Fifteen individuals from the Kansas City region have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in a scheme to distribute drugs and unlawfully possess firearms. The indictment serves as evidence of the government’s commitment to combatting drug trafficking and gun violence in the area.
According to the indictment, all of the defendants were involved in a scheme to distribute a minimum of one kilogram of PCP in Jackson County for almost two years, starting from October 15, 2021.
Residents of Kansas City, Missouri, indicted:
- Russell L. Spencer II, 44, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Ra’Shaan R. Wilson, a.k.a “Rah Rah,” 28, of Belton, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Charles N. Hill, a.k.a Chuck Wagon, 42, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Kessa R. Gines, 45, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Charles J. Wiley, 44, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Raven Hicks, 44, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Chaitez A. Sexton, a.k.a. Choddy, 47, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute
- Possessing a firearm while committing a drug-trafficking crime
- Being a felon in possession of a firearm (has prior federal felony convictions)
- Bobby Graves III, 43, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute
- Possessing a firearm while committing a drug-trafficking crime
- Being a felon in possession of a firearm (has prior federal felony convictions)
- Robert E. Ridley, 46, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Raymond D. Stewart, 31, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Possessing a firearm to further a drug-trafficking crime
- Jabari M. Craddock, 28, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Possessing a firearm to further a drug-trafficking crime
- Aaron J. Schultz, a.k.a. “Tink,” 45, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Austin W. Smith, 57, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Jimmy L. Abron, 41, Kansas City, Mo.
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- Dorothea L. Cain, a.k.a Dea, 52, of Kansas City, Mo.,
- Indicted on conspiracy to distribute PCP
- PCP possession with intent to distribute
- Possessing a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime
- Being a felon in possession of a firearm
As per the federal indictment, the defendants may have to give up a residential property, along with two vehicles and money, if found guilty of their involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy.
