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This morning, federal and state authorities arrested 22 individuals for their alleged roles in a narcotics
distribution activities in the Waco and Killeen areas, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Drug
Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division; FBI Special Agent in
Charge Christopher Combs; Waco Police Chief Ryan Holt; Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble; McLennan
County Sheriff Parnell McNamara; and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw.
Those arrested today, along with six others who were already in custody, are charged in two separate federal
grand jury indictments unsealed today in Waco.
This indictment charges nine defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled
substances including cocaine, “crack” cocaine or methamphetamine. Individuals charged in this indictment
include:
The defendants are all Gangster Disciples members, led by Derrick Jacques, or their associates. The indictment
alleges that these defendants distributed narcotics in Killeen and the surrounding areas since October 2015.
Defendants Luna, Smith, Bush, Ellis and Jacobs allegedly conspired to distribute methamphetamine.
Defendants Luna, Smith, Jacobs and Bailey allegedly conspired to distribute cocaine. Defendants Smith,
Jacques, Jefferson, and Gladden allegedly conspired to distribute “crack” cocaine.
This indictment charges 19 defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Individuals charged in this indictment include:
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Authorities allege that since May 2017, these defendants were responsible for the distribution of large amounts
of methamphetamine throughout the Waco and Central Texas areas.
In addition to the arrests, these investigations have resulted in the seizure of approximately $16,000 in U.S.
Currency, over five pounds of methamphetamine and 22 firearms.
All of the defendants remain in federal custody pending detention hearings expected to occur next week before
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Manske in Waco.
The DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Department of Public Safety, Waco Police Department, Killeen
Police Department and the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office investigated these cases. Assistant U.S.
Attorneys Mark Frazier, Christopher Blanton and Stephanie Smith-Burris are prosecuting these cases on behalf
of the Government.
The principal mission of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program is to identify,
disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering operations,
and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.
It is important to note that an indictment is merely a charge and should not be considered as evidence of
guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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