Fourteen individuals have been indicted in the Eastern District of Oklahoma on charges related to drug conspiracy, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the district. The indictment alleges that beginning in or about June 2024 and continuing until the date of the indictment, the defendants conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine and methamphetamine.
The defendants are identified as Jerry Lee Grist (66, Atoka), Tommy Blake McCary (74, Wright City), Meagon Rashel Box (39, Atoka), Leslie Gale Bellettini (67, Coalgate), Shawnda La Dawn Russell (55, Ada), Glenn Roger Hyde (65, Ada), Jeffery Lance Deaver (56, Tishomingo), Jesus Martin Olivares Vasquez Sr. (58, Mexico), Dean Dewayne Henslee (52, Idabel), Angie Eulalia Nunez a.k.a. Angie Farrell (51, Durant), David George Nunez (56, Durant), Raymond Erwin Welch (57, Dallas), Willa Margarette Wear (47, Atoka), and Clifford Eugene Berry (61, Atoka).
In addition to the main conspiracy charges under federal law—punishable by a minimum of 10 years’ imprisonment and up to a $10 million fine—several defendants face additional counts. Grist and Henslee each face charges for distribution of methamphetamine; Bellettini faces charges for possession with intent to distribute both methamphetamine and cocaine; Angie Eulalia Nunez and David George Nunez each face a count for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The case stems from a joint investigation led by multiple agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, several tribal police departments such as Quapaw Nation Marshals and Wyandotte Nation Police Department, local sheriff’s departments from LeFlore County through McCurtain County, various Oklahoma District Drug Task Forces, Durant Police Department, Internal Revenue Service—Criminal Investigations Division, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt but rather a method for bringing formal charges against individuals. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
“These charges are part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Oklahoma City comprises agents and officers from the DEA and FBI with prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz is leading prosecution in this case.
