NORFOLK, VA—Enrique Omar Hinton, a.k.a. “Rico,” 26, of Newport News, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy, as well as possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; David A. O’Neil, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; and Royce E. Curtin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Norfolk Field Office, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States Magistrate Judge Tommy E. Miller.
Hinton was charged in a superseding indictment returned on December 9, 2013, with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. Hinton faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the racketeering conspiracy charge and a mandatory consecutive sentence of te10n years to life in prison on the firearm charge when he is sentenced on June 26, 2014, in Norfolk.
In a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Hinton admitted that he was a member of a violent street gang called the Black P-Stones, also referred to as the P-Stone Bloods and Cobra Stones, which operated as a criminal enterprise located primarily in the Beechmont, Courthouse Green, and Woodview neighborhoods in the Denbigh area of Newport News. The Black P-Stones engaged in various criminal activities including murders, robberies, illegal drug trafficking, and obstruction of justice. Hinton joined the gang in approximately 2005 and held the rank of “foot soldier.” As a foot soldier, Hinton sold marijuana for the gang, possessed firearms, attended gang meetings, and planned and participated in the gang’s criminal activities. On December 10, 2008, Hinton and co-conspirators participated in a shooting in Williamsburg to retaliate against a rival gang member who exhibited disrespect toward a co-conspirator’s girlfriend. During the shooting, approximately seven to eight bullets were fired at the rival gang member’s home, with bullets entering the home’s living room and front door while two people were inside. Hinton further admitted that on July 13, 2009, he testified falsely before a federal grand jury for the purpose of obstructing the grand jury’s investigation of the Black P-Stones and the December 10, 2008 shooting in which he and co-conspirators participated.
The investigation of this case was led by the FBI’s Safe Streets Peninsula Task Force, with the assistance of the Newport News Police Department and the James City County Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Eric M. Hurt and Trial Attorney Louis A. Crisostomo of the Organized Crime and Gang Section in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.justice.gov/usao/vae.
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Friday, February 14, 2014
Ojo Amarillo Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Using a Firearm During an Assault
ALBUQUERQUE—Perfinna King, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico, was sentenced this morning to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for using a firearm during a crime of violence. The sentence was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Director John Billison of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety.
King was arrested in April 2012 based on a criminal complaint charging her with assaulting her domestic partner, another Navajo woman, with a knife and a pistol on April 6, 2012. King subsequently was indicted and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecution of this case was delayed by competency proceedings.
Court filing reflect that, in the early hours of April 6, 2012, King had an argument with the victim during which King stabbed the victim in the leg in a residence located in the Navajo Indian Reservation. Although the victim tried to get away from King by hiding in a bathroom, King dragged the victim out of the bathroom and stabbed her again. Thereafter, King shot the victim in the leg as the victim ran out of the residence in an effort to get away from King. The victim was treated for multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound on her leg.
On November 13, 2013, King entered a guilty plea to count three of the indictment and admitted using a firearm during an assault she committed on April 6, 2012.
This case was investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI and the Shiprock Office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano A. Torrez. The case was brought pursuant to the Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (Tribal SAUSA) Pilot Project, which is sponsored by the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women and seeks to train tribal prosecutors in federal law, procedure, and investigative techniques to increase the likelihood that every viable violent offense against Native women is prosecuted in either federal court or tribal court, or both. The Tribal SAUSA Pilot Project was largely driven by input gathered from annual tribal consultations on violence against women and is another step in the Justice Department’s on-going efforts to increase engagement, coordination, and action on public safety in tribal communities.
King was arrested in April 2012 based on a criminal complaint charging her with assaulting her domestic partner, another Navajo woman, with a knife and a pistol on April 6, 2012. King subsequently was indicted and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecution of this case was delayed by competency proceedings.
Court filing reflect that, in the early hours of April 6, 2012, King had an argument with the victim during which King stabbed the victim in the leg in a residence located in the Navajo Indian Reservation. Although the victim tried to get away from King by hiding in a bathroom, King dragged the victim out of the bathroom and stabbed her again. Thereafter, King shot the victim in the leg as the victim ran out of the residence in an effort to get away from King. The victim was treated for multiple stab wounds and a gunshot wound on her leg.
On November 13, 2013, King entered a guilty plea to count three of the indictment and admitted using a firearm during an assault she committed on April 6, 2012.
This case was investigated by the Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI and the Shiprock Office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Presiliano A. Torrez. The case was brought pursuant to the Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (Tribal SAUSA) Pilot Project, which is sponsored by the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women and seeks to train tribal prosecutors in federal law, procedure, and investigative techniques to increase the likelihood that every viable violent offense against Native women is prosecuted in either federal court or tribal court, or both. The Tribal SAUSA Pilot Project was largely driven by input gathered from annual tribal consultations on violence against women and is another step in the Justice Department’s on-going efforts to increase engagement, coordination, and action on public safety in tribal communities.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Littleton Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
DENVER—Jeffery Allan Johnston, age 46, of Parker, Colorado, today pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer to one count of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms and one count of possession with intent to distribute MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy), and admitted the forfeiture allegation in the information, United States Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle announced. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Brimmer ordered that he be immediately remanded into custody. Johnston is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Brimmer on February 3, 2014.
Johnston was first charged by criminal complaint on July 19, 2013. He was arrested at his Parker home on July 22, 2013. He was charged by information on August 15, 2013, where he waived his right to be indicted by a federal grand jury. He pled guilty today, October 28, 2013.
According to the stipulated facts in the plea agreement, as well as other court documents, in April 2012, a source told law enforcement that he (the source) attended a party at Johnston’s home. While at the party, the source claims he observed behavior consistent with the use of illegal drugs. On July 16, 2013, a source received a message from Johnston. In cooperation with the FBI, the source returned Johnston’s call and had a coded conversation about providing Johnston with MDMA. On July 19, 2013, the source, working with the FBI, traveled to Johnston’s residence. Through monitored and recorded calls before the meeting, the source had agreed to deliver 75 MDMA pills to Johnston. The source and Johnston then met at Johnston’s residence. The exchange of money and MDMA took place in the kitchen of the residence. Johnston received approximately 9.9 grams of MDMA, in the form of 37 pills and 6.3 grams of powder MDMA. Johnston paid the source $1,300 for the drugs. Following the transaction, Johnston was taken into custody and a federal search warrant was executed at the residence.
During the search agents found the MDMA used during the controlled exchange in a kitchen drawer. They also found a stainless steel Colt Officers Model .45 caliber pistol located in a small black bag, loaded with seven rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber located above the kitchen drawer that contained the drugs. Investigators eventually located a small amount of cocaine, steroids, hundreds of prescription pills, additional firearms, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the residence. They also found eight other firearms, including an AR-15 and two 12-gauge shotguns. At all pertinent times, the defendant was employed as a sworn police officer.
Johnston faces not more than 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for being a prohibited person in possession of firearms (specifically an unlawful user of Schedule I controlled substances, MDMA, MDA, and GHB while knowingly possessing multiple firearms). He also faces not more than 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for possession with intent to distribute MDMA (ecstasy).
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Johnston is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Conner and Guy Till.
Johnston was first charged by criminal complaint on July 19, 2013. He was arrested at his Parker home on July 22, 2013. He was charged by information on August 15, 2013, where he waived his right to be indicted by a federal grand jury. He pled guilty today, October 28, 2013.
According to the stipulated facts in the plea agreement, as well as other court documents, in April 2012, a source told law enforcement that he (the source) attended a party at Johnston’s home. While at the party, the source claims he observed behavior consistent with the use of illegal drugs. On July 16, 2013, a source received a message from Johnston. In cooperation with the FBI, the source returned Johnston’s call and had a coded conversation about providing Johnston with MDMA. On July 19, 2013, the source, working with the FBI, traveled to Johnston’s residence. Through monitored and recorded calls before the meeting, the source had agreed to deliver 75 MDMA pills to Johnston. The source and Johnston then met at Johnston’s residence. The exchange of money and MDMA took place in the kitchen of the residence. Johnston received approximately 9.9 grams of MDMA, in the form of 37 pills and 6.3 grams of powder MDMA. Johnston paid the source $1,300 for the drugs. Following the transaction, Johnston was taken into custody and a federal search warrant was executed at the residence.
During the search agents found the MDMA used during the controlled exchange in a kitchen drawer. They also found a stainless steel Colt Officers Model .45 caliber pistol located in a small black bag, loaded with seven rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber located above the kitchen drawer that contained the drugs. Investigators eventually located a small amount of cocaine, steroids, hundreds of prescription pills, additional firearms, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the residence. They also found eight other firearms, including an AR-15 and two 12-gauge shotguns. At all pertinent times, the defendant was employed as a sworn police officer.
Johnston faces not more than 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for being a prohibited person in possession of firearms (specifically an unlawful user of Schedule I controlled substances, MDMA, MDA, and GHB while knowingly possessing multiple firearms). He also faces not more than 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for possession with intent to distribute MDMA (ecstasy).
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Johnston is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Conner and Guy Till.
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