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Omaha Woman Shelby English Sentenced to 130 Months in Jail for Distributing Meth

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Shelby English, 42, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced in federal court in Omaha for distributing methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced English to 130 months’ imprisonment.

There is no parole in the federal system. After English’s release from prison, she will begin a five-year term of supervised release.

On May 24, 2023, a confidential source coordinated a controlled purchase of 111 grams of meth from English.  To make the purchase, the confidential source drove to the residence at 45th block of N. 41st Street, Omaha, and entered the residence with English.

Inside the residence, the confidential source and English encountered a Hispanic female, later identified as co-defendant Alondra Rebolledo, who is alleged to have provided the meth to English, who then gave it to the confidential source. 

Forensic laboratory testing confirmed the substance as meth with a purity level of 94.2 per cent.

Rebelledo is presumed innocent and is scheduled for trial on August 20, 2024.

U.S. Court Jails El Paso Man Roberto Esquivel 19 Years for Attempted Murder of Border Patrol Agent

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An El Paso man was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for attempting to murder a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a routine immigration stop in New Mexico.

According to court documents, on January 5, 2023, a border patrol agent pulled Roberto Esquivel, 25, over a rural section of New Mexico Highway 146 for a routine immigration inspection. When the agent approached the vehicle, he observed individuals inside whom he suspected of being undocumented immigrants.

The agent asked Esquivel to exit the vehicle. Instead, Esquivel produced a firearm and shot the agent, striking him twice in the torso area.

After shooting the agent, Esquivel fled the scene but lost control of the vehicle and rolled it multiple times. He ran from the crash site and threw the gun into the desert. Law enforcement officers subsequently apprehended Esquivel and recovered the discarded firearm.

The border patrol agent survived the shooting, largely due to his ballistic vest. One of the passengers required airlift to a hospital but has since recovered from injuries sustained during the incident.

Esquivel will be subject to three years of supervised release upon his release from prison.

Leaders Of Methamphetamine Ring Adan Mendoza, Brian I. Wilson Receive 400 Months’ Prison Sentence

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The two leaders of a large-scale methamphetamine organization have been sentenced to a combined 400 months in federal prison. Adan Mendoza, 36, of Dallas, Texas, and Brian I. Wilson, 37, of Little Rock, each received 200-month prison sentences — which equals 16 years, eight months — from United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. Judge Moody sentenced Mendoza Friday, and Wilson on July 12, 2024.

Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentences.

Wilson and Mendoza were the two lead defendants in a 20-count, nine-defendant indictment that was returned by a federal grand jury on September 8, 2022. Both Wilson and Mendoza pleaded guilty in March 2024 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute methamphetamine.

In their plea agreements, each defendant was held responsible for the distribution of between five to 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, a range which carried a 10-year minimum sentence.

In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Moody sentenced each defendant to five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

All nine defendants have pleaded guilty in the case. In addition to the sentences handed out to Wilson and Mendoza, Judge Moody sentenced David Chad Lane, 47, of North Little Rock, to 96 months in prison and Samuel L. Johnson, 37, of Little Rock, to 65 months in prison. Judge Moody will sentence the remaining defendants at a later date.

In this case, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began investigating a methamphetamine trafficking ring in central Arkansas in late 2021. The ring was headed locally by Wilson and supplied by Mendoza, out of Dallas.

Wilson acquired methamphetamine from Mendoza in Texas and either personally transported it by car or had associates transport it for him to central Arkansas weekly. Wilson and others then distributed the methamphetamine to numerous people in Arkansas.

On two different occasions, the DEA used a confidential informant to purchase a kilogram of methamphetamine directly from Wilson. Also, in February 2022, the DEA seized approximately five kilograms of methamphetamine and one kilogram of cocaine from Wilson following a traffic stop when Wilson was returning from a trip to Dallas.

Mendoza is also implicated in a separate federal conspiracy in Texas that began in 2019. While the DEA was conducting surveillance on Mendoza in Dallas, agents observed Wilson meeting with him.

During additional surveillance operations in Dallas, DEA agents observed an associate of Wilson (co-defendant Michael Odom) arrive at Mendoza’s house in a Corvette, meet with Mendoza, and then leave with a large bag. Following a high-speed chase with police, local law enforcement eventually arrested Odom and recovered 2.8 kilograms of methamphetamine that Odom received from Mendoza.

Queens, New York Man Jamonty Brister Appears on Federal Drug Charge

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The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jamonty Brister, 29, of Queens, New York, appeared Wednesday in the United States District Court in Burlington on a complaint charging him with a federal drug offence.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered that Brister be detained without bail pending trial, which has not been scheduled at this time.

According to the criminal complaint filed on July 18, 2024, in June 2024, Burlington Police Department drug investigators and DEA Task Force officers made three controlled purchases of fentanyl from Brister utilizing a confidential source.

Earlier last week, officers obtained a state court warrant to search the Burlington residence where Brister had been living. They executed the warrant on the morning of July 17 and arrested Brister alone in a locked bedroom.

During the search of Brister’s bedroom, officers recovered about 900 grams of cocaine base, about 130 grams of fentanyl, about $10,000 in cash, and a handgun. The complaint charges Brister with possessing the seized narcotics with intent to distribute.

The United States Attorney emphasised that the charges in the complaint are only accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Brister faces up to 20 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $1,000,000 if convicted. The U.S. District Court will determine the actual sentence with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and the statutory sentencing factors.  

Former NOPD Officer Jeffrey Paul Vappie II Charged with Wire Fraud

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Jeffrey Paul Vappie II, 52, a resident of New Orleans, was indicted Friday on seven counts of wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, for perpetrating a scheme to defraud the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD).  

Vappie was additionally indicted for making false statements to agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001(a)(2).

According to the indictment, Vappie was a New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer from April 1997 until his resignation in June 2024.  Vappie was assigned to serve as a member of the Executive Protection Unit (EPU), which is responsible for providing personal protection for the Mayor of the City of New Orleans. 

At least as early as November 2021, Vappie and Public Official 1 developed and carried on a personal and romantic relationship. Vappie attempted to disguise this relationship by making his interactions with Public Official 1 appear related to Vappie’s duties and responsibilities as a member of EPU. 

In doing so, Vappie submitted false timecards to NOPD in which he claimed to be working when, in fact, he was engaged in personal activities, including carrying on a personal and romantic relationship with Public Official 1. 

Vappie took other steps to further and conceal the scheme to defraud. For example, among these personal activities, VAPPIE spent substantial time inside an apartment owned by the City of New Orleans to which Public Official 1 had access. Additionally, he ate meals and consumed alcohol with Public Official 1, all while being paid to work as a member of EPU.  

Vappie also travelled on purported work-related trips with Public Official 1, paid for by the City of New Orleans.  

Vappie and Public Official 1 exchanged personal and romantic messages and photographs via an encrypted instant messaging application to avoid detection and continue their relationship. This exchange of messages and photographs occurred as Vappie continued to claim only a professional relationship with Public Official 1 and continued to serve as a member of EPU. 

Near the conclusion of an NOPD administrative investigation into his alleged wrongdoing, Vappie attempted to influence the Interim Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department into exonerating him. 

During an interview with FBI agents at Vappie’s residence on July 14, 2023, Vappie made several false statements, including that Vappie did not have, and had never had, a physical or romantic relationship with Public Official 1, that Vappie had never kissed Public Official 1, and that Vappie had never told Public Official 1 that Vappie loved Public Official 1.

For each count of wire fraud, Vappie faces up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. For the false statements count, Vappie faces up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. 

Narcotics Trafficker Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment

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Reynaldo Parra-Villagrana, 27, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Márquez to 33 months in federal prison, followed by 60 months of supervised release, for his role in a cross-border narcotics distribution conspiracy.

Parra-Villagrana pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on December 18, 2023.

In May 2019, during a multi-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Parra-Villagrana delivered 878.8 grams of pure methamphetamine to an undercover officer in the parking lot of a sporting goods store in Tucson.

Parra-Villagrana was acting on behalf of a Mexico-based drug supplier when he delivered the methamphetamine to the undercover officer. 

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (“OCDETF”) investigation. 

Bruno J. Haney II, Leader of Lockport Drug Trafficking Organisation to Serve 184 Months in Prison

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Bruno J. Haney, II, 35, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing heroin, fentanyl, and butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 184 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated that between April 2017 and March 2019, Haney organised and led a drug trafficking organization.

In June 2017, the Niagara County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Haney’s residence, during which investigators seized several bags containing butyryl fentanyl, hydrocodone, acetaminophen, and alprazolam pills, $515 in cash, and drug paraphernalia. In January 2019, Haney was arrested, and a search warrant was executed at a second residence.

During that search, investigators recovered quantities of fentanyl, a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, marijuana, $978 in cash, and drug paraphernalia. In February 2019, Haney was released from custody on various conditions, including not committing any offence in violation of federal, state, or local law.

On March 7, 2019, another search warrant was executed at Haney’s residence, during which a bag containing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, $373 in cash, and a digital scale were recovered.

Murder Investigation: 15-year-old Shot Dead in Ladbroke Grove

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A murder investigation is underway following a shooting in Ladbroke Grove.

Police were called at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, to reports of a shooting in a park near Hazlewood Crescent, W10.

Officers, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance all attended the scene.

A teenager believed aged 15, was found suffering injuries. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Work is ongoing to identify and inform his next of kin.

There were no reports of any other injuries.

Six males have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.

A crime scene remains in place at the location.

Alan Sharp, 80, Charged with Murder of 80-year-old Wife Jenny Sharp in Tolworth

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The husband of an 80-year-old woman will appear in court charged with her murder.

Alan Sharp, 80, of Raeburn Avenue, Tolworth, will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, July 22, charged with the murder of his wife, Jenny Sharp, at the address they shared.

An investigation was launched after police were called at around 9.30 a.m. on Friday, July 19, to a residential address on Raeburn Avenue after a woman was found unresponsive. She was sadly pronounced dead at 09.32hrs.

Alan Sharp was arrested at the scene, and an investigation was undertaken by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, led by Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie. He was charged with murder on Saturday, 20 July.

A forensic post-mortem examination took place on Saturday, July 20 and gave the cause of death for Jenny Sharp as “manual compression of the neck.”

Police are not looking for anyone else connected with the murder.

DCI Howie said, “This is a terribly sad case. The family are being supported by specialist officers and we request their privacy is respected at this incredibly difficult time.”

Patient Adil Maxamed Who absconded from Springfield Hospital Apprehended

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A man who absconded from Springfield Hospital in south London has been apprehended.

Adil Maxamed, 20, was located on the afternoon of July 21 in Earlsfield and has been returned to the hospital. He is the last of three men absconded from the facility on Friday, July 19 at around 10:10 p.m. to be located.

One man was detained around three hours after the incident; the second man was detained in the Clapham Junction area on Saturday, July 20.

Detective Inspector Jack Lyle from the South West Command Unit said, “Thanks to a concerted effort, both by police and partner agencies, all three men have been located and returned to the hospital. I would also like to thank the public for their vigilance and assistance following our public appeals.”

Previously, urgent enquiries were made to locate 20-year-old Maxamed, and officers warned the public not to approach him.

At around 10:10 p.m. on Friday, July 19, three men absconded from the hospital in Glenburnie Road, SW17, after breaking a glass door. Met officers detained one man at around 00:45 a.m. on July 20 at a residential address in south London and returned him to the hospital.

Ramon Martin was detained on Saturday afternoon, July 20. Maxamed had remained outstanding. He is a patient at the hospital under the Mental Health Act.

At 10:35 p.m. on July 19, Maxamed entered Tooting Bec station and boarded a Northern Line train. Enquiries are ongoing to track his subsequent movements. Maxamed has links to Kingston.

The police investigation to locate and detain him was led by CID officers based in south-west London, supported by specialist colleagues across the Met.

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