Sept. 20, 2006

 

INDICTMENT: 42-YEAR-OLD MAN
PLANNED SEX WITH 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL

WICHITA, KAN. – A Texas man arrested in Wichita has been indicted on federal charges of trying to arrange to have sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl.

Brian J. Butters, 42, Pampa, Texas, is charged with using the Internet and text messaging over a telephone to attempt to persuade a person who he believed to be a 13-year-old girl to engage in unlawful sexual activity. The crime is alleged to have occurred at various times from Aug. 26, 2006, to Sept. 8, 2006, in Sedgwick County, Kan.

Butters was arrested Sept. 8, 2006, at a Wal Mart store on west Kellogg in Wichita. A criminal complaint and affidavit filed in federal court on that date alleged Butters drove to Wichita from Ft. Riley, Kan., where he was serving in the U.S. Army. According to the affidavit, Butters intended to meet a minor girl – who in fact was an adult investigator working for the FBI – and take her to a motel room in Goddard, Kan., where they would have sex.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,00. The Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger
is prosecuting.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

 

In other cases, a grand jury meeting in Wichita returned the following indictments:

Tong Sayonh, 34, Wichita, Kan., is charged with 2 counts of possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The crimes are alleged to have occurred May 4 and May 5, 2006, in Sedgwick County, Kan.

If convicted he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than life on the firearms charge, and a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years, and a fine up to $2 million on the drug charge. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst is prosecuting.

Juan M. Hernandez-Ayala, 39, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Sept. 14, 2006, in Wichita.

If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

Carlos Ivan Lasalde-Flores, 25, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found Sept. 14, 2006, in Wichita.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 2 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

Donald G. Fulk, 47, Parsons, Kan., is charged with assaulting a contract guard with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service by hitting the guard with a cane. The crime is alleged to have occurred Aug. 3, 2006, in Montgomery County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum of one year in federal prison and a fine up to $100,000 on the misdemeanor charge. Federal Protective Services investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger is prosecuting.

Phoukham Mounivong, 27, is charged with one count of unlawfully possessing ammunition after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have been committed Sept. 7, 2006, in Wichita.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10,000. The Wichita Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster 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.

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