The man Pendleton police claim is the founder of a white supremacist gang pleaded not guilty last week to weapons charges.
The Umatilla County District Attorney’s Office charged Jeremiah Jerome Mauer, 30, of Pendleton, with four counts of felon in possession of a firearm and fifth count of unlawful possession of a firearm. Court records show Mauer gave not guilty pleas to all charges Friday in Pendleton, and Circuit Court Judge Christopher Brauer set Mauer’s bail at $40,500.
District Attorney Dan Primus reported Mauer could face more charges.
Pendleton police on Jan. 10 arrested Mauer the day after a female reported someone shot her car north of Pendleton. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident, but Pendleton police Chief Stuart Roberts said her information helped detectives capture Mauer, the founder of the United Aryan Empire.
Mauer’s first court appearance was Jan. 12 in Pendleton via video from the Umatilla County Jail. Mauer acted up, according to court records, and Brauer found him in contempt for disruptive and unruly behavior. The judge then slammed Mauer with 10 days in jail.
Gregory Charles Tinnell, 43, of Pendleton, also remains in the county lockup. Police arrested him Jan. 13. Roberts reported Tinnell is associated with or a member of Mauer’s gang. The district attorney’s office charged Tinnell with unlawful use of a weapon against another, unlawful discharge of a weapon and attempted assault for firing bullets — all felonies — for firing a gun into a Pendleton residence the night of Nov. 23, 2014. No one was injured, but court records show there were two victims of the crimes.
Steven Ray Grangood, 32, of Pendleton, is another gang member, according to Roberts, and he remains out of jail but faces a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. His next court hearing is Feb. 15 in Pendleton before Brauer.
Roberts also said the investigation into the Aryan gang is on-going and more arrests could come.
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