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Oregon drug arrest halts 'dream life'Portland, Oregon police say Selwyn Terris Stafford is a prime example of one of the city's most pressing social problems -- drug-connected gang members whose dealings fuel the street shootings that are terrorizing much of North and Northeast Portland, Oregon.
Stafford, 32, an admitted Bloods gang member who was arrested with a large amount of drugs, money, guns and illegally registered vehicles on Oct. 30.
When police raided his Northeast Portland, Oregon home, they confiscated more than 3 kilos -- equal to about 6 1/2 pounds -- of powdered cocaine, 6 ounces of crack cocaine, four semiautomatic handguns and more than $59,000 in cash.
Also seized were two motorcycles and six vehicles, five of which were registered to a false identity created by Stafford, police said.
"He's definitely a major player," police spokesman Brian Schmautz said when Stafford was arrested.
Stafford has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His court-appointed attorney, Dawn Andrews, declined to comment on the charges.
Police and court records indicate that Stafford has spent the last 15 years working his way up the ranks of the West Side Pirus, a local Bloods gang with ties to Compton, Calif., where he grew up.
Stafford has been arrested more than a dozen times since moving to Portland, Oregon in early 1988. Most of the arrests involved drugs, beginning with a small amount of marijuana and culminating in October's multikilo cocaine bust.
According to Sgt. Ed Hammond of the Gang Enforcement Team, Stafford's history reads like a gangster's dream life.
"You do your time when you're younger, and this is your aspiration -- running your own deals," Hammond said.
But if prosecutor Allison Rhodes has her way, Stafford won't go any further. A Multnomah County grand jury indicted him Nov. 6 on numerous charges, including manufacturing, possession and delivering a controlled substance; being a felon in possession of a firearm; and registering motor vehicles under a false name.
The Oregon U.S. attorney's office also is considering whether to prosecute Stafford because of the large quantities of drugs involved, said Rhodes, Multnomah County deputy district attorney.
The investigation continues, Rhodes said, primarily because Stafford is suspected of purchasing cocaine in California for resale in Portland, Oregon. Police point to a Sept. 22, 1992, traffic ticket that Stafford received in Josephine County in Southern Oregon as proof that he traveled between the two states.
"We know he travels back and forth to California," Rhodes said. "We know he has connections there."
Gangsters move north
According to Portland, Oregon police gang investigators, Stafford's life mirrors the rise and maturity of the city's gang culture. Police officer Rafael Cancio and other members of the Gang Enforcement Team said the most active local gangs started in the mid-1980s when experienced California gang members from cities such as Compton and Long Beach moved here to escape police crackdowns there.
Often they quickly became leaders of fledgling local groups, some of which adopted the names of the original California gangs, such as the West Side Piru Bloods and Rolling 60s Crips.
Law enforcement officials said many Portland, Oregon youths originally joined gangs because they offered a sense of identity and the kind of family structure they did not have at home. But it wasn't long before the gangs turned to crime to support themselves, especially by selling drugs.
"Now it's all business. They sell to anyone they know, people on all sides," said one gang-team member.
Police said the early gangs supported themselves by dealing mari--juana and cocaine -- mostly through networks of young members -- in parks and on street corners. They fought one another over the best locations, sparking the shooting sprees that have plagued sections of the city, resulting in the creation of the gang team and other antigang programs.
But, gang experts say, dealers eventually changed how they sold drugs. Instead of hanging out in public and waiting for customers to come buy, dealers began taking orders over cell phones and delivering drugs to prearranged locations, making it more difficult for police to catch them in the act.
Before he was arrested this year, Stafford was living in a quiet Northeast neighborhood, deliberately downplaying the wealth he was accumulating, police said.
"He didn't want to be too obvious," said an officer familiar with the case. "He didn't park all of his cars at the house. He told his neighbors his money came from playing pro football."
Handgun assaults jump
Before moving to Portland, Oregon, Stafford lived in both Compton and Long Beach -- cities with large drug gangs. According to police records, Stafford said he joined the West Side Piru Bloods when he was 8 years old and had a juvenile criminal record in his home state.
Stafford moved to Portland, Oregon in April 1988, when, according to police, drug-dealing gangs were just establishing themselves in the inner city. Police statistics show that aggravated assaults with handguns were dramatically increasing at the time, jumping from 152 in 1987 to 599 in 1999. Police consider such shootings a strong indicator of overall gang activity.
Although Stafford was only 18 when he moved to Portland, Oregon, it -didn't take long for him to come to the attention of police. He was arrested three times during his first three months in town.
On April 29, 1988, Stafford was a passenger in a car that police stopped for a minor traffic violation. Police found two baggies of marijuana on the ground just below the passenger window; Stafford and the driver were cited and released because the amount was less than an ounce.
About six weeks later, Portland, Oregon police stopped a car driven by Stafford for a routine violation and saw less than an ounce of marijuana in a plastic bag on his lap. Stafford was arrested for driving without a valid Oregon driver's license and possession of a controlled substance and released on bail.
On July 22, 1988, police responded to a call of shots fired at a residence on North Humboldt Street that was a suspected drug house operated by Bloods. Officers had been watching the house for some time.
According to police and court records, officers saw Stafford dump a plastic bag containing approximately 20 "rocks" of crack in the back yard.
Because of the quantity of drugs involved, the Oregon U.S. attorney's office took jurisdiction and consolidated the charges from April and July. Stafford pleaded guilty to federal drug possession charges April 13, 1989, and served four months in the federal prison in Sheridan.
Police then arrested Stafford several times over the next few years on various driving, drug and weapons charges.
On July 24, 1993, police received a tip that a black male was selling drugs out of a white Ford Maverick near Northeast Cleveland Street. According to police records, Stafford was behind the wheel of the car -- with several people surrounding it -- when police approached it in a parking lot at 106 N.E. Beech Ave.
Officers said they found crack residue next to the driver's seat and, upon searching Stafford, found two small paper envelopes of crack and $280. He pleaded no contest to two charges of second-degree possession of a controlled substance on Jan. 20, 1994, and was sentenced to 18 months' probation.
According to court records, Stafford's next arrest occurred in Whatcom County, Wash., where he was charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance to an undercover officer on Dec. 11, 16 and 18, 1997. He was living in Portland, Oregon at the time of his arrest.
After striking a deal with the county prosecutor's office, Stafford pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 26 months in a work camp. He failed to show up, however, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest on June 28, 1998. It was still outstanding when the Portland, Oregon police encountered him again.
Bust nabs three
Portland, Oregon police weren't looking for Stafford when they went searching in September for Dontae Hunt, a federal fugitive wanted on drug and gun charges.
According to court records, police got a tip that Hunt was seen at a Northeast Portland, Oregon house, which they put under surveillance. They mobilized several teams to arrest Hunt on Sept. 17 and also sent up a surveillance plane to track anyone who might try to flee.
As police prepared to move in, Hunt and Stafford both came out of the residence and got into a 2003 Range Rover -- with Stafford behind the wheel, one officer said. One of the teams was dispatched to trail the car when he drove off, followed by the plane.
When the car pulled into a service station at Northeast Grand Avenue and Broadway, Hunt got out of the car, saw the police and jumped back into the Range Rover. Stafford took off, with the police in pursuit.
Hunt jumped out of the Range Rover as it slowed to take a corner a few blocks away, and police chased him on foot. According to Deputy District Attorney Rhodes, Hunt threw a gun and crack cocaine over a fence and onto the grounds of a day-care center as he tried to escape. When the police caught Hunt a short time later, they found he had nearly $5,000 in his possession.
Meanwhile, police said Stafford had run the Range Rover off the road and jumped out. But, with the aid of the airplane, he was caught a few blocks away.
Back at the original surveillance site, police entered the residence and began questioning its residents. Police said that when they entered a bathroom they found Dion Weeks, 23, who had been arrested on numerous drug charges in the past but never convicted. Police also found two large baggies of crack cocaine in a garbage can and a handgun stashed in the bathroom's linen closet.
Stafford, Hunt and Weeks were arrested and charged with numerous crimes, including drug possession and attempting to elude police. Stafford bailed himself out of jail a short time later.
Police follow crack trail
According to Hammond, police investigated Stafford further and obtained a search warrant for his home in the 6200 block of Northeast 58th Avenue. The Tactical Operations Division executed the warrant early on Oct. 30.
Police forced the door open and began searching the house. When they entered the basement, they heard a flushing sound and found Stafford dumping something down a toilet. He was taken into custody.
Police found five other people in the house -- Stafford's wife, Shannon, 32, and their four children, ages 2 to 16.
The search also turned up a trail of crack cocaine crumbs leading from the basement door to the toilet where Stafford was apprehended.
The Portland, Oregon Water Bureau later pulled a large amount of crack from the sewer lines. Police also found about 3 kilos of cocaine in an attached garage.
A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Stafford on numerous drug, guns and child neglect charges last month, and the Oregon U.S. attorney's office is now reviewing the case. He could face decades in jail.
Shannon Stafford was arrested during the October raid and charged with numerous violations, including manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance. Because she doesn't have a previous criminal record, she could receive probation or a few years in jail, Rhodes said.
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