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Nov. 6, 2009
FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT IN 2003 KILLING OF INMATE AT LEAVENWORTH
KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Michael White, 30, who is in custody in the Administrative Maximum facility at the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colo., is charged with the murder of a fellow inmate, Michael McAnulty, while they were both in custody at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. The crime is alleged to have occurred Dec. 31, 2003.
At the time of his death, McAnulty was serving life for assault with a deadly weapon on a mail custodian in connection with a 1997 armed robbery in Charlotte, N.C.
If convicted, White faces a penalty of not less than life and a fine of up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken are prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting in Kansas City, Kan., also returned the following indictments:
Kenneth Rayford, 58, Kansas City, Mo., Paul G. Rayford, 32, Kansas City, Mo., and Claude White, 54, Kansas City, Mo., are charged with one count of attempted bank robbery, one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Each of them also is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
The indictment alleges that on Oct. 22, 2009, the defendants were armed when they attempted to rob the Interstate Federal Savings and Loan in Kansas City, Kan. On Oct. 23, 2009, they were charged in a federal criminal complaint that stated FBI agents were present at the time of the crime and prevented the defendants from robbing the bank.
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the attempted bank robbery charge, not less than 5 years consecutive to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, the Independence Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service assisted in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.
Kelly J. Winegar, 32, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. Kathryn S. Barnes, 28, Shawnee, Kan., is charged in the same case with one count of attempting to obstruct an investigation. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 6 and Sept. 8, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
Unlawful possession of a firearm: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
Obstruction: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Eric B. McCuiston, 30, is charged with escaping from custody while he was incarcerated at the Grossman Community Corrections Center in Leavenworth, Kan. The crime is alleged to have occurred Aug. 22, 2009.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.
Jesus Omar Baylon-Garcia, 26, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Oct. 22, 2009, in Wyandotte County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $4 million on the drug charge and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearms charge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting.
Clemente Pacheco-Octaviano, 28, Shawnee, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien illegally in the United States. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 2, 2009, in Johnson County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.
Edward E. Moore, 20, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Oct. 24, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Frederick J. Herring, 31, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Oct. 30, 2008, and Jan. 6, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
Upon conviction, each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Ryan J. Mendoza, 31, Ottawa, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, and one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered rifle with a sawed off barrel. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 24, 2009, in Ottawa, Kan.
Upon conviction, each count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Julius R. Washington, 21, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Sept. 23, 2009, in Lawrence, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crime carries a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Hiram Velo-Diaz, 30, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after he was convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Oct. 9, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Smith is prosecuting.
In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.
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