WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal marijuana trafficking charge, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
Antoine Beasley, 37, Wichita Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a user of controlled substances.
In his plea, Beasley admitted that he and co-defendants were part of a drug trafficking organization that imported marijuana and distributed it to buyers in Wichita. Wichita police seized more than $250,000, checks and drug paraphernalia during a search of Beasley’s home. They also seized marijuana and a DPMS model A-15 rifle from a stash house Beasley controlled.
Beasley is set for sentencing Oct. 4. Both parties have agreed to recommend a sentence of 63 months in federal prison.
Co-defendants include:
Gerald Beasley, 62, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Charlotte Akogun, 55, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Carlos Beasley, 43, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Terry Beasley, 63, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Herbert Jones, 56, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Stephen Smallwood, 69, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Brandon Smith, 46, Wichita, who is awaiting trial.
Helen Beasley, 59, Wichita, who is set for sentencing Sept. 11.
Larry Reed, 58, Wichita, who was sentenced to 24 months.
Gerald Wilson, 46, Wichita, who is set for sentencing July 19.
Beall commended the Wichita Police Department, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Internal revenue Service, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Jacobs for their work on the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
