Please know my appreciaton (sic) is huge. 0000000929 00000 n Holding cowards accountable. He aspires to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Ronnie Yandell speaks on the massive corruption @California state prisons &amp; Jail's. California state prisoner Ronald Dean Yandell appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. The charges unsealed Thursday, June 6, 2019, detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cell phones. /P 0 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. It has an alliance with the Mexican Mafia, and is a rival of various African-American gangs, though all but one of the murder conspiracies alleged in the case are the result of internal politics. 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. 0000029741 00000 n Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? 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. 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! 0000000017 00000 n trailer 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. 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. Lost to gun violence on February 15, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. RONALD DEAN YANDELL, Defendant. stream 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. (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. 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. He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. The indictment accuses Yandell of being part of the three-man commission that runs the Aryan Brotherhood gang. Many of them amount to typical jailhouse shenanigans, like tearing clothes to make fishing lines to pass notes. 1 like. 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). Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. >> They argued that such allegations were often unsupported and based upon anonymous informants, and amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. 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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. Barry Mills, the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, died July 8, 2018, at age The 59-year-old has claimed that the federal charges are an attempt at "payback" for his hunger strike. He was born in Waldron, Ark. /Resources << 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. I am white power: Aryan Brotherhood fugitive arrested in Costa Rica, hangs himself inside jail cell 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? 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. The all-white Aryan Brotherhood was formed in California prisons in the 1960s, and has grown into a multimillion dollar organized crime ring. Ronald Dean WIlliams. 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. It started in California prisons in the 1960s, and basically functions as a large, violent drug trafficking organization. But in 2015, after statewide hunger strikes and lawsuits challenging the use of solitary confinement, Yandell was transferred to New Folsom prison in Sacramento. 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. Aryan Brotherhood case: Alleged Mexican Mafia member caught with prison handcuff key as judge considers unprecedented restrictions 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.. Both motions were fully briefed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). And I know best, more than anybody, what I did and didnt do. 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. Later, though, Yandell and others grew paranoid that McNamara was working for law enforcement and had set them up, the complaint says. SACRAMENTO A federal magistrate judge Monday denied an alleged Aryan Brotherhood members attempts to be outfitted with special tennis shoes to accommodate his severe foot pain, but the issue hasnt been fully resolved. 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. 0000013914 00000 n /Info 16 0 R Thanks to the wiretap, authorities intercepted the package. (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. But in 2015, after statewide hunger strikes and law (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP). % 0000000828 00000 n My Videos 1; 2 15:08. 0000043098 00000 n After the visit, prison guards searched Sylvester and found four phones, 174 grams of tobacco and 20 grams of methamphetamine. Yandell was released to Contra Costa County in 2001, and spent 45 days a free man before he killed two people in El Sobrante. Ronald Yandell, 58 a Sacramento Main Jail inmate who faces the death sentence claims his first amendment rights were violated when prison officials failed to provide him with meat-less meals for religious reasons, according to a lawsuit reported by the Mercury News. 111w. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. For instance, the U.S. Attorneys Office of Californias Eastern District filed a motion September that would keep the defendants from personally appearing in court during non-critical hearings, and instead appearing in videoconferences in from their cells. C 06-6332 MHP (pr) ORDER LIFTING STAY, REOPENING ACTION, AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PETITION Ronald Dean Yandell filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 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But two months later, Stockton allegedly murdered another inmate, Douglas Maynard, on Corbetts orders. 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.. endobj 1983 action alleging that his constitutional rights were violated when defendants revalidated him as a gang member. 0000032909 00000 n ronald_dean_yandell Follow 30 posts 321 followers 279 following rena Peace in the prisons & peace in the streets. 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. In June 2019, Yandell, a Richmond native, was one of nearly two dozen alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases. 'O _5l35(solLf'u@?qSV'Q:Q-"[ySs|'_#3WYt/z A graveside service for Ronald will be held Friday, October 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery Bulverde. After his 2004 conviction, Yandell was transferred to the Pelican Bay segregated housing unit known as the SHU until 2016, when he was released thanks to a statewide prison hunger strike protesting solitary confinement, as well as a lawsuit filed by two Aryan Brotherhood members challenging the prison systems use of the SHU. Prosecutors say this was, meant to send a message to other inmates that Pequeens murder was a hit carried out by the Aryan Brotherhood.. Crime scene photos from the Oct. 15, 2016 murder of Doug Maynard at High Desert Prison, allegedly carried out by Bobby Stockton and ordered by Jake Corbett. 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. Not for the "stupid price" of $150 an acre foot. He was a 1975 graduate of Lake City High School. (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. The defendants have all waived their right to a speedy trial, ensuring the early stages of the case will last for months. Crime and Public Safety | A half-hour later, DeLong was dead, lying in a pool of his own blood in the floor of the cell. 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. 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. 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. Ive filed many lawsuits while I was at Pelican Bay. Opinion: Colorado farms going fallow? (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. 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. 1291. 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. 0000009557 00000 n 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. /Pages 15 0 R A sheriff memo says the practice was accidental and that just audio, not video, was recorded, but local offense attorneys have publicly cast doubts. Rebuilding a world where everyone has a seat at the table. 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. In March 2019, eight months before accepting the plea deal in his murder case, he was denied parole for seven years. /CropBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] 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. Reply. 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. 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. AB members are trained to commit brutal murders that will dissuade others from crossing the gang, according to prosecutors. Outside of journalism, he doesn't do much. In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. >> 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. 0000042691 00000 n Crime and Public Safety | In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. /E 56502 Typically, jail calls are monitored, but an exception is made when the inmate is talking about his or her own legal defense. >> 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. 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. He grew up in Olton, Texas, and graduated from Olton High in 1968. Authorities say he was talking to another Aryan Brotherhood member, Pat Brady, and while Pequeen was distracted, Corbett attacked him from behind. You can add to Ronald's profile: Nickname: 14 Joey + Number of children: 11 2 + Personality: 24 Beautiful . (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! 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Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . /Linearized 1 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. Stockton was charged with two counts of murder in July 2018, according to Lassen County court records. 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. 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. 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.
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