Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - A 16-month joint investigation has resulted in a criminal complaint unsealed yesterday afternoon charging 19 gang members and associates with conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine and heroin, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
On Thursday, July 14, 2016, law enforcement officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD), Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBN), Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS), and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) executed multiple federal arrest warrants related to this investigation. The charged individuals are:
# Name Age Address
1
Richard Joseph Coker
33
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
2
Richard Lee Potts
38
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
3
David Dean Cagle
34
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
4
Chad Nathen Hudson
36
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
5
Christopher Paul Brown
28
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
6
Gary Holden Schneider
29
OKC, OK
7
Angela Renee Harlan
38
Tulsa, OK
8
Robinson Rene Garcia-Aguirre
28
Oklahoma County Jail
9
Eyner Mora Esparza
23
Oklahoma County Jail
10
Tenesia Diane Rodriguez
36
OKC, OK
11
Aisha Bliss Donaldson
27
OKC, OK
12
Zane P. Yargee
22
Oklahoma County Jail
13
Daryl Lloyd Ivey
28
Oklahoma County Jail
14
Nika Deandre Davis
24
OKC, OK
15
Devon Alan Herron
23
OKC, OK
16
Margie Lee Barnhill
28
Newcastle, OK
17
Ricky Lynn Wolfe
37
Tulsa, OK
18
Amanda Heather Holland
43
Oklahoma County Jail
19
Jeremy Antowaine Taylor
34
Oklahoma County Jail
According to the criminal complaint affidavit, agents and task force officers conducted a joint investigation of the leadership of a gang that utilizes contraband cell phones within the prison and the cooperation of outside associates to operate a drug-trafficking operation. According to the complaint affidavit, a number of investigative techniques were used in this investigation, ranging from the use of cooperating defendants and sources, to controlled buys, consensually recorded telephone calls, court-authorized wire and electronic interceptions, and the execution of search warrants. It is alleged that these techniques consistently showed the existence of an extensive conspiracy to distribute large amounts of controlled substances across Oklahoma City and other parts of the state. It is alleged that more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine, firearms, and large amounts of U.S. currency have been seized during this investigation.
If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.
This case is the result of a joint investigation by the FBI, DEA, ATF, OBN, OCPD, IRS, and the ODOC. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David McCrary and Kerry Blackburn.
The public is reminded that a criminal complaint is merely an accusation and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Reference is made to court filings for further information.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
