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Jan. 30, 2009
LAWRENCE MAN CHARGED WITH FAILING TO FILE WITH FEDERAL SEX OFFENDER DATABASE
KANSAS CITY, KAN. –Lucian Carlos Simmons, 32, Lawrence, Kan., is charged with failure to register as a sex offender. The crime is alleged to have occurred Nov. 22, 2007, in Douglas County, Kan.
In 2001, when Simmons was 23, he was convicted in St. Clair County, Illinois, of having sex with a 12-year-old girl. He was sentenced to probation, required to pay support for the girl’s child and ordered to register as a sex offender. Under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Simmons was required to register and update his registration when he came to Kansas in November 2007.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
A federal grand jury meeting in Kansas City, Kan., also returned the following indictments:
Zachary Guenther, 20, and Matthew Swarnes, 19, are charged with attempting to steal an ATM machine located in a PDQ convenience store at 21356 E. Kansas Highway 239, Prescott, Kan. The ATM was owned by Prescott State Bank. The crime is alleged to have occurred January 18, 2009.
If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,0000. The Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
Steven Williams, 58, Overland Park, Kan., is charged with one count of possession of child pornography. The crime is alleged to have occurred May 14, 2008, in Johnson County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Overland Park Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.
Kenneth Harold Smith , 57, an inmate at Leavenworth U.S. Penitentiary, is charged with using the U.S. Postal Service to send letters threatening to assassinate the mayor and members of the city council of Junction City, Kan., and the governor of the state of Kansas. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in September 2008 in Geary County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Hendershot is prosecuting.
Caleb Good, 25, Garnett, Kan., is charged with one count of manufacturing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, one count of possession with intent to distribute MDMA, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking, one count of manufacturing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, and one count of endangering a person’s life while manufacturing methamphetamine. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Dec. 3 and Dec. 5, 2008 in Garnett and Merriam, Kan.
Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:
– Manufacturing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine: Not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million.
– Possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine: Not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million.
– Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking: Not less than 5 years consecutive to any other sentence.
– Possession of MDMA: A maximum of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.
– Possession with intent to distribute marijuana: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
– Maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,0000.
– Manufacture of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $4 million.
– Endangering human life in the manufacture of methamphetamine: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken is prosecuting.
Tyree Rose, 31, Kansas City, Mo., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 4, 2009, Wyandotte County, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the marijuana possession charge, a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession by a felon, and a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Krug is prosecuting.
Christopher D. Garrett, 27, Leavenworth, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of West Middle School in Leavenworth, Kan. The crime is alleged to have occurred Jan. 14, 2009.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 80 years and a fine up to $4 million. The Leavenworth Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Brandon J. Jackson, 34, Lenexa, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Oct. 17, 2008, in Johnson County, 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.
Jonathan M. McGehee, 22, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred July 12, 2008, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on the crack cocaine charge, a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than life and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of carrying 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 unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.
Kevin H. Tatum, Jr., 24, 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 July 25, 2008, 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.
Jose E. Dominguez, 21, Olathe, Kan., and Benito M. Dominguez, 46, Olathe, Kan., are charged with making false immigration documents. Both men are charged with four counts of making a fraudulent document and four counts of aggravated identity theft. In addition, Jose Dominguez is charged alone with two more counts of making a fraudulent document. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in 2006, 2007 and 2008 in Johnson County, Kan.
According to the indictment, the fraudulent documents included Social Security cards and Permanent Resident cards. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel 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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