<< 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. 0000041750 00000 n In March 2019, eight months before accepting the plea deal in his murder case, he was denied parole for seven years. 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. 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. 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. For example in one accident he suffered a severe concussion as well as broke his feet so grievously thathis bones were cut off in order to remove his boots, Corbetts attorney Kresta Daly wrote in a motion. 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AB members are trained to commit brutal murders that will dissuade others from crossing the gang, according to prosecutors. 0000012725 00000 n I am white power: Aryan Brotherhood fugitive arrested in Costa Rica, hangs himself inside jail cell (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). 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. Plaintiff contends that the chronological order of events paints a clear picture of retaliation since moving plaintiff every few weeks to the exact same cells has absolutely no legitimate penological goal, Yandell wrote. 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. /Parent 15 0 R endstream Reach him at 925-779-7174. >> Ronald Yandell. 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. Ronald G L Yandell was born in 1926, at birth place, Oklahoma, to Grady Yandell and Vervia Lou Yandell. 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. /Linearized 1 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. 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. /Names << /Dests 6 0 R>> 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. Heallegedly ran a years-long drug trafficking operation behind prison walls using smuggled cellphones. 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. The prison hunger strike challenged the states former policy, which said that gang affiliation was enough to justify an indeterminate SHU term. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). Ron . 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. Feb 4, 2023; FILE In this Aug. 17, 2011, file photo, a correctional officer works at one of the housing units at Pelican Bay State Prison near Crescent City, Calif. Federal prosecutors say leaders of a notorious white supremacist gang have been charged with directing killings and drug smuggling from within Californias most secure prisons. 0000014487 00000 n Prison officials, . 1983 action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants revalidated him as a gang member. 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 and corruption in Contra Costa County. 0000005409 00000 n 0000009557 00000 n 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. 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. 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. May 19, 1933 - Feb 23, 2023. The defendants face a range of charges, including five murders and four alleged murder. Beaver, Yandell allegedly said, earned his rock, meaning he earned a shamrock tattoo signifying Aryan Brotherhood membership, by committing the deed. Judge allows alleged Aryan Brotherhood leader, 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), Judge allows alleged Aryan Brotherhood leader to sue jail over strict Buddhist diet, denies other claims. After Southern Californias spate of rare storms, is Californias drought over? A confidential informant previously associated with another all-white gang, the Sacramaniacs, later told federal authorities that Corbett persuaded Stockton to carry out the killing by offering him membership to the Aryan Brotherhood, but never intended to follow through, and hoped that the deed would get Stockton transferred to another prison. /L 66250 The 10-page document accuses. (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. 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. 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. We review de novo, FILED MAY 30 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK Opinion: Colorado farms going fallow? 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. >> Marshal Service to talk to the jail about the issue, according to the Sacramento Bee. My heart is swelled up right now.. The 10-page document accuses outgoing Sheriff Scott Jones of violating Yandells constitutional rights. 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. 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. 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. The custodial agency shall collect an initial partial filing fee and monthly payments . This story has been shared 348,615 times. 0000000017 00000 n 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. Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . A spokesman for Jones declined to comment to Newsweek, citing pending litigation. 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. The evidence against Yandell and his co-defendants is largely based on wiretapped calls involving Yandell, with contraband cellphones he was able to acquire in New Folsom Prison, prosecutors say. 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