New charges have been filed in an investigation into a drug trafficking operation that ran from Philadelphia to Indiana County.
In a news release from U.S. Attorney Scott Brady, 12 people from Indiana County and seven more from the Philadelphia area were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, money laundering, and unlawful possession of firearms. The list of defendants included:
- 26-year-old Ahmed Doumbia, 47-year-old Michelle Monfredi, 59-year-old Gregory Moore, 56-year-old Karl Pollard, all from Indiana,
- 43-year-old Ellen Blystone and 30-year-old Taylor Schick of Marion Center
- 26-year-old Adam Drylie and 35-year-old Michael Schrecengost of Shelocta,
- 26-year-old Haylee Jackson of Creekside,
- 33-year-old Roger Miller of Homer City,
- 40-year-old Joy McBride of Hyde in Clearfield County
- 24-year-old Isaiah Daniels-Weber of Elkins Park in Montgomery County
- 25-year-old Jehlan Williams, 28-year-old Malik Byers, 51-year-old James Edwards, 24-year-old Romeo Johnson-Holland, 22-year-old Dayton Melton, 24-year-old Tamir Washington-Jenkins and 26-year-old Christofer Waters, all from Philadelphia.
The indictment accuses them of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, crack cocaine and fentanyl from July 5th of 2018 to May 5th of 2020. According to a criminal complaint filed earlier this year, Williams, Byers and Doumbria would go to Philadelphia, bought large quantities of crack cocaine, and brought it back to so-called “trap-houses” to distribute to drug purchasers and street-level dealers.
Williams, Byers, Daniels-Weber, Doumbia, Edwards, Moore, Pollard, Washington-Jenkins and Waters also face charges of money laundering. Williams, Doumbia and Edwards were also charged with possession of a firearm.
Click on the link below to read the full release from U.S. Attorney Scott Brady.
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