Inmate formerly at Leavenworth accused of killing fellow prisoner

A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kan., has indicted Michael White, 30, now in custody at the Florence Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colo., with murdering a fellow inmate while they both were in custody at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth.

White is accused of murdering Michael McAnulty on Dec. 31, 2003. McAnulty was serving a life sentence for an assault with a deadly weapon on a mail custodian during a 1997 armed robbery in Charlotte, N.C.

After the jump, other indictments returned:

Kenneth Rayford, 58, Paul G. Rayford, 32, and Claude White, 54, all of Kansas City, Mo., are charged with one count of attempted bank robbery, one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Each of them also is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.

The indictment alleges that on Oct. 22 the defendants were armed when they attempted to rob the Interstate Federal Savings and Loan in Kansas City, Kan. On Oct. 23 they were charged in a federal criminal complaint that stated FBI agents were present at the time of the crime and prevented the defendants from robbing the bank.

If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the attempted bank robbery charge, not less than 5 years consecutive to other sentences and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation,  the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, the Independence Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service assisted in the investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Oakley is prosecuting.

Kelly J. Winegar, 32, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. Kathryn S. Barnes, 28, Shawnee, is charged in the same case with one count of attempting to obstruct an investigation. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 6 and Sept. 8 in Kansas City, Kan.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

• Unlawful possession of a firearm: A maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
• Obstruction: A maximum penalty of 20 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.

Eric B. McCuiston, 30, is charged with escaping from custody while he was incarcerated at the Grossman Community Corrections Center in Leavenworth, Kan. The crime is alleged to have occurred Aug. 22, 2009.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.

Jesus Omar Baylon-Garcia, 26, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Oct. 22, 2009, in Wyandotte County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life and a fine up to $4 million on the drug charge and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearms charge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting.

Clemente Pacheco-Octaviano, 28, Shawnee, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by an alien illegally in the United States. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 2, 2009, in Johnson County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt is prosecuting.

Edward E. Moore, 20, 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 Oct. 24, 2009, 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.

Frederick J. Herring, 31, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition after a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Oct. 30, 2008, and Jan. 6, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.

Upon conviction, each count carries 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.

Ryan J. Mendoza, 31, Ottawa, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, and one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered rifle with a sawed off barrel. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 24, 2009, in Ottawa, Kan.

Upon conviction, each count carries 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.

Julius R. Washington, 21, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Sept. 23, 2009, in Lawrence, Kan.

Upon conviction, the crime carries 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.

Hiram Velo-Diaz, 30, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with one count of unlawfully re-entering the United States after he was convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found Oct. 9, 2009, in Kansas City, Kan.

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 David Smith is prosecuting.

| Bob Cronkleton

Comments

[gary]

Good - now keep the Americans in prison & this time don't turn the Mexican Nationals loose again. Put them in prison alongside the Americans. Equal crime + equal time.

[I]

Doing the time is ok......but paying the fine.....probably never gets paid....in full.

[Man in a Mission]

Ah, yes - that old myth that minorities and illegal immigrants get lesser sentences than white American citizens, even though white American citizens who make up more than half of the US population are far less than half of the US prison population, in large part to the fact that they are far less likely to be arrested or sentenced to prison for the same crimes as minorities or illegal immigrants.

Gotta love stupid.

[mutt]

You mean to tell me that all this time I've been abstaining from commiting crimes in order to keep myself out of prison and all I really had to do was be white? Hmmmm, who wants to buy some crack?

[Man in a Mission]

mutt -

Your chances of being investigated for selling crack is less than that of a minority. If you are stopped for a traffic violation while transporting crack, you are less likely to be searched or have your car searched than a minority. If you are arrested for selling crack, you are likely to receive a lesser sentence than a minority arrested for the same crime, and more likely to receive probation, a suspended sentence, or some sort of treatment/diversion program than a minority arrested for the same crime.

This is why I am so disgusted by such comments as gary made. The insistence of people to suggest that there is some kind of conspiracy to treat immigrants or minorities better than whites, in contradiction of the reality is beyond ignorance.

While it may not be racism - there is a definite disparity between how whites and non-whites are treated by the legal system in this country to the advantage of whites and the detriment of non-whites.

[mutt]

I would suspect that some of the reasons why I'm less likely to be stopped, searched, arrested and sentanced would be that I have a legal occupation, and no prior criminal record. Crack dealers don't have those things going for them. However; I do agree that its not likely an illegal immigrant, or other minority would receive better treatment by the justice system than I would.