PLANO, Texas –A federal grand jury returned multiple indictments this week charging individuals with separate federal crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

                        David Chance LaDouceur, 31, of Sherman, Texas, has been indicted for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which criminalizes the possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence protective order.  If convicted, LaDouceur faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.  This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard J. Johnson.

            IVAN LUEVANO SALAS, 23, Mexico, has been indicted for Illegal Reentry of a
Removed or Deported Alien.  If convicted, the defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and a
fine of up to $250,000.  This case is being investigated by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Miriam E. Rea.

            GERARDO FRANCO-CONVENTO, 50, Mexico, has been indicted for Illegal Reentry of a Removed or Deported Alien.  If convicted, the defendant faces up to 2 years in prison and a
fine of up to $250,000.  This case is being investigated by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Miriam E. Rea.

            Jesus Escobedo-Jimenez, 54, of Bartonville, Texas, has been indicted for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which criminalizes the possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.  If convicted, Escobedo-Jimenez faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.  This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stevan A. Buys.

            Lennoard Ray Hare, a.k.a. “Leo,” a.k.a. “Griz”, 34, of Midlothian, Natasha Kim Williams, 37, of Dallas, Kimberly Yvette Brown, 40, of Duncanville, and Melvin Eugene Coleman, Jr., 45, of Dallas, have been indicted for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with intent to Distribute Cocaine, Marijuana, and Cocaine Base.  If convicted, each one faces up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $5 million.  This case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Smith.

A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt.  All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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