Olathe Man Charged with Bank Robbery After Arrest at Gentlemen’s Club

KANSAS CITY, KS—Ronald Huddleston, 63, Olathe, Kansas, is charged with one count of aggravated bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. The crime is alleged to have occurred July 5, 2010, in Olathe, Kansas.

Huddleston initially was charged July 6 in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas. The complaint alleged Huddleston carried a handgun when he robbed the Enterprise Bank & Trust located in a Price Chopper store on North Parker in Olathe. He handed the teller a red Price Chopper bag and told her to put cash in it. He opened his blazer to show the clerk the handle of a gun in his waistband. When Huddleston drove away from the bank, a witness wrote down part of the number on the tag of the light blue Jaguar he was driving. He was arrested when detectives spotted the car at Bonita Flats on West 175th Street in Olathe.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000. The FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble is prosecuting.

Other Indictments

Thomas Taylor, 36, Leavenworth, Kansas, and Alicia Walton, 35, Leavenworth, Kansas, are charged with one count of maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking at an apartment in Leavenworth, Kansas. In addition, Taylor is charged with three counts of distributing crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of carrying 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 in February and March 2012 in Leavenworth, Kansas.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

■Distribution or possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $1 million on each count.

■Possession with intent to distribute marijuana: A maximum penalty of five 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 $500,000.

■Unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking: Not less than five years and not more than life, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, 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.

The Leavenworth Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri McCracken is prosecuting.

Ronald E. Schwensow, 60, Leavenworth, Kansas, is charged with escaping from the U.S. Penitentiary Prison Camp in Leavenworth. The crime is alleged to have occurred June 21, 2011.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting.

Brett W. Ellis, 39, Gardner, Kansas, is charged with two counts of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in January, March and April 2011 in Gardner, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years on each of the counts of receiving child pornography and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession charge. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.

Gilbert Dewayne Baker, 58, Kansas City, Kansas, is charged with failing to register as a sex offender as required by the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The crime is alleged to have occurred January 14, 2010, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.

Jesus Rios-Zamora, 41, a foreign citizen who has been living in Kansas City, Kansas, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found May 17, 2012, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.

Jose Gusman, 39, a citizen of El Salvador who has been living in Liberal, Kansas, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported.

If convicted he faces a maximum penalty of two years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.

Carlos Ivan Lasalde-Flores, 31, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

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

Rondrell Robinson, 24, Kansas City, Kansas, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 27, 2012, in Lenexa, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.

Rogelio Reynoso-Gomez, 27, a foreign citizen who has been living in Kansas City, Kansas, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a alien illegally in the United States. The crime is alleged to have occurred June 22, 2012, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.

Antonio Canales-Rivera, 29, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with illegally re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found June 19, 2012, in Kansas City, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble is prosecuting.

James Christmas, 44, Olathe, Kansas, is charged with possession of child pornography. The crime is alleged to have occurred Aug. 14, 2010, in Johnson County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Olathe Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.

Efrain Contreras-Cesareo, 25, Kansas City, Kansas, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a alien illegally in the United States. The crime is alleged to have occurred June 22, 2012, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask is prosecuting.

Gilmar Dagoberto Barrera-Rivas, 47, a citizen of Guatemala who has been living in Wichita, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being deported. He was found June 21, 2012, in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

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

Juan Manuel-Hernandez-Chavez, 36, a foreign citizen who has been living in Wichita, Kansas, is charged with one count of making a false statement on an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, three counts of providing false information to the Social Security Administration in connection with his employment at Drywall Systems Inc., and three counts of aggravated identity theft.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

■Making a false statement on an I-9 form: A maximum penalty of five years without parole and a fine up to $250,000.

■Making a false statement to the Social Security Administration: A maximum penalty of five years without parole and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

■Aggravated identity theft: A mandatory two years to run consecutively to the sentence on other counts and a fine up to $250,000.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Anderson is prosecuting.

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.

Kansas City Man Sentenced in Leavenworth Bank Robbery

KANSAS CITY, KS—A Kansas City man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for a bank robbery in Leavenworth, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Donnique H. Kelley, 22, Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison. Kelley pleaded guilty to one count of armed bank robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during the robbery. In his plea, he admitted that on September 13, 2011, he and co-defendant Dale K. Hill, 52, Kansas City, Missouri, robbed the Country Club Bank, 2310 South 4th Street in Leavenworth, Kansas. They entered the bank and yelled, “Give me all the money. Open all the drawers.” Kelley held a black handgun and pointed it at the tellers. They fled the bank in a black SUV.

They abandoned the SUV, which had been stolen, and attempted to escape in an orange Dodge Challenger. Lansing police spotted the orange car at Main and Ida in Lansing and attempted to stop it. The vehicle fled at a high rate of speed with Lansing police and the Kansas Highway Patrol in pursuit. The robbers drove east on I-70 and then east on I-670 into Kansas City, Missouri, where police used stop sticks to disable the getaway car.

Co-defendant Dale K. Hill is set for sentencing April 16.

Grissom commended the Leavenworth Police Department, the Lansing Police Department, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the FBI, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead for their work on the case.

Kansas Man Gets 36.5 Years in Federal Drug Case

KANSAS CITY, KS—A Kansas City, Kan., man who was part of a drug trafficking ring that tried to take over the neighborhood around 20th Street and Longwood Avenue has been sentenced to 36.5 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Mark A. Brooks, 34, Kansas City, Kan., was convicted in a jury trial on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than 280 grams of crack cocaine; one count of conspiracy to maintain a residence at 2632 N. 20th Street in furtherance of drug trafficking; and one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine within 1,000 feet of Northwest Middle School.

Brooks was one of 17 defendants indicted as a result of Operation Camera Shy. The indictment alleged the traffickers distributed more than $4 million worth of cocaine and crack on Kansas City streets. During the operation, investigators used undercover buyers and electronic surveillance to shadow the traffickers.

Grissom commended the following agencies for their work on the case: The FBI; the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department; the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit Police Department; the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department; the Leavenworth Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt.

Drug Trafficking Boss in Kansas City, Kansas Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

KANSAS CITY, KS—The leader of a drug trafficking ring that tried to take over the neighborhood around 20th and Longwood in Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison, said U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.

Antonio D. Quinn, 32, Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. In his plea, he admitted he was the leader of a drug trafficking organization targeted by local and federal law enforcement agencies in an investigation named Operation Camera Shy. Quinn owned houses in the area around 20th and Longwood that he and other conspirators used for distributing crack cocaine. Other conspirators paid him in money or drugs for using his houses.

In his plea, Quinn agreed to the forfeit his claims to property including 2648 N. 21st, 2636 N. 20th, 2635 N. 20th, 2632 N. 20th, 2111 N. 49th, 2016 N. 27th and 619 N. Garfield in Kansas City, Kan. He also agreed to a money judgment against him of more than $4.2 million.

Also sentenced Monday were:

■Lavaughn J. Brown, 32, Kansas City, Kan., who was sentenced to 262 months and a forfeiture money judgment of more than $4.2 million.

■Steven L. Quinn, 35, Kansas City, Kan., who was sentenced to 240 months and a forfeiture money judgment of more than $4.2 million.

■Rocquel Jones-Quinn, 38, Kansas City, Kan., who was sentenced to 84 months and a $50,000 money judgment.

■Juan D. Lopez, 32, Kansas City, Mo., who was sentenced to five years probation including two years home confinement.

■Dale E. Talley, 55, Shawnee, Kan., who was sentenced to four years probation including six months home confinement, a $15,000 money judgment and a $10,000 fine.

■Ruth A. Alvarado-Lopez, 26, Kansas City, Mo., who was sentenced to two years probation.

Investigators used undercover buyers and electronic surveillance to shadow the traffickers. Evidence showed the traffickers were watching the police, too. In Dale Talley’s plea, he admitted police intercepted phone calls in which he warned his fellow traffickers about a blue van “full of police” he spotted in the neighborhood. In another instance, Talley called to warn Antonio Quinn that Quinn was being followed by a gray car. The car was being used by police for surveillance. In another instance, Talley called Antonio Quinn to warn him that a police tactical team was closing in on him. “Shut everything down in the hood,” Talley was recorded saying.

Grissom commended the following agencies for their work on the case: The FBI; the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department; the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department; the Lee’s Summit Police Department; the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department; the Leavenworth Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel and Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt.