A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 23 defendants, including several Savannah residents, with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine in the Southern District of Georgia and elsewhere, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
One of the defendants is also charged with the unlawful possession of 23 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
The indictments follow a two-year Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation into drug trafficking activities within Savannah, Atlanta and elsewhere.
Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team, Beaufort County, S.C., Sheriff’s Department, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and others conducted the joint investigation.
The investigation culminated in arrests and search warrants being executed on Nov. 29, 2012, in Pooler, Garden City, Savannah, Atlanta, and Brunswick.
Search warrants were also executed in South Carolina.
During the investigation, agents seized kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $2.7 million. Agents seized pounds of marijuana, with a street value of almost $50,000, more than $300,000 in cash, and numerous automobiles.
Additionally, agents seized 10 firearms from convicted felons.
The 23 defendants indicted on federal charges include:
Telly Savalas Riley, (Age 37, Crescent, Ga.), a/k/a “Jack,” a/k/a “KoJak,”
Grilly Holloway Jr., (Age 33, Savannah), a/k/a “Cheese,” a/k/a “Grill Cheese,”
Rashawn Ahamd Stewart, (Age 31, Savannah), a/k/a “Black,” a/k/a “Magic,” a/k/a “Black Magic,” a/k/a “Smokey,” a/k/a/ “Spot,”
Steven Patrick McCoy, (Age 37, Savannah),a/k/a “Patche,” a/k/a “Scratch,” a/k/a “Lil Pat,” a/k/a “Project,”
Jack Lee Brown, (Age 42, Savannah), a/k/a “Smooth,”
Anthony Dether Aaron, (Age 35, Savannah), a/k/a “The Tire Doctor,” a/k/a “Joe Jizzle,” a/k/a “Jizzleasy,”
Leonard Anthony Kennedy, (Age 36, Savannah), a/k/a “Jamal Harris,” a/k/a “Bernard Anthony Gramm,”
Jarvis King, (Age 42, South Carolina), a/k/a “Jeezy,” a/k/a “Anthony Jarvis King,” a/k/a “Anthony Heyward,” a/k/a “Timothy Monroe Hughes,” a/k/a “Ghost,”
Chad Fitzgerald McCoy,(Age 31, Atlanta), a/k/a “Feezy,”
Michael Jernard Singleton, (Age 29, Savannah), a/k/a “Cheese,”
Dyshawn Jamel Beasley, (Age 34, Savannah), a/k/a “Aubrey Beasley,”
Leroy Chisholm, (Age 37, Savannah), a/k/a “Fats,”
Ron Bernard Allen, (Age 36, Savannah) a/k/a “Ron Low,”
Vincent Bryant, (Age 43, Savannah), a/k/a “Vincent Lonon,” a/k/a “Chill,” a/k/a “Chilly,”
Ricardo Jamaine Crawford, (Age 41, Savannah), a/k/a “Rico,”
Jawyanna Porchaie Pringle, (Age 29, Savannah), a/k/a “Jiggie,”
Joseph Lamar Medlock, (Age 29, South Carolina), a/k/a “Poochie Medlock,”
Michael Lavon Bostic, (Age 33, Savannah), a/k/a “Mike B,”
Michael Dewayne Jackson, (Age 40, Jacksonville, Fla.)
Edward Leroy Williams,(Age 44, Crescent)
George Lenard Moran, (Age 30, Crescent)
Willie Jones, (Age 30, Savannah), a/k/a “Willie Banks,” a/k/a “Zay Glass,” a/k/a “Mike James,” a/k/a “Wille James,” a/k/a “Orlando Norvell King,” a/k/a “Willie Pollie,” and
James Wright (Age 38, Savannah)
The defendants face a possible life sentence if convicted of the charges.
Assistant United States Attorneys E. Greg Gilluly, Jr. and Karl I. Knoche are prosecuting the case for the United States.