Three men face cocaine distribution charges

Three men were indicted today on charges that they violated federal drug law, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Indicted are: Dockery Cleveland, 36; Menford McCain, 33, and Larone Williams, 45.

Count one of the indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. County two charges Dockery Cleveland and Larone Williams with attempting to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Count three charges the defendants with attempting to possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.

If convicted, the defendants' sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the Defendants' prior criminal record, if any, the defendants' ro le in the offenses and the unique characteristics of the vio lations. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel J. Riedl. The ninvestigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Youngstown, Ohio.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.