Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of three indictments charging the following individuals with the listed federal criminal violations:
Indictment One
Name
Age/City
Charge
Barbara Caylor-Hernandez, a/k/a Barb, a/k/a Barbie
47, Ormond Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Ramiro Fraire-Chavarria
44, Dalton, GA
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Michael Babin
47, Daytona Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Melanie Kerr
28, Daytona Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Keith Simmons
41, Oak Hill, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine;
and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine
Carla Ray
51, Oak Hill, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Spencer Burkard
49, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine
Robert Foster
37, St. Augustine, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine
Daniel Barbarino
54, Daytona Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Andrew Shettler, a/k/a “Yeti"
33, Palm Coast, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Brian Burt, a/k/a “Sledge"
47, Port Orange, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Lawrence Sann
55, Bunnell, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine
Indictment Two
Name
Age/City
Charge
Keith Kirchoff
40, Key West, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; use and carry of a firearm in relation to, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of, a drug trafficking crime
Andrew Shettler, a/k/a “Yeti"
33, Palm Coast, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Michael Andrews, a/k/a “Clutch"
33, Palm Coast, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
Indictment Three
Name
Age/City
Charge
Cindy Bledsoe
30, Daytona Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; and distribution of more than five grams of methamphetamine
Jason Stringer
38, Daytona Beach, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine; and distribution of more than five grams of methamphetamine
Michael Andrews, a/k/a “Clutch"
33, Palm Coast, FL
Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine
If convicted on all counts, Kirchoff, Andrews, Shettler, Bledsoe, Caylor-Hernandez, Fraire-Chavarria, Babin, Kerr, Simmons, Ray, Burkard, Foster, Barbarino, and Burt each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Sann and Stringer each face a maximum penalty of 40 years’ imprisonment.
According to the indictments, the defendants conspired to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine to individuals and groups in the Middle District of Florida, including to members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, an outlaw motorcycle gang.
An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)