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.. 0000032909 00000 n 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. 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. ronald_dean_yandell Follow 30 posts 321 followers 279 following rena Peace in the prisons & peace in the streets. We review de novo, FILED MAY 30 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK (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. As guards carted him off, Daniel allegedly yelled out that other white inmates had two weeks to get off, this weak a PC yard or else another AB-sanctioned hit would take place. Yandell insisted that he was the right man for the job. /Metadata 17 0 R 110w. Maynard did not defend himself, but Stockton stabbed him until guards intervened, prosecutors allege. 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! 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. Stockton, meanwhile, was serving life, having been convicted of murdering Corning resident Todd Bates, 20, in 1995. 0000029741 00000 n %PDF-1.4 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. 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. He was buried in 1999, at burial place. 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. 0000004123 00000 n xref 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. 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. In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. 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. The custodial agency shall collect an initial partial filing fee and monthly payments . 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. /Names << /Dests 6 0 R>> Stockton became eligible for a parole hearing in 2018. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. /Linearized 1 Ronald lived in 1930, at address, Oklahoma. According to prosecutors, Maynard was targeted because he had racked up debts for drugs, and ignored the gangs prior warnings about this. 19 0 obj 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. Authorities say he was talking to another Aryan Brotherhood member, Pat Brady, and while Pequeen was distracted, Corbett attacked him from behind. A memorial service will occur Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 29797 US . Also included are minor offenses, such as tattooing, or failure to complete work assignments. SERVICE BY MAIL: #10 Order, Findings and Recommendations served on Ronald Dean Yandell. 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. 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. 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. 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. (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. 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. /Info 16 0 R He was born April 26, 1956 in Kennett Mo. Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . 111w. Feds sue water company for rupture damaging Rocky Mountain National Park -- again, Family gets unexpected bill after Kaiser Permanente Colorado software error that resulted in refunds to thousands, Skygazers will have a great view Wednesday of two planets that look like they are almost touching. Ive studied law. 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. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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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. stream But the Sept. 24 order by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez also throws out several more serious claims by 59-year-old Richmond native Ronald Dean Yandell that accuse the Sacramento sheriff of retaliation and harassment. 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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. It is a racketeering conspiracy case, which alleges that Yandell plotted numerous killings from his prison cell in Sacramento, using contraband cellphones to communicate with other gang members, not that he personally committed any of the murders. 0000001262 00000 n Plaintiff is facing a potential death penalty case and is not allowed contact visits with his legal team.. I promise you Im going to diligently fight this case, Yandell told Mueller during the questioning. In the lawsuit, Yandell says he has been locked in a cell for 23 hours a day after being transferred to Sacramento County Main Jail in July 2019. Authorities say Mills considered ordering Yandell to retaliate for an assault against Mafia boss John Gotti, but instead sent him back to Richmond, his hometown. /O 20 (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. endobj 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. But in 2015, after statewide hunger strikes and lawsuits challenging the use of solitary confinement, Yandell was transferred to New Folsom prison in Sacramento. 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 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. 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. 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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. Outside of journalism, he doesn't do much. In March 2019, eight months before accepting the plea deal in his murder case, he was denied parole for seven years. Obituary. 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. 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. 0000053334 00000 n On screening the court accepts the professed sincerity of plaintiffs religious belief, as it must accept the truth of all factual allegationsA request for religious diet made for the first time after someone has been in custody is not necessarily insincere, Claire wrote in her recommendations. 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. Crime and Public Safety | 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. 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. 0000001578 00000 n Yandells lawsuit echoes concerns raised by several of his co-defendants; he alleges the jails visitation and phone system is inadequate for purposes of meeting with his attorneys (Yandell is acting as his own attorney in the criminal case but has been assigned stand-by counsel). Not for the "stupid price" of $150 an acre foot. 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. He was born in Waldron, Ark. 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. A Sacramento sheriff spokeswoman told the Bee that medical staff determined the tennis shoes werent necessary. 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. California state prisoner Ronald Dean Yandell appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. Ronald Dean "Ronnie" Rickard 66 of Jonesboro, passed from this life into Heaven on February 27, 2023 at St. Bernards Medical Center. One of the plaintiffs in the suit was Daniel Troxell, another member of the gangs commission and a co-defendant in the racketeering case. dIpLHIUuAc. /Size 43 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. 0000000017 00000 n Beaver, Yandell allegedly said, earned his rock, meaning he earned a shamrock tattoo signifying Aryan Brotherhood membership, by committing the deed. 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. 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