United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that, a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following:
Five Men Indicted for Illegal Re-entry into the United States After Deportation. Severvo Gonzalez-Martinez, age 26, Alirio Ortiz-Castro, age 62, and Ulises Santos-Cruz, age 30, all of Columbia, South Carolina; Gilberto Antonio Moreno-Moreno, age 38, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; and Gabriel Rodriguez-Galindo, age 40, of Graniteville, South Carolina were charged with Illegal Re-entry into the United States After Deportation in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326 which carries a maximum penalty of a fine of $250,000 and/or ten years imprisonment. All of the cases were investigated by the Immigration and Custom Enforcement-Enforcement Removal Operations. These cases have been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II of the Columbia office for prosecution.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Lancaster County Man. Jimmy Allen Hunter, age 48, of Lancaster County, South Carolina was charged in a 1-count indictment. Hunter was charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. § 922(g)(1). The maximum penalty Hunter could receive is 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000. The case was investigated by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Lancaster County Sheriff's Office and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney William K. Witherspoon of the Columbia office for prosecution.
Two Columbia Men Indicted on Firearm and Drug Charges. Robert Christopher McCoy, age 23, of Columbia, South Carolina and Terrone J. Anderson, age 20, of Columbia, South Carolina were charged in a 2-count indictment. Robert Christopher McCoy was charged with felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. §922(g). Terrone J. Anderson was charged with possession with intent to distribute MDMA (Ecstacy), a violation of Title 21, U. S. C. §841. The maximum penalty McCoy could receive is 10 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000, and the maximum penalty Anderson could receive is 20 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $1,000,000. The case was investigated by the Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney JD Rowell of the Columbia office for prosecution.
Lexington County Man Indicted on Federal Gun and Drug Charges. John Phillip Drawdy, age 38, of Gaston, South Carolina, was charged in a two-count indictment with one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1), and one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). Drawdy faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of ten years. The maximum penalty Drawdy could face is imprisonment of life and a fine of $8,000,000. The case was investigated by the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Team, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nancy Wicker of the Columbia office.
The United States Attorney stated that all charges in these Indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. ##
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
