TEXARKANA, TX—United States Attorney John M Bales and Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle announced today the culmination of Operation M-Pact, a two-year joint federal and state investigation into individuals responsible for mid- and high-level trafficking and distribution of methamphetamine through the Eastern District of Texas as well as to Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. The investigated individuals were responsible for trafficking and distributing more than 250 kilograms of methamphetamine through the I-30 corridor, to Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and beyond. Those being prosecuted include: Calvin Avery, age 41, Texarkana, Texas Darrin Betts, age 34, Texarkana, Texas Robert Clark, age 29, Diaz, Arkansas Marcus Floyd, age 25, Texarkana, Texas Rodrick Grimes, age 40, Coppell, Texas Keith Harris, age 44, Texarkana, Texas Danny Hill, age 33, Texarkana, Texas Abdul Hopkins, age 40, Texarkana, Texas Sonya Hopkins, age 37, Texarkana, Texas Jamaine Hunt, age 40, Texarkana, Texas Johnny Hunt, age 40, Dallas, Texas William Irby, age 43, Wynne, Arkansas Ashton Jackson, age 24, Texarkana, Texas Michael Jackson, age 38, Texarkana, Texas Keith Jones, age 32, Texarkana, Texas Lloyd Jones, age 29, Texarkana, Texas Santigie (Fred) Kabia, age 32, Texarkana, Texas Anthony Bryan Krebs, age 34, Texarkana, Texas Jonathan Lee, age 32, St. Louis, Missouri Gary Lindsay, age 32, Texarkana, Texas Jason Martin, age 36, Texarkana, Texas Kenneth McCoy, age 43, Dallas, Texas Aaron Meeks, age 35, Texarkana, Texas Everett Moore, age 35, Texarkana, Texas Patrick O’Guinn, age 40, Ashdown, Arkansas Kelvin Ragland, age 34, Texarkana, Texas Robert Sanders, age 36, Texarkana, Texas Cornell Thomas, age 42, Texarkana, Texas Roderick Thurman, age 34, Texarkana, Texas Kenneth Walker, age 28, Texarkana, Texas Jeremy Wilson, age 26, Texarkana, Texas Clarence Willis, age 41, Texarkana, Texas This case is the result of an extensive, two-year joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division; Bi-State Narcotics Task Force; Texarkana, Texas Police Department; and IRS-Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the police departments of Texarkana, Arkansas; Mt.
Pleasant, Texas; Nacogdoches, Texas; and Ashdown, Arkansas; the Miller and Little River County, Arkansas and Bowie County, Texas Sheriff’s Offices; the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas; the District Attorney’s Offices of Bowie County, Texas, Anderson County, Texas, and Little River County, Arkansas. During the course of this operation, agents have successfully arrested approximately 50 individuals and seized approximately 23 pounds of methamphetamine, over three pounds of cocaine, large amounts of marijuana, more than $50,000 in United States currency, 31 vehicles (recovering six stolen vehicles), 45 firearms (recovering 3 stolen firearms), more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and seven properties with an estimated value of over $400,000. The investigation has led to additional arrests in the Northern District of Texas (Dallas area), including more than 16 additional defendants and the seizure of more than two kilograms of methamphetamine. “Today’s announcement signals the dismantlement of a destructive criminal enterprise,†said Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Diego Rodriguez.
“The cooperation and coordination amongst local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies resulted in the shared success of removing significant social and criminal threats to the community.†These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ryan Locker and Mary Ann Cozby and Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle. The defendant Roderick Thurman is currently a fugitive from justice. We ask that anyone with information regarding his whereabouts contact the United States Marshals Service in Texarkana at (903) 793-8782.
Reported by: FBI
Published on: 2013-12-13
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