USAO NDTX Roundup -- 11/29/1
Nov 29, 2018 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice
In this week's NDTX roundup: Six defendants were sentenced for their role in a cocaine distribution ring... and a federal escapee pleaded guilty to fleeing federal custody.
Defendants
- Anthony Turner — age 26 · sentenced
- Xavier Ross — age 26 · sentenced
- Afraybeom Jackson — age 28 · sentenced
- Bruce Turner — age 40 · sentenced
- Desmond Keith Wright — age 36 · sentenced
- Datanya Deone Jones — age 37 · sentenced
- Gerald Jerome Duncan — age 30 · sentenced
- Kennard Henry Richards-Darby — age 28 · sentenced
- Johnny Lee Edwards — age 37 · sentenced
- Jared Rice Sr. — age 30 · indicted
- Jose Guadalupe Valentin — age 39 · sentenced
- Juan Alberto Gomez-Moreno — age 28 · sentenced
- Gabriela Morales — age 32 · sentenced
- Marcus Darwyn Jones — age 29 · Arlington · pleaded guilty
- Marcus Jerod Pierson — Dallas · pleaded guilty
- Christina Michelle Hickson — age 23 · Arkansas · pleaded guilty
- Bruce Brick — age 51 · sentenced
Charges
Interference with commerce by robbery
Anthony Turner· sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
Brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence
Anthony Turner· sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
Interference with commerce by robbery
Xavier Ross· sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
Brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence
Xavier Ross· sentenced to 7 years in federal prison
Interference with commerce by robbery
Afraybeom Jackson· sentenced to nearly 6 years
Brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence
Afraybeom Jackson· sentenced to nearly 6 years
Cocaine trafficking
Bruce Turner· sentenced to 12.5 years
Cocaine trafficking
Desmond Keith Wright· sentenced to 9 years
Cocaine trafficking
Datanya Deone Jones· sentenced to 6.5 years
Cocaine trafficking
Gerald Jerome Duncan· sentenced to 18 months
Cocaine trafficking
Kennard Henry Richards-Darby· sentenced to time served
Cocaine trafficking
Johnny Lee Edwards· sentenced to 3 years' probation
Cryptocurrency fraud scheme defrauding investors of more than $4 million
Max: 120 years in prisonJared Rice Sr.· indicted
Cocaine and methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Jose Guadalupe Valentin· sentenced to 10 years in federal prison; pleaded guilty
Cocaine and methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Juan Alberto Gomez-Moreno· sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison; pleaded guilty
Cocaine and methamphetamine distribution conspiracy
Gabriela Morales· sentenced to 14 years in prison; pleaded guilty
Use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of a racketeering enterprise (two counts) to facilitate prostitution of two minor victims
Marcus Darwyn Jones· pleaded guilty
Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance
Max: 20 years in prisonMarcus Jerod Pierson· pleaded guilty
Escape from federal custody
Max: five years in prisonChristina Michelle Hickson· pleaded guilty
Escape from a half-way house
Bruce Brick· sentenced to 18 months in federal prison; pleaded guilty
Financial actions
- fine: $1,000,000 — Potential maximum fine for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance
- fine: $250,000 — Potential maximum fine for escape from federal custody
Investigating agencies
Case details
- Prosecuting office
- Northern District of Texas
- Judge
- Barbara M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Judge
Primary source
Every fact above is drawn from the Department of Justice's own announcement — a public-domain government record.
Read the original DOJ release →This is a research and reference page compiled from public DOJ announcements, not legal advice. Details reflect the government's statements as of its release date and may not capture later developments such as appeals, dismissals, or overturned convictions. Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.