Five Greenwood residents are among 19 people facing federal charges for trafficking hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine, along with illegally possessing firearms and machine guns.
Elijah Conn, 20, Rhonda Muncy, 55, and Brooke Woods, 23, are charged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. George Muncy, 56, is charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and unlawful use of a cell phone, while a fifth individual, Deondre “Dre” Perry, is charged conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl analog and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Friday.
All five residents were charged in July 2022 in connection to the conspiracy, which was led by Perry. The Daily Journal previously reported about the charges in January.
Federal prosecutors allege that the Conn, Perry, Woods and Muncy were part of a drug trafficking organization, along with Brittina “Tina” Jones, 43, of Indianapolis, from Spring 2021 through June 2, 2022. Jones was also charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to court documents.
The goal was to distribute 100 grams of a substance containing traces of fentanyl and at least 400 grams of fentanyl itself, court documents show.
The drug trafficking organization allegedly distributed the fentanyl-containing drugs in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Perry was allegedly the leader of the operation, and supervised the distribution with assistance from Woods, who he lived with, court documents say.
As part of the conspiracy, Conn, Jones, George Muncy and Rhonda Muncy all allegedly received the drugs and help distribute them. Conn, also known as “Whiteboy Eli,” allegedly sold the pills to customers on his own, and also did so at the direction of Perry, U.S. Attorneys allege.
This conspiracy was just one of four indictments announced by the U.S. Attorney’s office on Friday. Conn, Jones, Woods and the Muncys were among 19 people facing charges for alleged illegal possession of firearms and machine guns, along with the trafficking hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Central Indiana, a news release from the office says.
A multi-agency operation between federal, state and local law enforcement officers took place on Thursday morning in connection to the incidents. Sixteen different agencies joined forces to serve arrest and search warrants at 18 locations in both Central Indiana and in Arizona, and 16 individuals were arrested and taken into federal custody, the news release says.
Three remain as fugitives: Jaraughn Bertram, 20, Joaquin “Chef” Carranza, 18, and Jordan Sumner, 22. The Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, is offering a potential reward payment of up to $5,000 each for information leading to these men’s locations and arrests. Anyone having information about their whereabouts should contact ATF by calling 1-888-ATF-TIPS, emailing [email protected], or going online to atf.gov/contact/atf-tips.
Carranza is last known to be in the Phoenix, Arizona area, while Bertram and Sumner’s whereabouts are unknown.
Federal prosecutors say Bertram, who also goes by “Bandman,” “Ron-Ron” and “Javon’s World,” and Perry allegedly led drug trafficking organizations that trafficked significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Arizona to the Indianapolis, Anderson and Muncie areas. The organizations allegedly possessed and used firearms, including weapons that had been converted into fully automatic firearms to further their activities.
Machine gun conversion devices, sometimes called “Glock switches” or “auto-sears,” are devices that convert ordinary semi-automatic firearms into fully-automatic machine guns. These devices are considered machine guns under federal law, even when not installed, and are illegal to possess or sell without a special license, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
During the year-long investigation, law enforcement seized over 320,000 fentanyl pills, over 117 pounds of methamphetamine and over 453 pounds of marijuana. Over $521,000 in cash, along with 113 firearms and 60 machine gun conversion devices, were also seized, prosecutors say.
If convicted, every defendant charged faces up to life in federal prison.
The case was brought in conjunction with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, a partnership of law enforcement officers and analysts from several central Indiana law enforcement agencies in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby counties. It was also part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
SUSPECTS, CHARGES
Here’s who was charged and arrested in connection to a federal anti-drug operation that took place across Central Indiana Thursday:
Jordan Alexander, 33, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl, continuing criminal enterprise, attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
Jayden Bertram, 22, of Carmel: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Isaiah Chest, 21, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl
Elijah Conn (a.k.a. Whiteboy Eli), 20, of Greenwood: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Tameico Johnson (a.k.a. Meekeey), 22, of Fishers: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Brittina Jones (a.k.a Tina), 43, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Camonte Miller, 21, of Indianapolis: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
Courtlin Moncrief (a.k.a. Tenny, Ten Pack), 29, of Avon: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
George Muncy, 56, of Greenwood: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, unlawful use of a cell phone
Rhonda Muncy, 55, of Greenwood: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Deondre Perry (a.k.a. Dre), of Greenwood: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl analogue, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking
Dewell Simpson (a.k.a. PB), 18, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Jamie Sullivan (a.k.a Jay), 22, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Monica Sumner, 20, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Kenan Wharton, 18, of Indianapolis: Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a machine gun
Brooke Woods, 23, of Greenwood: Conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
Here is who is still being sought by law enforcement:
Jaraughn Bertram (a.k.a. Bandman, Ron-Ron, Javon’s World), 20, whereabouts unknown: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl, continuing criminal enterprise, attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
Joaquin Carranza (a.k.a. Chef), 18, whereabouts unknown: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
Jordan Sumner, 22, whereabouts unknown: Conspiracy to possess and distribute fentanyl
