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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
May 19 , 2009
JURY CONVICTS SIX IN OPERATION STONEWALLED
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Six of the defendants charged in the Operation Stonewalled drug trafficking case have been convicted in a jury trial, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.
A federal jury convicted the following defendants:
Monterial Wesley, 33, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy, four counts of attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine and six counts of using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Shevel Foy, 33, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy and three counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Billy Trinkle, 32, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy and two counts of using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Latysha Temple, 36, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy.
Keith McDaniel, 35, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy.
Franklin Goodwin, 36, who was convicted on one count of conspiracy and one count of using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Evidence was presented at trial that the defendants were members of a drug trafficking organization that operated from January 2006 through November 2007. The operation started in Leavenworth and grew to cross city, county and state lines. Leavenworth police began investigating in the summer of 2006. Federal agents joined the investigation and developed evidence that a total of more than 40 conspirators were responsible for distributing more than $12 million worth of cocaine on the streets in less than 2 years.
Sentencing is set for Sept. 14, 2009. The crimes carry the following penalties:
Conspiracy: A penalty of not less than 10 years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine up to $4 million.
Possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine: Not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years in federal prison and a fine up to $2 million
Using a phone in furtherance of drug trafficking: A maximum penalty of 4 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine: A maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million.
Agencies that worked on the investigation or assisted in the arrest of suspects include The Leavenworth Police Department; The Drug Enforcement Administration; The Federal Bureau of Investigation; The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department; The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office; The Atchison Police Department; The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department; The Independence Missouri Police Department; The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; The Kansas Highway Patrol; The Johnson County, Kansas, Sheriff’s Office; The Overland Park Police Department; The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; The Belton Police Department; The Kansas Bureau of Investigation; The Missouri Highway Patrol; The Lafayette County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; The Olathe Police Department; The Lee’s Summit Police Department; The Jackson County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office; The Internal Revenue Service; The U.S. Marshals Service; The U.S. Postal Service; The Raymore, Missouri, Police Department; the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office and The Topeka Police Department.
Welch commended the Leavenworth Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead for their work on the case.
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