Score:   1
Docket Number:   ED-NC  5:18-cr-00235
Case Name:   USA v. Carr et al
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RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced RODNEY DURRELL THOMAS, also known as “LIL BRUH,” 21, of Elm City, North Carolina to 156 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

The prosecution of THOMAS was a part of an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation (OCDETF), entitled Tri County Hook Up, announced by the United States Attorney’s Office earlier this summer, which resulted in the arrest of several defendants for outstanding federal and state charges in a coordinated warrant enforcement operation.  The investigation focused on heroin and cocaine trafficking in Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties.

THOMAS was named in an eleven-count Indictment filed on June 13, 2018 charging him with a drug conspiracy running from at least August 1, 2017 until mid-June of 2018.  Specifically, THOMAS was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one hundred (100) grams or more of heroin, a quantity of marijuana, twenty-eight (28) grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of cocaine; as well as possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of twenty-eight (28) grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of cocaine.  On February 15, 2019, THOMAS pled guilty to those charges.    

According to the investigation, THOMAS was a part of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine, cocaine base (crack), heroin, and marijuana throughout the Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties.  As part of the investigation, law enforcement recorded telephone calls where THOMAS discussed the drug conspiracy with his co-defendants and made arrangements for further drug transactions.  THOMAS sold 10 bricks of heroin each, which is approximately 1000 individual bags, on two occasions from his home in Elm City, NC.  THOMAS frequently possessed firearms in connection with the drug conspiracy and received a firearm sentencing enhancement.  Additionally, THOMAS fled from law enforcement in a reckless manner and received a sentencing enhancement for reckless endangerment.

On December 13, 2018, the Court sentenced Michael Speight, 26, of Elm City, North Carolina to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release;  MARCUS ANTWAN WILEY, also known as “MARK,” 29, of Elm City, North Carolina was sentenced to 57 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release; and TRAVIS KWYMAINE RUFFIN, 29, of Wilson, North Carolina was sentenced to 54 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years supervised release for their roles in the drug conspiracy.   At the time of the instant offense, WILEY was on supervised release resulting from a 2009 federal conviction of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and the use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.  After WILEY admitted to the criminal activity, his term of supervised release was revoked and he was sentenced to an additional 37 months’ imprisonment to be served at the conclusion of his sentence for the drug conspiracy.  On January 28, 2019, MARQUICE QUASHAWN MCCOY, 30, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years supervised release for his involvement in the drug conspiracy.  On March 4, 2019, DE’ANDRE ANTHONY LUCAS, 29, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years supervised release for his involvement in the drug conspiracy.  On April 17, 2019, SHAQUANDRA MCALLISTER, 28, of Wilson, North Carolina was sentenced to 42 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years supervised release for her involvement in the drug conspiracy.

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative.  This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement. For moe information about this intiative please click here:  https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/tbnc.

Investigation of this enforcement operation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshal Service (USMS), United States Probation Office, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson Police Department, Rocky Mount Police Department, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Tarboro Police Department, Spring Hope Police Department, Nashville Police Department, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.  Assistant United States Attorney Dena King represented the government. 

RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced TRAVIS KWYMAINE RUFFIN, 29, of Wilson, North Carolina to 54 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release; MARCUS ANTWAN WILEY, also known as “MARK,” 29, of Elm City, North Carolina to 57 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release; and Michael speight, 26, of Elm City, North Carolina to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release. 

The prosecution of RUFFIN, WILEY, and SPEIGHT was a part of an  Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation (OCDETF), announced by the United States Attorney’s Office earlier this summer, which resulted in the arrest of several defendants for outstanding federal and state charges in a coordinated warrant enforcement operation.  The investigation focused on heroin and cocaine trafficking in Nash, Edgcombe and Wilson counties.

RUFFIN, WILEY, and SPEIGHT were named in an eleven-count Indictment filed on June 13, 2018 charging them with drug conspiracy running from at least August 1, 2017 until mid-June of 2018.  Specifically, RUFFIN was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of heroin.  On August 23, 2018, RUFFIN pled guilty to the conspiracy charge as well as distribution of a quantity of heroin.  WILEY was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of heroin.  On August 23, 2018, WILEY pled guilty to the conspiracy charge as well as distribution of a quantity of heroin.  SPEIGHT was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base (crack).  On August 23, 2018, SPEIGHT pled guilty to the conspiracy charge. 

According to the investigation,  RUFFIN, WILEY, and SPEIGHT were a part of a drug trafficking organization that distributed cocaine, cocaine base (crack), heroin, and marijuana throughout the Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties.  As part of the investigation, law enforcement recorded telephone calls where RUFFIN, WILEY, and SPEIGHT each discussed the drug conspiracy, their roles in the crime and made arrangements for further transactions.  WILEY and RUFFIN sold 10 bricks of heroin each, which is approximately 1000 individual bags.  At the time of the instant offense, WILEY was on supervised release resulting from a 2009 federal conviction of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and the use and carrying of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.  After WILEY admitted to the criminal activity, his term of supervised release was revoked and he was sentenced to an additional 37 months’ imprisonment to be served at the conclusion of his sentence for the drug conspiracy. 

This case is part of the United States Attorney’s Office’s Take Back North Carolina Initiative.  This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement.

Investigation of this enforcement operation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshal Service (USMS), United States Probation Office, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson Police Department, Rocky Mount Police Department, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Tarboro Police Department, Spring Hope Police Department, Nashville Police Department, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.  Assistant United States Attorney Dena King represented the government. 

NASHVILLE – As part of Take Back North Carolina Initiative, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that several cocaine and heroin centered Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Operations (OCDETF), as well as, violent crime enforcement operations resulted in the arrest of eighteen (18) defendants for outstanding federal charges in a coordinated warrant enforcement operation.  Also, at least one defendant related to this operation was found to be in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Corrections and will now face federal prosecution.  A federal detainer has been filed against this subject. 

In addition to the federal arrests, thirteen (13) defendants were arrested for outstanding state charges in connection with this operation.

This operation was conducted as part of the Eastern District of North Carolina Take Back North Carolina Initiative which brings the full weight and resources of the federal court system in the fight against crime in Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, and Pitt Counties in partnership with The District Attorney’s Office as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement.

The following individuals were charged by way of Criminal Indictment.  The individual charges for each defendant is contained in the parenthesis following the personal information.

Marquavious Harold Carr, 29, of Elm City, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin, Twenty-Eight (28) Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack), and a Quantity of Cocaine and Marijuana)

Angelo McKinley Cooper, 29, of Rocky Mount, NC (Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and Felon in Possession of a Firearm)

Ronnie Renault Foreman, 39, of Greenville, NC (Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Aiding and Abetting)

Terance Earl Foreman, 33, of Greenville, NC (Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Aiding and Abetting)

Cohn Deangelo Hinton, 48, of Rocky Mount, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of Cocaine, One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin, and a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack) and Marijuana)

Keyonta Tarezze Langley, 30, of Greenville, NC (Felon in Possession of a Firearm)

De’Andre Anthony Lucas, 28, of Wilson, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack) and Heroin)

Shaquandra McAllister, 28, of Wilson, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Twenty-Eight (28) Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack), and a Quantity of Cocaine and Heroin)

Marquice Quashawn McCoy, 30, of Rocky Mount, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack) and Heroin)

Trawn Joval Rodgers, 38, of Greenville, NC (Distribution of Cocaine)

Kendrick Dequan Rogers, 25, of Raleigh, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of Cocaine, Twenty-Eight (28) Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack), One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin, and Marijuana)

Travis Kwymaine Ruffin, 28, of Wilson, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack) and Heroin)

Michael Speight, 26, of Elm City, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack))

Rodney Durrell Thomas, 20, of Elm City, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin, Twenty-Eight (28) Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack), and a Quantity of Cocaine and Marijuana)

Monte Marquis Thorne, 42, of Rocky Mount, NC (Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base (Crack); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime; and Felon in Possession of a Firearm)

Brendon Rashad White, 20, of Wilson, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of Cocaine, One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin, and a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack) and Marijuana)

Jazmein Jaquae Wiggins, 39, of Rocky Mount, NC (Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition)

Marcus Antwan Wiley, 29, of Elm City, NC (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin)

 

The charges and allegations contained in the Indictments are merely accusations.  The defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

The enforcement operation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives (ATF), the United States Marshal Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Wilson Police Department, Rocky Mount Police Department, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Tarboro Police Department, Spring Hope Police Department, Nashville Police Department, Greenville Police Department, Greenville Regional Drug Task Force, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina Seventh Prosecutorial District Attorney’s Office, and the United States Probation Office.

Docket (0 Docs):   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ataskQYvImzwhpI70QtHbEoJCU40UQGn4ndXi95BXfQ
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