Assistant United States Attorneys A. Dale Blankenship (619) 546-6705and Jonathan Shapiro (619) 546-8225
SAN DIEGO – Twenty-three defendants were charged in five indictments unsealed in federal court with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base (“crack”), distribution of cocaine and cocaine base, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and money laundering.
Beginning early yesterday morning, members of the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, plus other law enforcement agencies, made numerous arrests stemming from the indictments. As of noon today, nineteen of the twenty-three defendants are either in federal or state custody. Authorities are continuing to search for four defendants.
The crackdown announced today is the latest in a series of efforts by the Department of Justice to turn the tide of the drug epidemic and reduce the inevitable violent crime that accompanies widespread drug trafficking by gangs.
“Today’s announcement is another strong message to those gang members that operate on the streets of San Diego,” said U.S. Attorney Adam L. Braverman. “If you peddle drugs, we will come after you with the full force of the federal government.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge John Brown commented, "The FBI is proud to be in the fight to keep our communities safe, free from drug trafficking and associated dangerous criminal activity. Yesterday's arrests demonstrates the unwavering commitment, between and among the FBI and our law enforcement partners, to address these dangerous threats facing our community."
This case is also the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute high-level members of drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations and enterprises.
The United States is represented in court by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan Shapiro and A. Dale Blankenship.
Defendant Information
DEFENDANT Criminal Case No: 18CR2490-GPC
Name
Age
Hometown
Norman Cluke
28
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine (Title 21, U.S.C., Secs. 841(a)(1), 846);
Distribution of Cocaine (Title 21, U.S.C, Secs. 841(a)(1)).
Maximum Penalties: 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
DEFENDANTS Criminal Case No: 18CR2491-GPC
Name
Age
Hometown
Fernando Cruz-Chavez
aka “Fredy”
31
San Diego, CA
Sitlali Lopez
25
San Diego, CA
Armando Ceja Gonzalez
Aka “Pistolerin”
31
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine (Title 21, U.S.C., Secs. 841(a)(1) and 846);
Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute (Title 21, U.S.C. Secs. 841(a)(1)).
Maximum Penalties: life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a $10 million fine.
DEFENDANTS Criminal Case No: 18CR2492-GPC
Name
Age
Hometown
Henry Hendrix
aka “Feeny Boy”
56
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine (Title 21, U.S.C., Secs. 841(a)(1) and 846);
Distribute of Methamphetamine (Title 21, U.S.C., Secs. 841(a)(1)).
Maximum Penalties: life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a $10 million fine.
DEFENDANT Criminal Case No: 18CR2493-GPC
Name
Age
Hometown
Roshawn Maurice Walls
aka “Ray Dog”
49
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Distribution of Cocaine (Title 21, U.S.C, Secs. 841(a)(1))
Maximum Penalties: 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
DEFENDANT Criminal Case No: 18CR2494-GPC
Name
Age
Hometown
Joshua Eugene Quipp
aka “QTip”
33
San Diego, CA
Edna Monserrat Perez-Tapia
aka “Monsay”
31
San Diego, CA
Jose Antonio Jacinto Jr.
23
San Diego, CA
Cuathemoc Solis
aka “Jr.” aka “Temo”
38
San Diego, CA
Corey Michael Davis
aka “Word”
35
San Diego, CA
Darius Latrell King
aka “Tiny Mike”
31
San Diego, CA
Alejandro McFadden
aka “Flav”
47
San Diego, CA
Charles Joseph Brimmer
aka “Demon”
31
San Diego, CA
Myron Xavier Castro Jr.
aka “Hard Dog”, aka “HD”
32
San Diego, CA
Julius Davis
aka “Labacl”
58
San Diego, CA
James Edward Staton
aka “State Rock”
58
San Diego, CA
Anthony Ray Rhodes
aka “Big A”
55
San Diego, CA
Anthony Frederick Miller
aka “Dread”
62
San Diego, CA
Richard Kelvin Brown
aka “Dreads”
60
San Diego, CA
Shawn Monique King
aka “SK”
48
San Diego, CA
Timothy Raynard Moore
29
San Diego, CA
Linda Quipp
28
San Diego, CA
SUMMARY OF CHARGES
Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base (Title 21, U.S.C., Secs. 841(a)(1), 846);
Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Title 21, U.S.C, Secs. 841(a)(1));
Conspiracy to Launder Money (Title 18, U.S.C., Secs 1956(h), 1956(a)(1)(A)(i).
Maximum Penalties: For cocaine charges: life in prison with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a $10 million fine. For money laundering conspiracy charges: 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
*The charges and allegations contained in an indictment or complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.
AGENCIES
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crimes Task Force – Gang Group, which includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
San Diego Police Department,
San Diego County Sheriff’s Office,
National City Police Department,
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
Description: The fiscal year of the data file obtained from the AOUSC
Format: YYYY
Description: The code of the federal judicial circuit where the case was located
Format: A2
Description: The code of the federal judicial district where the case was located
Format: A2
Description: The code of the district office where the case was located
Format: A2
Description: Docket number assigned by the district to the case
Format: A7
Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which cannot be modified by the court
Format: A3
Description: A unique number assigned to each defendant in a case which can be modified by the court
Format: A3
Description: A sequential number indicating whether a case is an original proceeding or a reopen
Format: N5
Description: Case type associated with the current defendant record
Format: A2
Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, defendant number, and reopen sequence number
Format: A18
Description: A concatenation of district, office, docket number, case type, and reopen sequence number
Format: A15
Description: The status of the defendant as assigned by the AOUSC
Format: A2
Description: A code indicating the fugitive status of a defendant
Format: A1
Description: The date upon which a defendant became a fugitive
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date upon which a fugitive defendant was taken into custody
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date when a case was first docketed in the district court
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date upon which proceedings in a case commenced on charges pending in the district court where the defendant appeared, or the date of the defendant’s felony-waiver of indictment
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: A code used to identify the nature of the proceeding
Format: N2
Description: The date when a defendant first appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: A code indicating the event by which a defendant appeared before a judicial officer in the district court where a charge was pending
Format: A2
Description: A code indicating the type of legal counsel assigned to a defendant
Format: N2
Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the highest severity
Format: A20
Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE1
Format: N2
Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4
Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE1
Format: A4
Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE1
Format: A3
Description: The title and section of the U.S. Code applicable to the offense committed which carried the second highest severity
Format: A20
Description: A code indicating the level of offense associated with FTITLE2
Format: N2
Description: The four digit AO offense code associated with FTITLE2
Format: A4
Description: The four digit D2 offense code associated with FTITLE2
Format: A4
Description: A code indicating the severity associated with FTITLE2
Format: A3
Description: The FIPS code used to indicate the county or parish where an offense was committed
Format: A5
Description: The date of the last action taken on the record
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date upon which judicial proceedings before the court concluded
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date upon which the final sentence is recorded on the docket
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The date upon which the case was closed
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: The total fine imposed at sentencing for all offenses of which the defendant was convicted and a fine was imposed
Format: N8
Description: A count of defendants filed including inter-district transfers
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants filed excluding inter-district transfers
Format: N1
Description: A count of original proceedings commenced
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants filed whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants terminated including interdistrict transfers
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants terminated excluding interdistrict transfers
Format: N1
Description: A count of original proceedings terminated
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants terminated whose proceedings commenced by reopen, remand, appeal, or retrial
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period including long term fugitives
Format: N1
Description: A count of defendants pending as of the last day of the period excluding long term fugitives
Format: N1
Description: The source from which the data were loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: A10
Description: A sequential number indicating the iteration of the defendant record
Format: N2
Description: The date the record was loaded into the AOUSC’s NewSTATS database
Format: YYYYMMDD
Description: Statistical year ID label on data file obtained from the AOUSC which represents termination year