Federal criminal charges have been brought against 26 members of a drug trafficking reaching from Indianapolis to Phoenix. Agents and officers from a number of agencies served arrest and search warrants at 24 locations in Indianapolis and Phoenix, last Friday ultimately arresting 21 individuals.
During the investigation approximately 30 firearms, $100,000 in currency, and quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and prescription drugs were seized.
According to the indictment, Richard B. Grundy, III, was the alleged leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Indianapolis.
Grundy and other individuals, including Ezell Neville and David Carroll, pooled their money to obtain methamphetamine from sources in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The methamphetamine was then transported to Indianapolis, stored in “stash houses” for the Grundy organization and later distributed.
According to the indictment, throughout the conspiracy the defendants allegedly possessed firearms to safeguard members of the organization, as well as their controlled substances and drug proceeds. Further, they used telephones using code language to discuss their drug trafficking operation.
Those charged include:
- Richard B. Grundy, III, 28, a/k/a White Boy, Indianapolis
- Ezell Neville, 39, a/k/a Bo, Indianapolis
- Gilberto Vizcarra-Millan, 31, Phoenix, AZ *
- Mario Eduado Villasenor, 34, Phoenix, AZ
- Emilio Mitchell, II, 40, a/k/a Loaf, Indianapolis *
- Emilio Mitchell, Jr., 23, Indianapolis *
- Lance L. Hatcher, Jr., 33, a/k/a Mont Mont, Indianapolis
- Thomas Bullock, 19, Indianapolis
- Dion G. Madison, 31, a/k/a D, Indianapolis
- Frank S. Early, 22, Indianapolis *
- Frankie B. Ray, 29, a/k/a Fresh, Indianapolis
- Christopher D. Bradford, 24, Indianapolis
- Daona Le’Ann Gholston, 19, Indianapolis
- David C. Carroll, 35, Indianapolis
- Michael Hyatte, 47, Indianapolis
- Nathaniel Dixson, 33, a/k/a Dog, Indianapolis
- Derek Atwater, 31, a/k/a Shorty, Indianapolis
- Robert Lisenby, Jr., 32, a/k/a Russ, Indianapolis
- Torin A. Harris, 31, Indianapolis
- John E. Bell, 51, Indianapolis
- Shemilah D. Crowe, 37, Indianapolis
- James O. Beasley, 37, a/k/a Jake, Indianapolis
- Dejuan Love, 41, Indianapolis *
- Larry Ayres, 37, Indianapolis
- Clinton Carter, 39, Indianapolis
- Brandon Hudson, 27, Indianapolis
* remains a fugitive