District of Kansas, Press Release

Oct.12 , 2006

PAIR PLANNED TO ROB
BRINKS ARMORED CAR,
INDICTMENT SAYS

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Two Missouri men have been indicted on charges of plotting to rob a Brinks armored car.

Aaron Weathers, Jr., 30, Raytown, Mo., and Victor Roseberry, 22, Raytown, Mo., were indicted Wednesday and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit robbery. The conspiracy is alleged to have taken place Aug. 1 to Sept. 15, 2006, in Overland Park, Kan.

“This indictment is based on evidence that the defendants prepared for the robbery by conducting surveillance for 30 days or more on an armored car route in the area of 9th and Troost, and planned to kill the guards if they resisted,” said U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren.

In addition to the conspiracy count, Weathers also is charged alone with one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of transferring a firearm that he knew would be used to commit a robbery.

The indictment filed Wednesday follows a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in the case Sept. 20 that said Weathers told a cooperating witness about plans for the robbery. Weathers stated that he wanted the robbery to take place in Raytown near 350 Highway because that location offered numerous escape routes. Weathers was seeking assistance in obtaining two-way radios, vehicles and what he called “a couple of soldiers” to assist in the robbery. He said he was evaluating several alternatives including creating a diversion on the highway and running the armored car off the road, or ambushing the guards as they came out of the bank.

The complaint and affidavit also state that Weathers gave the cooperating witness a Mosseberg 12 gauge pistol grip shotgun and a 9 mm Bryco Arms handgun to use during the planned robbery.

If convicted, Weathers and Roseberry face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the conspiracy charge. In addition, Weathers faces a penalty of not less than 15 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, and a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the other firearm count. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken is prosecuting.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

In other indictments:

Ivory A. Robinson, 26, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of New Chelsea Elementary School at 2500 Wood Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana within 1,000 feet of New Chelsea Elementary School, one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 12, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 80 years in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million on the crack cocaine charge, not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years and a fine up to $500,000 on the marijuana charge, not less than 5 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

Sergio Ramirez-Medina, 27, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after being convicted of a felony and deported. He was found Sept. 7, 2006, in Johnson County, 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 Mike Christensen is prosecuting.

Jaime Hernandez-Vasquez is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after being convicted of a felony and deported. He was found Sept. 23, 2006, in Johnson County, Kan.

Rahmann Easley, 27, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm following a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Aug. 15, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan.

Joseph F. Fagan, 34, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Sept. 5, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan.

Jerry L. Lester, 53, Ottawa, Kan., is charged with two counts of making false statements to a licensed firearms dealer in order to purchase firearms, and three counts of unlawfully possessing a firearm while he was a user of controlled substances. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times during July 2005, February 2006 and May 2006 in Ottawa, Kan. In a separate count, the government seeks the forfeiture of a 20 gauge Browning shotgun, a .45 caliber Colt revolver, a .40 caliber Glock pistol, a 9 mm Heckler & Koch pistol, a 7.62 caliber Imbel rifle, a .45 caliber Sig Sauer pistol and 10,059 rounds of ammunition.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

Walter R. Coleman, 25, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction and one count of unlawfully possessing a shotgun with a sawed-off barrel. The crimes are alleged to have occurred July 6, 2006.

Sacha Graham, 35, Columbia, S.C., is charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Sept. 12, 2006, in Kansas City, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

Walter Glover, 42, Greenwood, Mo., is charged with two counts of bank fraud. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Aug. 27, 2002, in Johnson County, Kan.

According to the indictment, on Aug. 27, 2002, Glover made a deposit of $25,290 into a Commerce Bank checking account that he had opened in Lenexa, Kan. The deposit included a check for $24,800 drawn on a closed account at SunTrust Bank in Florida for a business known as KC Karrington Janitorial & Dry Cleaners. The account in Florida never had a balance greater than $106.65 before it was closed June 14, 2002. Glover used the funds credited to his account at Commerce tp purchase two bank checks payable to an acquaintance, one for $5,000 and the other for $8,900. He also drew on funds credited to his Commerce account by writing checks payable to cash for $3,500, $2,500 and $8,000.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on each count. The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon Patton is prosecuting.

As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.