Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on Feb. 26, 2014:
Bruce T. King, 35, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is charged in a single count Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about Jan. 24, 2014. The Indictment also alleges forfeiture of a firearm, magazine and ammunition. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley J. Miller Lowery.
Guadalupe Quintanilla, 69, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is charged in a single count Indictment with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine on or about Feb. 1, 2014. The Indictment also alleges forfeiture of property derived from the proceeds. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Indiana State Police. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
Ronnie Lee Rutherford, Jr., 37, and Laura A. Plumb, 35, both of Fort Wayne, Indiana, are charged in a four count Indictment (respectively) with maintaining a drug involved premises from on or about December 4, 2013, to on or about Feb. 17, 2014 (both defendants), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on or about Feb. 17, 2014 (Rutherford), with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about Dec. 30, 2013, and Feb. 17, 2014 (Rutherford). The Indictment also alleges forfeiture of property derived from the proceeds and firearms and ammunition. These charges were filed as a result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
Floyd D. Thomas, Jr., 35, Dwaine Bartlett, 41, Prentice A. Bland, 38, Richard A. Council, 42, Richard E. Murray, 40, and Derrick L. Thomas, 39, all of Indianapolis, Indiana are
charged in a six count Indictment (respectively) with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine from on or about Nov. 13, 2013, through on or about Feb. 12, 2014 (all defendants), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on or about Feb. 12, 2014 (all defendants), distribution of heroin on or about Nov. 16, 2013, Nov. 20, 2013, Dec. 19, 2013 and Jan. 17, 2013 (Floyd Thomas only). The Indictment also alleges forfeiture of property derived from the proceeds and firearms and ammunition. These charges were filed as a result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, Warsaw Police Department, Fort Wayne Police Department, and the IMAGE Drug Task Force. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
