Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Andrew Shettler a/k/a “Yeti” (36, Daytona Beach) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Shettler had pleaded guilty on January 30, 2019.

According to court documents, in April 2017, the FBI, and later the DEA, began an investigation into the drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) that had supplied motorcycle clubs, including the Pagans Motorcycle Club and their affiliated groups operating in the Middle District of Florida, with distribution amounts of methamphetamine. To date, 21 individuals have been found guilty as a result of the joint investigation.

Shettler was a member of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club, a club affiliated with the Pagans Motorcycle Club. He conspired with several members of the Pagans to distribute methamphetamine in and around Daytona Beach.

“This case exemplifies the cooperation among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to dismantle dangerous criminal organizations that threaten the safety of our communities,” said Rachel L. Rojas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division. “The FBI will continue to target the leadership of these organizations and bring them to justice for the harm caused by their criminal actions.”

This case was investigated by the FBI, the DEA, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Keith Kirchoff (41, Key West) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime. A jury had found Kirchoff guilty on February 26, 2019.

According to testimony presented at trial, in March 2018, Kirchoff conspired with members of the Pagans motorcycle club to deliver ounce quantities of methamphetamine to Pagans members located in Daytona Beach and Key West, Florida. On March 21, 2018, members of the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle driven by Kirchoff and found nearly 10 ounces of methamphetamine and a loaded firearm.

“The FBI is committed to dismantling criminal organizations who threaten the safety of Central Florida,” said Rachel L. Rojas, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jacksonville Division, “and we will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to disrupt the flow of dangerous drugs into our communities.”

This case was investigated by the FBI, the DEA, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.

Orlando, Florida – A federal jury yesterday found Keith Kirchoff (41, Key West) guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Kirchoff faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Kirchoff is the nineteenth person to be found guilty as a result of a joint FBI and DEA investigation into drug-trafficking organizations that supplied outlaw motorcycle clubs with distribution amounts of methamphetamine in the Middle District of Florida.

Kirchoff was indicted on August 9, 2018.

According to testimony presented at trial, in March 2018, Kirchoff conspired with members of the Pagans motorcycle club to deliver ounce quantities of methamphetamine to Pagans members located in Daytona Beach and Key West, Florida. On March 21, 2018, members of the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle being driven by Kirchoff and found nearly ten ounces of methamphetamine and a loaded firearm.

This case was investigated by the FBI, the DEA, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces guilty pleas by the following individuals in four separate cases:

United States v. Barbara Caylor-Hernandez et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-184-Orl-37TBS

Name

Age/City

Date of Plea

Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge



Barbara Caylor-Hernandez

  a/k/a “Barb”

  a/k/a “Barbie”





47, Ormond Beach





1/9/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Ramiro Fraire-Chavarria





44, Dalton, GA





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Michael Babin





47, Daytona Beach





1/20/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Melanie Kerr





28, Daytona Beach





1/30/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Keith Simmons





41, Oak Hill





1/16/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine.





Carla Ray





51, Oak Hill





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Spencer Burkard





49, New Smyrna Beach





1/31/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine.





Robert Foster





357, St. Augustine





1/24/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine.





Daniel Barbarino





54, Daytona Beach





1/28/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Andrew Shettler

  a/k/a “Yeti”





33, Palm Coast





1/30/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Brian Burt

  a/k/a “Sledge”





47, Port Orange





1/16/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Lawrence Sann





55, Bunnell





1/25/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.



 United States v. Keith Kirchoff et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-183-Orl-37DCI

Name

Age/City

Date of Plea

Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge



Andrew Shettler

  a/k/a “Yeti”





33, Palm Coast





1/30/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Michael Andrews

  a/k/a “Clutch”





33, Palm Coast





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.



 United States v. Cindy Bledsoe et al., Case No. 6:18-cr-182-Orl-37KRS

Name

Age/City

Date of Plea

Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge



Jason Stringer





38, Daytona Beach





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Michael Andrews

  a/k/a “Clutch”





33, Palm Coast





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.



United States v. Salvador Rivas et al., Case No 6:18-cr-213-Orl-37TBS

Name

Age/City

Date of Plea

Pleaded Guilty to the Following Charge



Salvador Rivas

  a/k/a “Shadow”





29, Jacksonville





1/31/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine.





Melissa Ford





35, Daytona Beach





1/28/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine.





Theodore Bilski





53, Daytona Beach





1/29/2019





Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.



Caylor-Hernandez, Fraire-Chavarria, Babin, Kerr, Simmons, Ray, Burkard, Foster, Barbarino, Burt, Shettler , Andrews, Rivas, Ford, and Bilski each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. Sann and Stringer each face a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.

According to court documents, in April 2017, the FBI, and later the DEA, began an investigation into the drug trafficking organizations (DTO) that had supplied motorcycle clubs, including the Pagans Motorcycle Club, operating in the Middle District of Florida with distribution amounts of methamphetamine.

During the investigation, law enforcement learned that Caylor-Hernandez was one of the leaders of a DTO distributing kilogram amounts of methamphetamine to other DTOs and individuals located in central Florida. Members of the Caylor-Hernandez DTO transported methamphetamine from Georgia to various cities in central Florida, including St. Augustine, Holly Hill, and Daytona Beach, for further distribution.

One of the members of the Caylor-Hernandez DTO, Kerr, then distributed the methamphetamine to Burt and Shettler. At the time, Burt was a member of the Pagans’ Mother Chapter, a group of 13 members that direct the Pagans’ criminal activities throughout the United States. Shettler was a member of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club, a club affiliated with the Pagans.  

Law enforcement also learned that Andrews, who was the sergeant-at-arms or enforcer for the local Pagans’ chapter located in Daytona Beach, received distribution amounts of methamphetamine from several sources, including a DTO operating in both Georgia and central Florida. That DTO transported large amounts of methamphetamine from Georgia to central Florida for further distribution.

These cases were investigated by the FBI, DEA, the Volusia Bureau of Investigation, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Daytona Beach Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sean P. Shecter.

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.