U.S. Attorney's Office/Eastern District of Texas:
TYLER (KYTX) - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that 11 individuals
are in custody following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the
Eastern District of Texas.
On Feb. 5, 2013, a combined task force of federal, state and local
law enforcement agencies began arresting individuals named in a federal
indictment returned by a grand jury on Jan. 23, 2013. The indictment charges
the following individuals with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
and distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine:
Javier
Colmenero Loyola, 46
James
Franklin Carpenter, 59
Bobby
Joe Whiteley, 42
Brandon Wesley Kimble, 28
Christopher Trent O'Neal, 27
Toby
Hill Coslett, aka "Crazy," 41
Jeffrey Rainey, aka "Pee Wee," 49
Stile
Parker Denton, 48
Morris
Edward Stone, 43
James
Adrien Craig, aka "Ace," 37
Christine Marie Hamer, 35
The defendants will appear today before U.S.
Magistrate Judge John D. Love. If convicted, the defendants each face a minimum
of 10 years and up to life in federal prison.
This indictment is the result of a joint
investigation by the Tyler office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, the Jacksonville Police Department and members
of the Safe Streets Task Force. Numerous additional agencies participated in
today's arrests including DEA, ATF, HSI, the US Marshals Service, the Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Rangers Special Operations Group,
and the Anderson County Sheriff's Department. This case is being prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Moore.
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.
