INDIANAPOLIS – Federal and local law enforcement agencies arrested 19 people charged in a massive raid. Agents targeted 18 locations in Indiana and Arizona on Thursday.
The following 19 individuals have been charged in a series of four federal indictments alleging the illegal possession of firearms and machineguns and trafficking of hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Central Indiana:
| Defendant | Age, Location | Charges |
| Jordan Alexander (Charged by Complaint) | 33, Indianapolis, Indiana | Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug TraffickingPossession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl |
| Jaraughn Bertram a.k.a. Bandman, Ron-Ron, Javon’s World (Fugitive) | 20, Current location unknown | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute FentanylContinuing Criminal EnterpriseAttempted Possession with Intent to Distribute FentanylPossession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl |
| Jayden Bertram | 22, Carmel, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Joaquin Carranza a.k.a. Chef (Fugitive) | 18, current location unknown | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Isaiah Chest | 21, Indianapolis, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl |
| Elijah Conn a.k.a. Whiteboy Eli | Greenwood, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanyl |
| Tameico Johnson a.k.a. Meekeey | 22, Fishers, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Brittina Jones a.k.a Tina | 43, Indianapolis, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanyl |
| Camonte Miller | 21, Indianapolis, Indiana | Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine |
| Courtlin Moncrief a.k.a. Tenny, Ten Pack | 29, Avon, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| George Muncy | 56, Greenwood, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanylUnlawful use of a cell phone |
| Rhonda Muncy | 55, Greenwood, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanyl |
| Deondre Perry a.k.a. Dre | Greenwood, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanylPossession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl AnaloguePossession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking |
| Dewell Simpson a.k.a. PB | 18, Indianapolis, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Jamie Sullivan a.k.a Jay | 22, Indianapolis, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Jordan Sumner (Fugitive) | 22, current location unknown | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Monica Sumner | 20, Indianapolis, Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl |
| Kenan Wharton | 18, Indianapolis. Indiana | Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute FentanylPossession of a Machine Gun |
| Brooke Woods | 23, Greenwood, Indiana | Conspiracy to Distribute fentanyl |
As part of this multiagency operation, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from 16 different law enforcement agencies, served arrest warrants and search warrants at 18 locations in Central Indiana and in Arizona on the morning of Thursday, June 22. Police arrested 16 individuals who are in federal custody. Three remain as fugitives.
According to court documents and information presented in open court, Jaraughn Bertram and Deondre Perry allegedly led drug trafficking organizations in Central Indiana that trafficked significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Arizona to the Indianapolis, Anderson, and Muncie areas. The organizations allegedly possessed and used firearms, including weapons that had been converted into fully automatic machine guns to further their drug trafficking activities.
Machinegun conversion devices, sometimes called “Glock switches” or “auto-sears,” are devices that convert ordinary semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic machine guns. Machinegun conversion devices are themselves considered machine guns under federal law, even when not installed, and are illegal to possess or sell without a special license.
During this year-long investigation, law enforcement seized the following contraband and proceeds of the alleged criminal activity:
- More than 32.8 kilograms (72.3 pounds) of fentanyl, or over 320,000 fentanyl pills
- More than 53.5 kilograms (117.9 pounds) of methamphetamine
- More than 205.6 kilograms (453.2 pounds) of marijuana
- 113 firearms
- 60 machinegun conversion devices
- More than $521,000 in cash
If convicted, each defendant faces up to life in federal prison.
The following investigative agencies collaborated to make this investigation and the recent warrant execution possible:
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Federal Bureau of Investigation- Indianapolis
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Homeland Security Investigations
- Internal Revenue Service- Criminal Investigation
- United States Marshals Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
- Indiana State Police
- Fishers Police Department
- Carmel Police Department
- Boone County Sheriff’s Department
- Zionsville Police Department
- Anderson Police Department
- Lawrence Police Department
- Muncie Police Department
- Fort Wayne Police Department
- Avon Police Department
U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Clifford D. Johnson, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, and Gary M. Restaino, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, for the support of their Offices in this investigation.
U.S. Attorney Myers also thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Michelle P. Brady and Kelsey L. Massa, who are prosecuting this case.
This case was brought in conjunction with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force (ICGTF). ICGTF is a partnership of law enforcement officers and analysts from several central Indiana law enforcement agencies in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson, and Shelby counties. In cooperation with state, local, and federal partners, ICGTF collaborates to address violent crime through a comprehensive strategy including innovative approaches to locating suspects and evidence related to violent crimes and illegal possession of firearms.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
