Corey Wyatt, Obtaining Firearm for Convicted Felon, Oregon 2013

Portland, Ore. – A federal indictment was unsealed on an unknown date, charging Corey Wyatt, 28, and his wife, Kimberly Scott Wyatt, 32, of Springfield and Monroe, Oregon with conspiracy to obtain and transfer a firearm to convicted felon David Joseph Pedersen a/k/a Joey Pedersen who was prohibited from possessing a firearm, the straw purchase and transfer of that firearm, being accessories after the fact to kidnapping resulting in death, using a firearm in a crime of violence that caused death, and transportation of a stolen vehicle by assisting David Joseph Pedersen and Holly Ann Grigsby, and misprision of a felony.

The indictment charges an alleged conspiracy that began on or about July 4, 2011, and charges the Wyatts with making a false statement to deceive a licensed firearms dealer that Kimberly Scott Wyatt was the actual purchaser of a 9mm luger pistol when, in fact, they purchased the firearm for David Joseph Pedersen who was a convicted felon who was prohibited from possessing a firearm.

David Joseph Pedersen and Holly Ann Grigsby are currently pending federal charges that stem from an alleged 10-day crime spree that spanned from Everett, Washington to Eureka, California, and included four murders and the possession of that firearm and others.

Kimberly Scott Wyatt appeared before U.S. Magistrate Dennis J. Hubel for arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty to all counts of the indictment. She was detained in custody pending further review, and a trial date of August 20, 2013 was set.

Defendant Corey Wyatt is currently in custody on unrelated state charges, and an arraignment before a U.S. Magistrate will be scheduled on a later date.

Convicted penalties range from three to 15 years, and up to a $250,000 fine. An indictment is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant should be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The charges stem from an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Oregon State Police, the Everett, Washington Police Department and the Eureka, California Police Department, with assistance from the Oregon Department of Corrections, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln County Major Crimes Team, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Corvallis Police Department, Salem Police Department, Keizer Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Yuba County, California Sheriff’s Office, Portland Police Bureau, United States Marshals Service, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Philomath Police Department, Lebanon Police Department, Stayton Police Department, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, and the Oregon Department of Justice.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jane Shoemaker and Hannah Horsley are handling the prosecution of the case.

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