21 Charged in Federal Indictment Following Takedown of Armed International Drug Trafficking and Dog Fighting Rings in Central Indiana

Press Release on September 7, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS?? Twenty-one individuals were charged in a federal indictment alleging trafficking of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine; money laundering; illegally possessing firearms; and dog fighting. The charges follow an extensive law enforcement operation in which 18 of the 21...

Brothers Sentenced to a Combined 15 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Heroin Trafficking

Press Release on September 6, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS?? Desmond Breedlove, 34, and DaJaun Breedlove, 23, of Indianapolis have both been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. DaJuan Breedlove was sentenced on...

19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm on Local Middle School Grounds

Press Release on September 5, 2023

DAYTON, Ohio ? A 19-year-old Dayton man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to possessing a gun in the parking lot of an area middle school. Jacob Ruff Jr. admitted he possessed a firearm on the grounds of Edwin Joel Brown Middle School on May 12. According to court documents,...

59 Charged With Illegal Trafficking, Possession, and Use of Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Conspiracy as a Result of Summer Violent Crime Reduction Effort in Cleveland

Press Release on September 5, 2023

CLEVELAND ? Federal, county and local law enforcement officials today announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms-trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy or other firearms offenses after a three month, violent-crime-reduction initiative in Cleveland this summer....