From: [c h risw] at [bga.com] (chris walker) Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Waco: Branch Davidian Indictments Date: 28 Jul 1994 17:50:30 -0500 Branch Davidian Indictment > IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT > FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS > WACO DIVISION > > {filed Aug 06 1993, signed by clerk} > >UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, * CRIMINAL NO. W-93-CR-046 > * > Plaintiff * S U P E R C E D I N G > * I N D I C T M E N T >V. * > * [18 U.S.C. 1117 --Conspiracy >KATHRYN SCHROEDER (1) * to Murder Federal Officers; >BRAD EUGENE BRANCH (2), * 18 U.S.C. 1114 and 1111 -- >KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF (3), * Murder of Federal Offi- >CLIVE J. DOYLE (4), * cers; 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1) -- >JAIME CASTILLO (5), * Possession of a Firearm >LIVINGSTONE FAGAN (6), * During the Commission of >PAUL GORDON FATTA (7), * a Crime of Violence; 26 >WOODROW KENDRICK, also known * U.S.C. 5861(d) --Possession > as BOB KENDRICK, (8) * of an Unregistered Destruc- >NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, also * tive Device; 18 U.S.C. > known as DELROY NASH, (9) * 371--Conspiracy to Possess >GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK (10), * an Unregistered Destructive >RENOS AVRAAM (11), and * Device; 18 U.S.C. 371-- >RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE (12), * Conspiracy to Unlawfully > * Manufacture and Possess > Defendants. * Machineguns; 18 U.S.C. > 922(o) Unlawful Possession > of Machine Guns; 18 U.S.C. > 2--Aiding and Abetting] > > THE GRAND JURY CHARGES: > > COUNT ONE > [18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 1117] > > 1. From on or before February, 1992, and continuing thereafter >up to and including April 19, 1993, in the Western District of >Texas, Defendants, > > KATHRYN SCHROEDER > BRAD EUGENE BRANCH > KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF > CLIVE J. DOYLE > JAIME CASTILLO > LIVINGSTONE FAGAN > PAUL GORDON FATTA > WOODROW KENDRICK, also known > as BOB KENDRICK > NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, page 1 > aka DELROY NASH, > GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK > RENOS AVRAAM > and > RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE, > >did knowingly, willfully and unlawfully combine, conspire, >confederate, and agree together and with each other, and with >persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to kill, with >malice aforethought during the performance and on account of >the performance of their duties, officers and employees of the >Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (hereinafter "ATF"), >United States Department of the Treasury, including but not >limited to, ATF Special Agents Steven D. Willis, Robert Williams, >Conway C. LeBleu, and Todd W. McKeehan, and Agents of the Federal >Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter "FBI"), United States >Department of Justice, all agencies of the United States as >specified in Title 18, United States Code, Section 1114, all >in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1117. > MEMBERS OF THE CONSPIRACY > > 2. At all times pertinent to this indictment, Vernon K. Howell, >also known as David Koresh, was a member of and the self- >proclaimed prophet for a group of individuals who lived at a >location known as the Mt. Carmel Compound, located near Waco, >Texas. > > 3. At all times pertinent to this indictment, Steven Emil >Schneider and Douglas Wayne Martin were followers of and advisors >to Vernon Howell, also known as David Koresh. page 2 > 4. At all times pertinent to this indictment, Defendants >KATHRYN SCHROEDER, BRAD EUGENE BRANCH, KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF, >CLIVE J. DOYLE, JAIME CASTILLO, LIVINGSTONE FAGAN, PAUL GORDON >FATTA, WOODROW KENDRICK, also known as BOB KENDRICK, NORMAN >WASHINGTON ALLISON, also known as DELROY NASH, GRAEME LEONARD >CRADDOCK, RENOS AVRAAM, and RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE, and others were >followers of Vernon K. Howell, also known as David Koresh. > > SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE CONSPIRACY > > 5. It was part of the conspiracy that Vernon K. Howell, also >known as David Koresh, would and did advocate and encourage an >armed confrontation, which he described as a "war," between his >followers and representatives of the United States government. >Vernon K. Howell, also known as David Koresh, originally >predicted that this "war" would occur in the Nation of Israel >and later changed the location to Mt. Carmel, near Waco, Texas. > > > 6. It was part of the conspiracy that in order to prepare for >the "war" with the United States, Vernon K. Howell, also known >as David Koresh, would and did establish a unit among his >followers which he called the "mighty men". Defendants, BRAD >EUGENE BRANCH, KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF, CLIVE J. DOYLE, JAIME >CASTILLO, LIVINGSTONE FAGAN, PAUL GORDON FATTA, WOODROW KENDRICK, >also known as BOB KENDRICK, NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, also known >as DELROY NASH, GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK, RENOS AVRAAM, and other >followers were members of the "Mighty Men." > > 7. It was part of the conspiracy that in order to arm his >followers for the "war" with the United States, Vernon K. Howell, page 3 >also known as David Koresh, would and did direct that a business >location called "The Mag Bag" be established near the Mt. Carmel >Compound for the purpose, among others, of receiving shipments >of paramilitary supplies. The supplies purchased and received at >The Mag Bag included: firearms parts (including parts for fully >automatic AK-47 and M-16 rifles); thirty (30) round magazines and >one hundred (100) round magazines for M-16 and AK-47 rifles; >pouches to carry large ammunition magazines; substantial >quantities of ammunition of various sizes (including .50 caliber >armor piercing ammunition); grenade launcher parts, flare >launchers, K-bar fighting knives, night vision equipment, hand >grenade hulls, kevlar helmets, bullet proof vests and other >similar equipment. > > 8. It was a part of the conspiracy that Defendants BRAD EUGENE >BRANCH and PAUL GORDON FATTA would and did make the necessary >arrangements to obtain The Mag Bag location, which had a mailing >address of Route 7, Box 555, Waco, Texas. It was further a part >of the conspiracy that Defendant PAUL GORDON FATTA would and did >acquire a Texas Sales and Use Tax Permit in the name of "The Mag >Bag." It was a part of the conspiracy that Defendants WOODROW >KENDRICK, also known as BOB KENDRICK, and NORMAN ALLISON, also >known as DELROY NASH, would and did occupy the premises for the >purpose (among others) of receiving paramilitary supplies. > > 9. It was a part of the conspiracy that Defendants BRAD EUGENE >BRANCH, JAIME CASTILLO, PAUL GORDON FATTA, and others would and >did acquire and assist in the acquisition of weapons to be used >in the page 4 >"war" with the United States, including .50 caliber semi- >automatic rifles. > > 10. It was a part of the conspiracy that Defendants PAUL GORDON >FATTA and others, would and did assist in converting legally >purchased semi-automatic rifles to fully automatic rifles. It was >a part of the conspiracy that inert hand grenade shells would be >converted to live hand grenades for the purpose of waging "war" >against the United States government. > > 11. It was a part of the conspiracy that on February 28, 1993, >after becoming aware of a planned search of the premises of the >Mt. Carmel Compound, by agents of the ATF, Vernon K. Howell, also >known as David Koresh, would and did instruct his followers to >prepare for the arrival of the federal agents. It was a part of >the conspiracy that KATHRYN SCHROEDER, BRAD EUGENE BRANCH, KEVIN >A. WHITECLIFF, CLIVE J. DOYLE, JAIME CASTILLO, LIVINGSTONE FAGAN, >GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK, RENOS AVRAAM, and RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE, >and others would and did change into camouflage/combat clothing >and equipment, gather their pistols and rifles, load magazines, >distribute hand grenades, assume ambush positions and engage in >other conduct designed to kill and attempt to kill and aid and >abet the killing of Agents of the ATF upon their arrival at the >Mt. Carmel Compound. > > 12. It was a part of the conspiracy that on February 28, 1993, >after the ambush of ATF agents at the Mt. Carmel Compound by >their coconspirator, Defendants NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, also >known as DELROY NASH, and WOODROW KENDRICK, also known as BOB >KENDRICK, page 5 >and another person would arm themselves at The Mag Bag and >endeavor to forcibly enter the Mt. Carmel Compound to assist >their coconspirators. > > 13. It was a part of the conspiracy that after the initial >ambush of the ATF, Defendants KATHRYN SCHROEDER, BRAD EUGENE >BRANCH, KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF, CLIVE J. DOYLE, JAIME CASTILLO, >LIVINGSTONE FAGAN, GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK, RENOS AVRAAM, RUTH >OTTMAN RIDDLE, and others would and did forcibly resist and >oppose agents of the FBI who were authorized to execute search >warrants under the authority of the United States from February >28, 1993, until each of them emerged from the Mt. Carmel >Compound. > > 14. It was a part of the conspiracy that on April 28, 1993, >Vernon K. Howell, also known as David Koresh, and Steven >Schneider would and did finalize a plan to burn the Mt. Carmel >Compound in the event an effort was made to finally end the siege >by the FBI. This plan was communicated to other residents of the >compound. > > 15. It was a part of the conspiracy that on April 19, 1993, some >of the conspirators would and did fire upon tanks and other >vehicles manned by FBI agents in an attempt to drive them back >from the Mt. Carmel Compound. > > 16. It was a part of the conspiracy that on April 19, 1993, >Vernon K. Howell, also known as David Koresh, would give >instructions to spread flammable fuel within the Mt. Carmel >Compound upon learning that the FBI was to introduce tear gas >into the Compound to end the Siege. It was a part of the >conspiracy that an unidentified coconspirator would and did >give instructions page 6 >at about noon on April 19, 1993, to start the fires within Mt. >Carmel. > > OVERT ACTS > > In furtherance of such agreement and conspiracy and to effect the >objects thereof, the Defendants and their conspirators, known and >unknown, committed the following overt acts, among others: > > 1. On August 4, 1992, in the Western District of Texas, Vernon K. >Howell, also known as David Koresh, executed documentation >covering the purchase of 88 lower receivers for the AR-15 rifle, >16 handguns, and 10 rifles from Hewitt Handguns. > > 2. On February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Special Agent Steven D. Willis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco >and Firearms was shot and killed by conspirators while he was >attempting to execute search and arrest warrants. > > 3. On February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Special Agent Robert Williams of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco >and Firearms was shot and killed by conspirators while he was >attempting to execute search and arrest warrants. > > 4. On February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Special Agent Conway C. LeBleu of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco >and Firearms was shot and killed by conspirators while he was >attempting to execute search and arrest warrants. > > 5. On February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Special Agent Todd W. McKeehan of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco >and Firearms was shot and killed by conspirators while he was >attempting to execute search and arrest warrants. page 7 > 6. On April 19, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, Agents >of the Federal Bureau of Investigation were fired upon by >conspirators as they endeavored to serve arrest and search >warrants. > > COUNT TWO > [18 U.S.C. {2 ASCII character 21's, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 1114 1111(a), and 2] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendants, > > KATHRYN SCHROEDER > BRAD EUGENE BRANCH > KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF > CLIVE J. DOYLE > JAIME CASTILLO > LIVINGSTONE FAGAN > PAUL GORDON FATTA > WOODROW KENDRICK, also known > as BOB KENDRICK > NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, > aka DELROY NASH, > GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK > RENOS AVRAAM > and > RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE, > >by aiding and abetting unknown principals and each other did >knowingly, willfully, and unlawfully kill, with malice >aforethought, ATF Special Agents Steven D. Willis, Robert >Williams, Conway LeBleu, and Todd W. McKeehan, Special Agents of >the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, while said agents >were engaged in the performance of their official duties, by >shooting the said Agents with a firearm, in violation of Title >18, United States Code, Sections 1114, 1111(a), and Title 18, >United States page 8 >Code, Section 2. > > COUNT THREE > [18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 924(c)(1)] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendants, > > KATHRYN SCHROEDER > BRAD EUGENE BRANCH > KEVIN A. WHITECLIFF > CLIVE J. DOYLE > JAIME CASTILLO > LIVINGSTONE FAGAN > PAUL GORDON FATTA > GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK > RENOS AVRAAM > and > RUTH OTTMAN RIDDLE > >did knowingly use and carry a firearm during and in relation to >the commission of a crime of violence which may be prosecuted in >a court of the United States, to-wit: Conspiracy to Murder >Officers and Employees of the United States, in violation of >Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1117 and 1114, all in >violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1). > > COUNT FOUR > [18 U.S.C. {2 ASCII character 21's, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 1114] 1111(a) and 2] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendants, > > NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, aka > DELROY NASH, > and > WOODROW KENDRICK, aka > BOB KENDRICK, > >by aiding and abetting Michael Schroeder, deceased, named as a >principal, but not as a defendant herein, did knowingly, >willfully, page 9 >and unlawfully attempt to kill, with malice aforethought, Charles >Meyer, a Special Agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and >Firearms, while said agent was engaged in the performance of his >official duties, by shooting at Special Agent Charles Meyer with >a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections >1114, 1111(a), and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2. > > COUNT FIVE > [18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 924(c)(1)] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendant, > > WOODROW KENDRICK, aka > BOB KENDRICK, > >did knowingly, willfully and unlawfully use and carry one or more >of the following firearms, to-wit: > > (1) an RG revolver, model RG 31, .32 caliber, > bearing serial number 0194405; > > (2) a Beretta pistol, model 92FS 9 mm, bearing > bearing serial number BER116248Z, > >during an in relationship to the commission of a violent crime >which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, namely, >attempting to kill a Federal officer, contrary to Title 18, >United States Code, Section 1114 and Section 2, and all in >violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1). > > COUNT SIX > [18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 924(c)(1)] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendant, > > NORMAN WASHINGTON ALLISON, aka > DELROY NASH, page 10 >did knowingly, willfully and unlawfully use and carry the >following firearm, to-wit: a Jennings .22 caliber pistol, bearing >serial number 628835, during and in relation to the commission of >a violent crime which may be prosecuted in a court of the United >States, namely, attempting to kill a Federal officer, contrary to >Title 18, United States Code, Section 1114 and Section 2, and all >in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1). > > COUNT SEVEN > [26 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 5861(d)] > > On or about February 28, 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendant, > > GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK > >did knowingly and unlawfully possess a firearm, as defined by >Section 5845(a), Title 26, United States Code, namely an >explosive grenade, being a firearm defined as a destructive >device, which firearm was not registered to him in the >National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record, in violation >of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 5861(d) and 5871. > > COUNT EIGHT > [26 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 5861(d) and 18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, > deleted} 371] > > From on or about February 28, 1993, and continuing thereafter >until on or about April 19, 1993, in the Western District of >Texas, Defendant, > > GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK > >did knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, confederate, and >agree with other persons both known and unknown to the Grand >Jury, page 11 >to commit an offense against the United States, namely, to >unlawfully possess a firearm as defined by Section 5845(a), Title >26, United States Code, to wit: a grenade, without having the >said firearm registered to him in the National Firearms >Registration and Transfer Record. In furtherance of the said >conspiracy and to effect the objects thereof, the following overt >act were committed by the Defendant of the Western District of >Texas: > > 1. On April 19, 1993, co-conspirator Vernon K. Howell, also > known as David Koresh, gave GRAEME LEONARD CRADDOCK a > grenade; > >contrary to Title 26, United States Code, Section 5861(d) and in >in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. > > COUNT NINE > [18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} 371 > (18 U.S.C. {ASCII character 21, paragraph symbol, deleted} > 922(o))] > > From on or about February, 1992, and continuing thereafter until >on or about February 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendant, > > PAUL GORDON FATTA > >did intentionally, knowingly and willfully combine, conspire, >confederate and agree with other persons to the Grand Jury both >known and unknown to commit an offense against the United States, >namely, to unlawfully manufacture and possess machineguns, >without having the said firearms registered to him in the >National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. In >furtherance of the said conspiracy and to effect the objects >thereof, the following overt acts were committed by the >defendants of the Western District of page 12 >Texas: > > 1. On March 21, 1992, PAUL GORDON FATTA purchased a FEG, > Model SA85M rifle, 7.62 caliber, Serial No. SL02791; > > 2. On January 16, 1993, PAUL GORDON FATTA purchased a H&K, > SP89, pistol, 9 mm, Serial No. 2122147; > >contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(o) and in >in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. > > COUNT TEN > [18 U.S.C. {2 ASCII character 21's, paragraph symbol, deleted} 2 > and 922(o)] > > Beginning about February 1992 and continuing thereafter until >on or about February 1993, in the Western District of Texas, >Defendant, > > PAUL GORDON FATTA > >intentionally and knowingly did aid and abet Vernon K. Howell, >also known as David Koresh, in the unlawful possession of >machineguns, contrary to Title 18, United States Code, Section >922(o) and in violation of Title 18, United States Code, >Section 2. > > A TRUE BILL: > > [signed] > -------------------------------- > FOREPERSON > > >JAMES H. DeATLEY >ACTING UNITED STATES ATTORNEY > >By: ____________________________ > W. Ray Jahn > Assistant U.S. Attorney