RONALD DEAN YANDELL, Petitioner, v. R. HOREL, warden, Respondent. /Type /Catalog Corbetts alleged victim, Donald Pequeen, was stabbed more than 10 times on the prison yard. A sheriff memo says the practice was accidental and that just audio, not video, was recorded, but local offense attorneys have publicly cast doubts. Federal prosecutors charged them in 2019 with murder, drug smuggling in state prison, and various gang offenses. 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. Obituary. 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. Stockton, meanwhile, was serving life, having been convicted of murdering Corning resident Todd Bates, 20, in 1995. A memorial service will occur Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 29797 US . 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. 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. Yandell has countered . Officials seized over 40 . /Parent 15 0 R 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. 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. He was buried in 1999, at burial place. My heart is swelled up right now.. He was born in Waldron, Ark. 0000033145 00000 n Ronald G L Yandell was born in 1926, at birth place, Oklahoma, to Grady Yandell and Vervia Lou Yandell. In the years leading up to his trial, he allegedly ordered two associates to murder witnesses against him, but the plot failed, authorities said. /Names << /Dests 6 0 R>> www.youtube.com/channel/UCil6ZW8rMOKUfXqeJ9y_EZw Posts Videos Tagged 0000009557 00000 n 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,". /Linearized 1 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. In conversations on Aug. 21, 2016, Yandell and Corbett allegedly plotted to murder Aryan Brotherhood associate Paul Dreamer Diaz. 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. (Right): Close up of the prison-made weapon Sylvester allegedly used in the Oct. 7, 2011 murder of Ronald Richardson. /Metadata 17 0 R /TrimBox [0.0000 0.0000 612.0000 792.0000] McNamara and Kristen Demar wentto visit Sylvester in New Folsom Prison in August 2016. Cloud Hospital. 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.. >> 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. 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. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File). 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. 0000000017 00000 n /N 3 Ronald Dean "Ronnie" Rickard 66 of Jonesboro, passed from this life into Heaven on February 27, 2023 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Ronald WIlliams passed away on February 23, 2023 in Benson, Minnesota. (Right): Close up of a weapon found at the scene. 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. /Type /Page /O 20 1023 and 1040, came on for hearing before the undersigned on May 4, 2022. Ive filed many lawsuits while I was at Pelican Bay. 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. And I truly believe, your honor, that Im going to do a good job.. 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. A spokesman for Jones declined to comment to Newsweek, citing pending litigation. Daly responded in court filings that the jail has a history of ignoring inmates serious medical needs. Lost to gun violence on February 15, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. 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. 0000014487 00000 n 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. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasnt followed: What should you do? You can add to Ronald's profile: Nickname: 14 Joey + Number of children: 11 2 + Personality: 24 Beautiful . Prosecutors said they used federal wiretaps to discover that Yandell enlisted several. /S 147 . (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. He was a 1975 graduate of Lake City High School. 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. 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. We've received your submission. (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. /H [ 929 333 ] Yandell was released to Contra Costa County in 2001, and spent 45 days a free man before he killed two people in El Sobrante. I was real careful about what I talked about in court, when he was around, Bruce Flynn, the prosecutor who handled Yandells 2001 murder case, recalled in a 2018 interview. In his objection to Claire's finding, Yandell said the cell transfers started. 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. Yandell insisted that he was the right man for the job. 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. The defendants include a California attorney as well as two alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood's three-man commission that runs the gang: Ronald Dean Yandell, 56, a former Richmond. He was one of 16 alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates indicted in four separate cases involving racketeering, murder and drug trafficking in 2019. The indictment accuses Yandell of being part of the three-man commission that runs the Aryan Brotherhood gang. Heallegedly ran a years-long drug trafficking operation behind prison walls using smuggled cellphones. First, (the U.S. Attorneys office) assumes the jail has determined Mr. Corbetts shoes somehow pose a safety issueThe more likely explanation for the jails failure to provide Mr. Corbett with his shoes is the Sacramento County Sheriffs chronic disregard of and deliberate indifference to the medical needs of the people living within the jail, Daly wrote. 0000041497 00000 n This story has been shared 348,615 times. The charges unsealed Thursday, June 6, 2019, detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cell phones. Crime and Public Safety | 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. As a result of this and other accidents, Mr. Corbett has numerous plates and screws in his feet.. SACRAMENTO A Bay Area man accused by prosecutors of holding a leadership role in the Aryan Brotherhood has filed a federal lawsuit against the Sacramento sheriff, alleging he is being housed in inhumane conditions while awaiting trial on federal charges that are likely years away from being resolved. 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. Rebuilding a world where everyone has a seat at the table. Vote in our annual food bracket challenge. 'O _5l35(solLf'u@?qSV'Q:Q-"[ySs|'_#3WYt/z 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 became eligible for a parole hearing in 2018. 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. 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. The July 2020 incident in question occurred after Yandells co-defendant, William Sylvester, was caught with a batch of jail alcohol and responded by yelling, When I come out, Im f these b up, referring to jail deputies, according to a report written by Sacramento sheriff officials and filed in federal court. Later, though, Yandell and others grew paranoid that McNamara was working for law enforcement and had set them up, the complaint says. /Pages 15 0 R He joined the Bay Area News Group in 2014. The charges unsealed Thursday, June 6, 2019, detail five slayings and accuse an attorney of helping smuggle drugs and cell phones. SERVICE BY MAIL: #10 Order, Findings and Recommendations served on Ronald Dean Yandell. 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