Three Tulsa Men, Armed Robbery, Oklahoma 2023

TULSA, Okla. - Three Tulsa men, Yonaton Perez, Anthony Gabriel Calvillo-Rodriguez, and Anthony Alexander Bernal-Perez, were recently sentenced for their roles in armed robberies in Catoosa and Owasso, Oklahoma.

The crimes took place in April and September of 2023. On April 7, 2023, Yonaton Perez was parked in a private parking lot behind a bar in Tulsa when Tulsa Police officers approached the vehicle. During the investigation, officers found that Perez possessed more than 660 grams of methamphetamine that he intended to sell.

In September 2023, Perez directed another person to get a hotel room in Catoosa with the intent of robbing the victim. While the victim was in the hotel room, Perez, Calvillo-Rodriguez, and Bernal-Perez robbed the victim of more than $100k in jewelry and cash. The victim was targeted because he was a drug dealer, wore flashy jewelry, and routinely carried drug proceeds on him.

In a third incident in October 2023, Calvillo-Rodriguez and Bernal-Perez were waiting in a parking lot in Owasso when four juveniles pulled up to their vehicle and robbed Calvillo-Rodriguez. When the juvenile robbers drove off, Calvillo-Rodriguez and Bernal-Perez followed the robbers and blocked their vehicle. They then opened fire on the juvenile robbers in a neighborhood, striking several homes and vehicles.

Yonaton Perez, 20, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for Obstructing, Delaying, and Affecting Commerce by Robbery and Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute.

Anthony Gabriel Calvillo-Rodriguez, 20, was sentenced to 190 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for Obstructing, Delaying, and Affecting Commerce by Robbery; Carrying and Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; and Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.

Anthony Alexander Bernal-Perez, 23, was sentenced to 121 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for Obstructing, Delaying, and Affecting Commerce by Robbery; Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), FBI, the Owasso Police Department, and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kenneth Elmore and John Brasher prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities across the United States.

On May 26, 2021, the U.S. government launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on core principles including fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/three-tulsa-men-sentenced-armed-robbery