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Feb. 27, 2009
HEROIN TRAFFICKING IN JOHNSON, WYANDOTTE COUNTIES CHARGED IN FEDERAL INDICTMENTS
Other grand jury indictments include Coffeyville bank robbery
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Waleed Aboul-Hosn, 28, Olathe, Kan., Michael Shirley, 37, Shawnee, Kan., and Christopher D. Johnson, 24, Olathe, Kan., are charged with trafficking in heroin. The crimes are alleged to have occurred from March 1, 2008, to Dec. 4, 2008, in Olathe and Overland Park, Kan.
Aboul-Hosn and Shirley are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, one count of distribution of heroin, one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and one count of unlawful possession of an AK-47 assault rifle in furtherance of drug trafficking. In addition Aboul-Hosn is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin; Shirley is charged with one count of distributing heroin within 1,000 feet of Overland Trail Elementary School in Overland Park, Kan., and one count of distributing heroin; and Johnson is charged is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and one count of maintaining a residence in the 1800 block of N. Lennox Drive in Olathe for the purpose of distributing heroin.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
Conspiracy: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million.
Possession with intent to distribute heroin: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
Distribution of heroin within 1,000 feet of a school: A maximum penalty of 40 years and a fine up to $2 million.
Distribution of heroin: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking: Not less than 5 years and not more than life, consecutive to any other sentence.
Maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $500,000.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, the Merriam Police Department, the Lenexa Police Department, the Overland Park Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office also assisted. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting in Kansas City, Kan., also returned the following indictments:
Eleazar Medel-Navarette, 44, Frank Hall, 48, Anthony Beeks, 46, and Eugene Kenney, 41, Kansas City, Kan., are charged with trafficking in heroin. The crimes are alleged to have occurred from March 1, 2008, through Feb. 24, 2009, in Wyandotte County, Kan.
All four defendants are charged with one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. In addition, Kenney is charged with four counts of distributing heroin, one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction; Medel-Navarette is charged with charged with one count of distributing heroin and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin; Hall is charged with two counts of distributing heroin, and Beeks is charged with two counts of distributing heroin.
On conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
Conspiracy: Not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million.
Distribution of heroin: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
Possession with intent to distribute heroin: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking: Not less than 5 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000.
Unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
Possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $4 million.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken is prosecuting.
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Ross Alan Williams, 39, Claremore, Okla., is indicted on one count of bank robbery, one count of killing a person while attempting to escape arrest, one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a bank robbery, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
According to the indictment, on Feb. 17, 2009, Williams robbed the Bank of America, 1401 W. Eighth, Coffeyville, Kan. While attempting to escape arrest, Williams fired shots from a ROMARM assault rifle. A bystander, Willie Neal, Jr., was struck and killed
Last week, Williams was arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of death, or life in federal prison, on the charge of killing Neal; a maximum penalty of life in prison on the charge of using a firearm in furtherance of a bank robbery; a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the bank robbery charge; and a maximum penalty of 10 years a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The Coffeyville Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. The following agencies assisted: the Caney Police Department, the Independence Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Coffeyville Fire Department, and the Coffeyville EMS Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch are prosecuting.
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James West, 26, an inmate at the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, is charged with one count of assault and one count of unlawful possession of a homemade knife. According to the indictment, on March 15, 2007, West attacked fellow Leavenworth inmate Christopher Ray Jackson.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the assault charge and a maximum penalty of 5 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a weapon. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
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Damon Brown, 35, an inmate at the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, is charged with possession of marijuana. The crime is alleged to have occurred Sept. 24, 2007, in the penitentiary.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years consecutive to his current sentence and a fine up to $250,000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Krug is prosecuting.
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David L. Richards, 36, 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 Feb. 5, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
According to the indictment, Richards has a 1989 conviction for involuntary manslaughter and a 1993 conviction for attempted unlawful possession of firearms in Wyandotte County District Court, and a 1997 conviction for possession of cocaine in Johnson County District Court.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
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Marvin J. Dudley, 22, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Feb. 12, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
According to the indictment, Dudley has a 2008 conviction in Wyandotte County District Court for aggravated assault.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
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Edgar Porras-Rios, 30, who is not a citizen of the United States, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. He was found with a gun Feb. 1, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
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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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