SACRAMENTO — Federal prosecutors have drawn a line between a police raid of a Stockton home last September and a May 2021 shooting that allegedly involved a Bay Area-based criminal organization that authorities say was operating across the United States.
Sean Arthur Robinson, 36, was indicted Dec. 15 on a charge of possessing a stolen gun as a felon, allegedly recovered during a Sept. 7 raid on his Stockton home. But authorities say the home was searched partially because of an investigation into a Dublin resident, Quinten Moody, 37, and his associate, 46-year-old Myra Minks.
Robinson was released from jail Tuesday on a $50,000 secured bond.
In court papers, authorities identified Robinson as the victim of a May 2021 shooting at the Grand Hyatt next to San Francisco International Airport. In that shooting, a rented Acura pulled up with a driver and at least one passenger, and two people began opening fire at victims standing near some cars in the parking lot. Robinson’s blood was found at the scene, police say.
Before the shooting, prosecutors allege Robinson was seen “carrying a duffel bag containing firearms” in the area.
As police investigated, it turned out the Acura had been rented in the name of one of Minks’ associates, a resident of Dallas. In a June 2021 search of Minks’ Roseville home, authorities found an EDD debit card in the Dallas resident’s name, as well as a handwritten note containing a law enforcement official’s name and an authorization request form for a phone company, according to court records.
Asked to explain the note, Minks allegedly told authorities that Moody had asked her to track Robinson’s whereabouts, explaining that the two had “beef” and that Moody had asked her to call the San Francisco Police Department, pose as a law enforcement officer, and try to ascertain why police were tracking Robinson.
It was not the only time Minks was accused of arranging to impersonate police. In court papers, prosecutors have accused her of claiming to be an assistant U.S. Attorney and inquiring about the death of an Antioch man who was gunned down shortly after driving $400,000 in cash across the Bay Bridge. She’s also accused of impersonating a member of the Secret Service, an FBI agent, a DEA agent, and an airline employee.
Minks and Moody were charged last May with conspiracy to distribute marijuana to “California, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, and elsewhere,” false impersonation of an officer, aggravated identity theft, and mail fraud. A third defendant, Jessica Tang, was charged with participation in an EDD fraud scheme. Tang is famous in the world of true crime enthusiasts, though, for being a central figure in the notorious 1999 murder of Alice Sin, by then-Pinole resident Raymond Wong, who was dating both Sin and Tang at the time.
Source: www.mercurynews.com