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Seventeen Individuals, Including Several Members Of The Pagans Motorcycle Club, Plead Guilty For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces guilty pleas by the following individuals in four separate cases:
United States v. Barbara Caylor-Hernandez et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-184-Orl-37TBS
| Name | Age/City | Date of Plea | Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge |
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Barbara Caylor-Hernandez a/k/a “Barb” a/k/a “Barbie” |
47, Ormond Beach |
1/9/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
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Ramiro Fraire-Chavarria |
44, Dalton, GA |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
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Michael Babin |
47, Daytona Beach |
1/20/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
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Melanie Kerr |
28, Daytona Beach |
1/30/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Keith Simmons |
41, Oak Hill |
1/16/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. |
|
Carla Ray |
51, Oak Hill |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Spencer Burkard |
49, New Smyrna Beach |
1/31/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. |
|
Robert Foster |
357, St. Augustine |
1/24/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. |
|
Daniel Barbarino |
54, Daytona Beach |
1/28/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Andrew Shettler a/k/a “Yeti” |
33, Palm Coast |
1/30/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
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Brian Burt a/k/a “Sledge” |
47, Port Orange |
1/16/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
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Lawrence Sann |
55, Bunnell |
1/25/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
United States v. Keith Kirchoff et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-183-Orl-37DCI
| Name | Age/City | Date of Plea | Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge |
|
Andrew Shettler a/k/a “Yeti” |
33, Palm Coast |
1/30/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Michael Andrews a/k/a “Clutch” |
33, Palm Coast |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
United States v. Cindy Bledsoe et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-182-Orl-37KRS
| Name | Age/City | Date of Plea | Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge |
|
Jason Stringer |
38, Daytona Beach |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Michael Andrews a/k/a “Clutch” |
33, Palm Coast |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
United States v. Salvador Rivas et al., Case No 6:18-cr-213-Orl-37TBS
| Name | Age/City | Date of Plea | Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge |
|
Salvador Rivas a/k/a “Shadow” |
29, Jacksonville |
1/31/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
|
Melissa Ford |
35, Daytona Beach |
1/28/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine. |
|
Theodore Bilski |
53, Daytona Beach |
1/29/2019 |
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. |
Caylor-Hernandez, Fraire-Chavarria, Babin, Kerr, Simmons, Ray, Burkard, Foster, Barbarino, Burt, Shettler , Andrews, Rivas, Ford, and Bilski each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Sann and Stringer each face a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to court documents, in April 2017, the FBI, and later the DEA, began an investigation into the drug trafficking organizations (DTO) that had supplied motorcycle clubs, including the Pagans Motorcycle Club, operating in the Middle District of Florida with distribution amounts of methamphetamine.
During the investigation, law enforcement learned that Caylor-Hernandez was one of the leaders of a DTO distributing kilogram amounts of methamphetamine to other DTOs and individuals located in central Florida. Members of the Caylor-Hernandez DTO transported methamphetamine from Georgia to various cities in central Florida, including St. Augustine, Holly Hill, and Daytona Beach, for further distribution.
One of the members of the Caylor-Hernandez DTO, Kerr, then distributed the methamphetamine to Burt and Shettler. At the time, Burt was a member of the Pagans’ Mother Chapter, a group of 13 members that direct the Pagans’ criminal activities throughout the United States. Shettler was a member of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club, a club affiliated with the Pagans.
Law enforcement also learned that Andrews, who was the sergeant-at-arms or enforcer for the local Pagans’ chapter located in Daytona Beach, received distribution amounts of methamphetamine from several sources, including a DTO operating in both Georgia and central Florida. That DTO transported large amounts of methamphetamine from Georgia to central Florida for further distribution.
These cases were investigated by the FBI, DEA, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.
Updated February 4, 2019
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Drug Trafficking
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