Grand Jury Indictments: Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Bank Robbery, Drug Trafficking, Criminal Threats

WICHITA, KS—In separate cases, two men are charged with failing to register as sex offenders when they moved to Kansas, Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker said today.

In one case, Roy O. Stevens, 40, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of failure to register as a sex offender. The crime is alleged to have occurred Feb. 23, 2009, in Sedgwick County, Kan.

According to the indictment, on May 28, 1993, in Salt Lake County, Utah, Stevens was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Because of that, he is required to register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. He traveled to Kansas and knowingly failed to register.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.

In the other case, Richard D. Firman, 26, is charged with one count of failing to register as a sex offender. According to the indictment, on Sept. 23, 2005, in Riverside County, Calif., he was convicted of rape. As a result, he was required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. He traveled to Kansas and knowingly failed to register. The crime is alleged to have occurred May 22, 2008, in Woodson County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The United States Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Blair Watson is prosecuting.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

A federal grand jury meeting in Wichita also returned the following indictments:

• Michael Maples, 39, Wichita, is charged with two counts of bank robbery. According to the indictment, on March 19, 2009, he robbed Commerce Bank at 1250 S. Woodlawn in Wichita, Kan., and on March 24, 2009, he robbed Sunflower Bank at 4101 E. Harry in Wichita, Kan. He initially was charged in a criminal complaint filed March 26, 2009.
  
  If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.
  
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Wichita Police Department worked on the case. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.
  
  
• Eric W. Bradley, 38, Newton, Kan., is charged with one count of making a threat against a former president. According to the indictment on March 20, 2009, he threatened to injure and kill George W. Bush. Speaking to agents of the U.S. Secret Service, Bradley threatened to “strangle the life out” of Mr. Bush. He said he would “do whatever I could, including my own death, to kill” Mr. Bush. The crime is alleged to have occurred in Pawnee County, Kan.
  
  If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
  
  The U.S. Secret Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
  
  
• Edgar Llamas-Quintero, 20, Newton, Kan., is charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 22, 2009, in Ellis County, Kan.
  
  If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $2 million on the cocaine charge, and a penalty of not less than 5 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearms charge.
  
  The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting.
  
  
• Earl Francisco, 43, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possessing a sawed off shotgun that was not registered to him. The crimes are alleged to have occurred March 5, 2009, in Sedgwick 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 methamphetamine charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $10,000 on the shotgun charge.
  
  The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster is prosecuting.
  
  
• Michael Rodriguez, 30, Ingalls, Kan., is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred Dec. 23, 2007, in Sedgwick County, Kan.
  
  If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Treaster is prosecuting.
  
  
• Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Campos, 33, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawfully re-entering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony and deported. He was found March 5, 2009, in Sedgwick County, 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. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Curzydlo is prosecuting.

As in any criminal case, a person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.