BRUNSWICK, GA: A complete of 76 defendants are named in a newly unsealed federal indictment describing a large drug trafficking investigation tied to the Ghost Face Gangsters prison avenue gang that features allegations of a number of deaths from unlawful drug overdoses.
As introduced in a Jan. 11, 2023, multi-agency information convention held at Glynn County Police Division Headquarters in Brunswick, Ga., the indthe ictment in USA v. Alvarez et. al, dubbed Operation Ghost Busted, prices 76 defendants with involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed massive quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and alprazolam within the better Glynn County space, stated David H. Estes, U.S. Lawyer for the Southern District of Georgia. The first Conspiracy cost within the indictment carries a compulsory minimal sentence of 10 years in jail, as much as life, together with substantial monetary penalties and a interval of supervised launch following any jail time period.
There isn’t a parole within the federal system.
“Operation Ghost Busted demonstrates the targeted dedication of regulation enforcement companies in any respect ranges in figuring out, infiltrating and disrupting drug trafficking networks in our communities,” stated U.S. Lawyer Estes. “We’re proud to serve with these professionals within the persevering with work to make our neighborhoods secure from unlawful gang exercise and the violent crime it spawns.”
Operation Ghost Busted is an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Process Forces investigation, led by the FBI Coastal Georgia Violent Gang Process Pressure, the Glynn County Police Division, the Brunswick Police Division, the Glynn County Sheriff’s Workplace, and the Camden County Sheriff’s Workplace. For greater than two years, investigators from a number of federal, state and native regulation enforcement companies collaborated to determine a sprawling drug trafficking community working in south Georgia counties together with Glynn, Pierce, Camden, Wayne, Treutlen, McIntosh, Toombs, Telfair, Dodge, and Ware. The conspiracy operated inside and out of doors state jail amenities with help from at the least one compromised corrections officer, who labored with a frontrunner of the conspiracy who’s serving a life sentence for homicide. The conspiracy consists of members of the Ghost Face Gangsters white supremacist prison avenue gang, together with associates of the Aryan Brotherhood, Bloods, and Gangster Disciples.
Along with the first conspiracy cost naming all 76 defendants, the indictment prices two of the defendants with distribution of unlawful medication – fentanyl and methamphetamine – that resulted within the deaths of three people from drug overdoses.
The 118-count, 133-page indictment – believed to be the most important ever within the Southern District of Georgia – consists of the forfeiture of 43 seized firearms, one car, and greater than $53,000 in money. Greater than three dozen extra defendants face prosecution for state prices on account of the investigation.
Along with different prices filed towards particular person defendants, every of the defendants named in USA v. Alvarez et. al is charged with Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute, and to Distribute, 50 Grams or Extra of Methamphetamine, and a Amount of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Alprazolam. They embrace:
- David E. Alvarez, 24, of Townsend, Ga.;
- Garrison A. Bell, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Desiree M. Briley, 26, of McRae-Helena, Ga.;
- Rachael P. Byrd, a/ok/a “Byrd is the Phrase,” a/ok/a “Rachael NeSmith,” 25, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Terry L. Cason II, 36, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Tonya C. Cox, a/ok/a “Shuge White,” 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Abraham Crews, a/ok/a “Abe,” 41, of Waverly, Ga.;
- Hannah G. Croft, 23, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Michael S. Daniels, 39, of Waynesville, Ga;
- Marissa D. Davis, 31, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Willie H. Day, 52, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Ashley Deen, 29, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Cody M. Demers, a/ok/a “Bravo Seven,” 24, of Blackshear, Ga.;
- Skyler T. Drawdy, 24, of Darien, Ga.;
- Taylor D. Drew, 32, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Joshua A. Drury, 41, of Darien, Ga;
- Jonathan R. Elrod, a/ok/a “Brazy Jay,” a/ok/a “Jay,” a/ok/a “John Boy,” 33, of Blairsville, Ga.;
- Joshua E. Enke, 33, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Juan C. Everette, a/ok/a “Don Juan,” 36, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Andrew R. Flanagan, a/ok/a “Drew,” 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Verdalee D. Flanagan, a/ok/a “ Verlee,” 37, of Nahunta, Ga.;
- Alexa B. Foster, a/ok/a “Lexa,” 29, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Theodore Gee, a/ok/a “Keno,” 44, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Chad L. Googe, 40, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Shawn S. Inexperienced, a/ok/a “Polo Inexperienced,” 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Laura R. Harden, 49, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- John E. Harrison, a/ok/a “Johnny,” 25, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Priscilla Hemingway, a/ok/a “Priscilla Carr,” 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Wyndel L. Herndon, 40, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Britnee V. Houston, 28, of Waynesville, Ga.;
- Timothy W. Hutchinson, a/ok/a “Tim,” 58, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Kenneth W. Lane, a/ok/a “Skinny,” 43, of Hortense, Ga.;
- Timothy W. Loper, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Kenneth Mainor, a/ok/a “Busta Invoice,” 66, of White Oak, Ga.;
- Kenyetta D. Mainor, a/ok/a “Yatta,” 46, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Wendell McClain, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Cameren A. McDonald, 26, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Justin W. McGhee, 36, of Darien, Ga.;
- Charlie A. Moody, 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Antonio Morales, a/ok/a “Silence,” a/ok/a “Silent Ololade,” 29, of Vidalia, Ga.;
- Aubrey NeSmith, 21, of Metter, Ga.;
- James D. NeSmith, a/ok/a “DG,” 25, an inmate at Telfair State Jail;
- Mary NeSmith, 58, of Metter, Ga.;
- Eric S. Ogden, a/ok/a “Scotty,” 35, of Woodbine, Ga.;
- Auston J. Proctor, 32, of Woodbine, Ga.;
- Michael A. Provenzano, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Jimmy A. Reynolds, a/ok/a “Jim,” 54, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- James C. Richardson, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- William W. Ringle, a/ok/a “Will,” 42, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Anthony D. Ruffner, 32, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Samantha S. Russell, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Jamey E. Sapp, 50, of St. Simons Island, Ga.;
- Blake Ok. Display, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- John D. Display, 31, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Adam H. Smith, 43, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Brian T. Spell, 32, of Waynesville, Ga.;
- Gregory W. Stabile, a/ok/a “G,” a/ok/a “Lts Be DAreason,” 37, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- James L. Stephens, a/ok/a “Rabbit,” 39, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Debra L. Stokes, a/ok/a “Debbie,” 59, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Stephanie L. Stover, 44, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Jason A. Sweat, 35, of St. Marys, Ga.;
- Clinton Taylor, 34, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Cori L. Taylor, 26, of Eastman, Ga.;
- Larry B. Taylor, a/ok/a “Lee Lee,” 57, of Jacksonville, Fla.;
- Christopher J. Thompson, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Ronald E. Thompson, a/ok/a “E,” a/ok/a “3D,” 39, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Jesse J. Trujillo, 30, of Swainsboro, Ga.;
- Charles W. Walrath, a/ok/a “Boomer,” 51, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Dayton P. Whatley, 35, of St. Simons Island, Ga.;
- David Nicholas Wheeler, 52, of Waverly, Ga.;
- Dakota L. White, 21, of Vidalia, Ga.;
- James D. Wiggins, a/ok/a “Brad Jones,” 30, of Brunswick, Ga.;
- Jeremy D. Wix, 42, of Townsend, Ga.;
- Heaven L. Wolfe, 32, of Blackshear, Ga.;
- Joshua T. Wolfe, a/ok/a “White Boy,” a/ok/a “Tom Walier,” 29, of Blackshear, Ga.; and,
- David D. Younger, a/ok/a “Khaos,” 42, of Hortense, Ga.
The defendants within the investigation are scheduled this week for preliminary look hearings in U.S. District Courtroom in Brunswick. Indictments embrace solely prices; every of the defendants is presumed harmless except and till confirmed responsible.
The case was investigated below the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Process Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level prison organizations that threaten the US utilizing a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency method.
Companies concerned within the investigation embrace the FBI Coastal Georgia Violent Gang Process Pressure; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Marshals Service; the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; the Georgia Division of Corrections; the Georgia Division of Neighborhood Supervision; the Glynn County Police Division; the Brunswick Police Division; and sheriff’s places of work from Glynn, Pierce, Camden, Wayne, Treutlen, McIntosh, Toombs, Telfair, Dodge, and Ware counties. The case is being prosecuted for the US by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jennifer J. Kirkland and Prison Division Deputy Chief E. Greg Gilluly Jr.
