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. Later, though, Yandell and others grew paranoid that McNamara was working for law enforcement and had set them up, the complaint says. 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. Prison officials, . Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. According to prosecutors, Maynard was targeted because he had racked up debts for drugs, and ignored the gangs prior warnings about this. 0000053334 00000 n I promise you Im going to diligently fight this case, Yandell told Mueller during the questioning. Also included are minor offenses, such as tattooing, or failure to complete work assignments. 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. /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] Ronnie Yandell speaks on the massive corruption @California state prisons &amp; Jail'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. 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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Tattoos displaying Aryan Brotherhood symbols. 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. By becoming his own attorney, Yandell will be granted access to certain pieces of prosecution evidence, including, potentially, names of witnesses; be assigned a legal assistant outside jail; and be given means to communicate with his legal assistant without the nuisance of knowing authorities are listening in. Thanks to the wiretap, authorities intercepted the package. The defendants have all waived their right to a speedy trial, ensuring the early stages of the case will last for months. 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. He was born April 26, 1956 in Kennett Mo. 110w. Barry Mills, the leader of the Aryan Brotherhood, died July 8, 2018, at age Federal prosecutors charged them in 2019 with murder, drug smuggling in state prison, and various gang offenses. 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. And I know best, more than anybody, what I did and didnt do. 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. According to prosecutors, members are not allowed to leave the gang, and cooperation with law enforcement is one of several slights punishable by death. 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. /ID [] 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. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasnt followed: What should you do? 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. Dannys Cineros letter i received a week ago. 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.. 18 25 0000038349 00000 n /MediaBox [-0.0000 -0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] Ronald A. Martens, age 86, of Bulverde, Texas passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022. 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The complaint, filed in June, alleges that in 2016 Stockton murdered another inmate, Douglas Maynard, on the orders of Aryan Brotherhood member Jason Jake Corbett, because Maynard owed a drug debt to the gang. In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. 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,". /Names << /Dests 6 0 R>> (Left): Prosecutors allege California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials found Aryan Brotherhood member Billy Sylvester bloodstained on his hands, shoes and right sleeve. 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. 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,". In June 2019, Yandell, a Richmond native, was one of nearly two dozen alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases. >> 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. 19 0 obj He grew up in Olton, Texas, and graduated from Olton High in 1968. An alleged leader of the Aryan Brotherhood neo-Nazi prison gang is suing California officials after his requests for vegetarian meals behind bars were ignored, according to reports Wednesday. A spokesman for Jones declined to comment to Newsweek, citing pending litigation. /Pages 15 0 R >> . Obituary. Nate Gartrell covers crime and corruption in Contra Costa County. 0000003872 00000 n He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. 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. 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, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. Crime and Public Safety | 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. They love to play their cowardly games and knowing by doing so they are placing lives in direct danger. 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. Officials seized over 40 . 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. The sheriffs office has not yet responded to the lawsuit in court. 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. 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. (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. 0000000828 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. Magistrate Judge Allison Claire denied Corbetts motion at a Monday hearing in Sacramento, but she asked the U.S. 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. RONALD DEAN YANDELL, Defendant. Stockton became eligible for a parole hearing in 2018. << 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. Photo sources: Facebook Contributed photo . 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. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. on Oct. 31, 1949, to Chester and Jessie Yandell. My Videos 1; 2 15:08. Stockton was charged with two counts of murder in July 2018, according to Lassen County court records. I hit him so hard, (the knife) went in his back and out his chest, an adrenaline-addled Brant Daniel allegedly told a prison guard, moments after using a shank to murder Zachary Scott, 36, on a yard in Salinas Valley State Prison. 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. Feds: Aryan Brotherhood defendants caught with 43 prison cellphones in recent years endobj /Resources << 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. He aspires to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. 0000000017 00000 n 0000041750 00000 n His Outside of journalism, he doesn't do much. 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