Four Webster Groves Men Arrested for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack) and Related Charges

St. Louis, MO – During the afternoon of August 25, 2020, four Webster Groves men were arrested for a twenty-five count federal indictment for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base (crack) and related charges.  Law enforcement officers arrested the following men, all of whom are from Webster Groves, Missouri:     

Marcus Antonio Beasley, 33;

Kevin Melinek Ingram, Jr., 27;

Jason Marquis Ingram, 35; and

Steven Paul Wright, 39. 

The defendants were presented in federal court yesterday for their initial appearances.

The indictment charges, among other things, that between October 2016 and July 2020, the defendants conspired to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine) and that they distributed cocaine base (crack cocaine).    

The charges against Marcus Antonio Beasley and Kevin Menilek Ingram, Jr., are punishable by imprisonment of not less than five years and up forty years and a fine up to $5,000,000.  The charges against Jason Marquis Ingram and Steven Paul Wright are punishable by up to twenty years imprisonment and a fine of up to $1,000,000.

This investigation was conducted by the Webster Groves Police Department, the St. Louis County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force, and the FBI. 

The indictment is merely an accusation and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.