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Federal Grand Jury Criminal Indictments Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2010

Thomas Scott Woodward, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, announces the results of the November 2010 Federal Grand Jury.

The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the return of an indictment by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing the defendant of alleged violations which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome the defendant's presumption of innocence.

Erik Raynold Miller. Embezzlement of Mail Matter. Miller, 44, of Tulsa, is accused of stealing the contents of mail matter on May 26, 2010, while employed as a U.S. Postal Service Carrier.

Marquis Craven. Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. Craven, 21, of Tulsa, is charged with having a .44 magnum revolver and ammunition in his possession on August 15, 2010. He has a previous (2008) felony conviction from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma for possessing an unregistered sawed-off shotgun.

Marcus Lamont Temple. Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. Temple, 28, of Tulsa, is charged with having a Norinco SKS 7.62x39mm rifle and ammunition in his possession on August 10, 2010. He has five previous (2002-2004) felony convictions from Oklahoma County District Court for burglary and drug crimes.

Cleo Demetrius Hill. Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, Possess Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Firearm in Drug Trafficking Crime. Hill, 31, of Tulsa, is charged with trafficking in marijuana and having a .45 caliber pistol and multiple rounds of ammunition in his possession on August 10, 2010. He has three previous (2009) felony convictions from Tulsa County District Court for drug and firearms offenses.

D’Angelo Milano Stefani, Paul Stephen Bernius, IV, Bonnie Amber Kay Keeter. Conspiracy, Robbery. The defendants are charged in the bank robberies of the First National Bank of Coweta and the Arvest Bank at 11032 S. Memorial, Tulsa, on July 30, 2010. Stefani, 34, Bernius, 35, and Keeter, 28, resided in Broken Arrow.

Keith Dewon Baldwin. Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. Baldwin, 28, of Tulsa, was allegedly found in possession of a Ruger 9mm pistol and ammunition on August 27, 2010. He has a previous (2006) felony conviction for marijuana possession from Tulsa County District Court.

Artemus Deonte Matthews. Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. Matthews, 29, of Tulsa, is charged with having a Bryco .22 pistol and ammunition in his possession on July 1, 2010. He has a previous (2000) felony conviction for robbery from the state of Louisiana.

Corejon Donte Ballard. Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. Ballard, 24, of Tulsa, is charged with having a Ruger 9mm pistol, a Scorpion .22 caliber pistol and ammunition for both firearms in his possession on August 11, 2010. He has a previous (2006) felony conviction for crack cocaine trafficking from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Ricardo Alanis-Perez. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 43, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on July 29, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in August 2008.

Omar Gomez-Alamilla. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 51, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Rogers County Jail and later transferred to the Tulsa County Jail on August 23, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in May 2005.

Francisco Ruiz Moreno. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 37, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on May 1, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in November 2002.

Ruben Solis-Valenzuela. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 39, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on August 11, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in January 2009.

Tomas Linares-Castellanos. Alien in the United States after Deportation. The defendant, 33, of Mexico, was allegedly found in the Tulsa County Jail on August 24, 2010. He was previously deported and removed from the U.S. in July 2009.

Jeffrey Shaun Bagby. Possess 50 Grams or more of Cocaine Base with Intent to Distribute. Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Bagby, 40, of Tulsa, is accused of trafficking in crack cocaine on April 16, 2010, in Tulsa. Additionally, he is charged with having 42 rounds of .38 caliber ammunition in his possession at a traffic stop on July 22, 2010. He has four previous (1994-1998) felony convictions from Tulsa County District Court. Three of those are for drug trafficking.

Joe Lee Ybarra. Felon in Possession of Firearm, Possess 50 Grams or more of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, Possess Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime. Ybarra, 39, of McKinney, Texas, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine in Tulsa on January 15, 2010. At the time of his arrest he was allegedly in possession of a Charter Arms .44 caliber revolver and ammunition. He has three previous (1993-2004) felony drug convictions from Dallas County, Texas District Court.


Sealed and Superseding Indictments
There were two indictments returned by the Grand Jury that remain sealed. There was one
superseding indictment in the case of Tarence Lavell Woods, a felon with firearm charge
originally indicted in July 2010.

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