton in 2015, says that he once was housed in the segregated housing unit, or SHU, at Pelican Bay State Prison. Thanks to the wiretap, authorities intercepted the package. 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. 20 0 obj 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. 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. Prosecutors say this was, meant to send a message to other inmates that Pequeens murder was a hit carried out by the Aryan Brotherhood.. Also included are minor offenses, such as tattooing, or failure to complete work assignments. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. Brady then allegedly joined in the attack, ignoring guards commands to cease. 18 0 obj . Officials seized over 40 . His We've received your submission. As a detailed description of Corbetts foot was put onto the record, Yandell leaned over and began hysterically laughing, while the armed guards near him shifted nervously. He was born April 26, 1956 in Kennett Mo. Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . He allegedly told others he learned that four other white supremacist prison gangs the United Society of Aryan Skinheads, Wolf Pack, Golden State Skins and American Front had all recently formed a secret alliance against the Aryan Brotherhood. to Cecil Rickard and Captola Holifield. Ask your friends to light a candle or come back tomorrow to light another candle for Ronald. 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. Yandell was then caught on wiretapped conversations telling Demar that if she was questioned, to say the Aryan Brotherhood had threatened to murder her husband if she didnt comply, and to blame Yandell for the smuggling, as he was already serving a life sentence, according to the complaint. One of them, Ronald Dean Yandell, 57, an alleged member of the Aryan Brotherhoods three-man leadership commission, was caught with 10 cellphones from 2016 to 2019, according to the records. 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Plant Memorial Trees Opens send flowers url in a . 0000012971 00000 n 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. Ive filed many lawsuits while I was at Pelican Bay. /S 147 Barry Mills, the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, died July 8, 2018, at age 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. Thanks for contacting us. dIpLHIUuAc. The inmates Yandell, Daniel Troxell, William Sylvester, Travis Burhop, Brant Daniel, Donald Mazza, Pat Brady, Jason Corbett, Samuel Keeton and Michael Torres have all been singled out as high-risk defendants, and prosecutors are employing rare legal tactics to limit their movements as the case slowly makes its way to trial. Ronald Yandell, 56, is the alleged ringleader of a crime spree involving the Aryan Brotherhood gang. 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. Stockton was charged with two counts of murder in July 2018, according to Lassen County court records. Crime and Public Safety | Crime and Public Safety | All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! They love to play their cowardly games and knowing by doing so they are placing lives in direct danger. Both motions were fully briefed. /ID [] 0000001262 00000 n A documentary we started creating in 2017 to bring racial unity across the prisons in Ca & ripple outward from there; the same way these men in the Doc came together in pelican bay hunger strike's (2011-2013) to get their freedom from the SHU after a decade or two. endobj 0000034092 00000 n Maynards killing was one of five murders along with four thwarted murder plots that federal prosecutors charged Aryan Brotherhood members with ordering and carrying out. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! 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