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.

GABRIEL LUNA, et al. INDICTMENT – W18cr259

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:

Name                                                              Age     Residence                   Statutory Maximum Penalty

Gabriel Luna                                                   30        Katy, TX                     10 years to life imprisonment

Samuel Earl Smith                                          44        Killeen                         10 years to life imprisonment

Jomar Kenyatta Bush                                      44        Killeen                         10 years to life imprisonment

Jeffrey Ellis                                                     33        Killeen                         5-40 years imprisonment

Donovan Lafurd Ray Jacobs                           25        Killeen                         5-40 years imprisonment

Joshua Deanthony Bailey                               29        Killeen                         up to 20 years imprisonment

Derrick L. Jacques (aka “Flexx”)                   41        Killeen                         5-40 years imprisonment

Terrell Jefferson                                             32        Killeen                         5-40 years imprisonment

**Leonta Odell Gladden                                30        Killeen                         5-40 years imprisonment

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.

DANIEL LOUIS LOPEZ, et al. INDICTMENT – W18cr257

This indictment charges 19 defendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.  Individuals charged in this indictment include:

Name                                                  Age     Residence                               Statutory Maximum Penalty

**Daniel Louis Lopez                        38        Waco                                       10 years to life imprisonment

Ruben Ceja-Sanchez                           31        Dallas                                      10 years to life imprisonment

Gary Keith Mahan, Jr.                        37        McGregor, TX                                    10 years to life imprisonment

Michael Trinidad Carbajal                  38        Waco                                       10 years to life imprisonment

**Amy Michelle Tedder                    32        Waco                                       10 years to life imprisonment

Joe Victor Monzon                             35        Waco                                       10 years to life imprisonment

**Ruben Arnold Mondragon              32        Waco                                       10 years to life imprisonment

Patricia Ann Navarro-Eaton               46        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Michael Martinez                                47        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

**Cory Allen Kussmaul                     28        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Darnell O’Shea McCoy                      35        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Charlotte Nicole O’Neal                     33        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Augustin Ariel Camacho                    36        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Daniel Alan Tummins                         35        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Francisco Farias, III                           55        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Magan Danielle Shuemake                 29        Waco                                       5 to 40 years imprisonment

Polly Estes                                          42        Waco                                       up to 20 years imprisonment

Stephanie Nicole Davis                      31        Midlothian, TX                       up to 20 years imprisonment

**Trey Allen Cartwright                    36        Waco                                       up to 20 years imprisonment

** Already in custody prior to today

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.