PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Reducing Gun Violence through Aggressive Prosecution and Community Outreach WINTER 2014 FEDERAL SUPPORT Amanda Marshall United States Attorney District of Oregon Brad Devlin Resident Agent in Charge Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 503‐331‐7820 [email protected] Fred Weinhouse AUSA Portland 503‐727‐1014 [email protected] Frank Papagni AUSA Eugene 541‐465‐6627 [email protected] Doug Fong AUSA Medford 541‐776‐4637 [email protected] Inside This Issue: Introduction 1 Recent Cases 2‐3 Cases Indicted 4 Cases Sentenced 5 Referrals 6 JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE County of origin of the Kennedy case described in the significant recent cases section Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a major priority of the Department of Justice. Its goal is to reduce gun violence and create safer communities by prosecuting weapons cases in federal court where serious sentences are available for prohibited persons found to be in possession of firearms or ammunition. In this issue, we list 63 recently indicted or sentenced cases from 14 counties and Warm Springs Indian Reservation. For previous issues of the PSN Newsletter, please visit our website at psnoregon.org. The national website is located at psn.gov. Assistant United States Attorney Leah Bolstad is now our Anti-Gang Coordinator. Should you have gang-related firearms cases you want to discuss with her, please call her at 503-727-1125. ### PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Page 2 SIGNIFICANT RECENT CASES Danial Chase Kennedy, 27, a resident of Jefferson County, Oregon, appeared before U. S. District Court Chief Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene on December 18, 2013 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. On July 10, 2013, Kennedy pled guilty to being an armed career criminal and admitted possessing shotguns and rifles he and two accomplices stole while burglarizing a Jefferson County home. Chief Judge Aiken sentenced Kennedy as an armed career criminal because he possessed the firearms after being previously convicted in Oregon courts of twelve felonies including robbery, coercion and deliveries of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Kennedy and two accomplices used methamphetamine before breaking into the unoccupied home and stealing the guns and jewelry. Oregon State Police officers recovered four of the stolen guns, stolen property, and methamphetamine at Kennedy’s Madras residence. Kennedy was on Oregon post-prison supervision for four felonies when arrested by the Oregon State Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff. This case was investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Oregon State Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank R. Papagni, Jr., with the assistance of Jefferson County Deputy District Attorney Laura Moszer and Deschutes County Deputy District Attorney Brigid Turner, prosecuted the case. ### PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Page 3 SIGNIFICANT RECENT CASES (Continued) On December 24, 2013, Sid Edward Willis Jr., 34, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after he threatened a couple with a loaded .357 caliber handgun. On May 24, 2012, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a couple drove into the Plaid Pantry parking lot located at SE 162nd and SE Division, in Portland, Oregon, to pick up a few items on their way home. After the male driver exited the car and went into the store the defendant walked up to the female passenger, who was still sitting in the car, and asked her “Why is your man mugging me?” As he was talking to the passenger the defendant showed her a silver handgun that he had tucked into his waistband. Alarmed, the passenger exited the car and went into the market to tell her boyfriend what had happened and that they needed to leave. Immediately after leaving the store, the defendant called out to the male driver and stated, “Why you mugging me?” The male driver turned to walk toward the defendant who then pulled out his gun and pointed it directly at the male driver’s face stating, “You can’t be mugging me...I’ll kill you...I’m a gangsta.” The couple immediately left the store and called 911. Portland Police Officers responded and captured Willis a short time later down the street. After Willis was taken into custody, officers located a loaded .357 caliber revolver hidden in some bushes where the defendant was trying to hide from the police. When he was being booked into the Multnomah County Jail the defendant blurted out to the police that he had done everything and then said, “Just give me a deal, I want 15 years in the state, don’t send me to the feds!” The defendant had been released from federal custody less than two months prior to this incident after serving a 10-year drug sentence. On June 5, 2013, he was indicted by the federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal. The defendant pled guilty on July 22, 2013. At the time of the crime, the defendant had 10 prior felony convictions, including four felony drug trafficking offenses. U. S. District Court Judge Anna J. Brown sentenced the defendant to 15 years in prison on the new felon in possession of a firearm charge. The new crime was also a violation of the defendant’s federal supervised release. Judge Brown also revoked the defendant’s federal supervision and imposed a consecutive five year sentence. This case was investigated by the Portland Police Bureau and the Gang Enforcement Team. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Scott Kerin, the Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Drug Unit and former head of the Gang and Sex Trafficking Prosecution Team. ### Page 4 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS CASES INDICTED BENTON COUNTY Jaxon Valdez-Perry CLACKAMAS COUNTY Yuriy P. Bobrovnikov Eric Michael Buyas Scott Anthony Nelson COOS COUNTY Donald Lee Freeman JACKSON COUNTY Justin John Morton LANE COUNTY Gentry Clint Bergstrom Daniel William Cieplinski MALHEUR COUNTY Ramiro Martinez Tristan MARION COUNTY Manuel Joseph Bayya Bryan James Perr MULTNOMAH COUNTY Anthony Dock Arrington Anthony Devlin Brant Ramona Spacey Campbell Daniel Warren Clark Jamie Walter Coleman, Jr. Tyler Scott Courtright Jennica Irene Dunn Christine Cecilia Grover Isaac Symone Harden, Jr. Ashley Nicole Howe Scott Raymond Keast David Joseph Lindeman John Clinton Lloyd Chad Curtis Loynachan Debra Ann Navarro Jorge Ortega, Jr. Kyle Schumann Tyler Stephen Seward Kelly Ray Shaw Joshua Ryan Sparks Anthony Staggs Travis James Stephens Ja Juan Latrell Yoakum UMATILLA COUNTY Edgar Garcia-Gomez WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION Waylon Charlie Heath Curt Blain Jim Louis Dean LeClaire Evans Spino, Jr. WASHINGTON COUNTY Dale Andrew Grasser Jeremiah Allen Kent Jason Brice Marquand PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Page 5 CASES SENTENCED CLACKAMAS COUNTY Jeramy Theodore Carpenter Steven Kevin Cervantes William Floyd Moore Probation 75 Months 180 Months JACKSON COUNTY Brandon Joseph Miller Probation JEFFERSON COUNTY Danial Chase Kennedy 180 Months KLAMATH COUNTY Corey Nicholas Agard 67 Months LINN COUNTY Logan Scott Mitchell Probation MARION COUNTY Angela Katherine Lara Probation MULTNOMAH COUNTY Cornelio Juan Balanzar Swann Devin Carmicle Steven Kevin Cervantes William Ralph Easley Daniel Gene Hoffman Randy Lee Mossman Preston Marcel Reid Tyrone Charles Weaver-Hainley Kavell Ricardo Wesson Frankie George Williams Sid Edward Willis, Jr. 57 Months 75 Months 75 Months Probation 92 Months 48 Months 55 Months 33 Months Probation 46 Months 180 Months UMATILLA COUNTY Sebastian Rodriguez 52 Months WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION Rafael Adam Ortiz Probation PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS Page 6 REFERRAL CONTACTS DOUG FONG Assistant US Attorney, Medford Phone 541‐776‐4637 [email protected] FRANK PAPAGNI Assistant US Attorney, Eugene Phone 541‐465‐6627 [email protected] FRED WEINHOUSE Assistant US Attorney, Portland Phone 503‐727‐1014 [email protected] ATF 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard Suite 710 Portland, OR 97232 Phone 503‐331‐7820 Fax 503‐331‐7821 REPORT ILLEGAL GUNS CALL 1‐800‐ATF‐GUNS National website: http://www.psn.gov Oregon website: http://psnoregon.org