Date: 01-05-2016

Case Style: United States of America v. Brodrick D. Spivey, Kimoni A. McMurray, Thaxter Reynolds and Harold Jenkins

Case Number: 3:15-cr-00091-RGJ-KLH

Judge: Robert G. James

Court: United states District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Ouachita Parish)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Cytheria D. Jernigan and James G. Cowles Jr.

Defendant's Attorney: Walt Caldwell for Brodrick D. Spivey

Shelley Goff for Decarrious B. Jenkins

Billy Guin for Thaxter D. Reynolds

Berry Lee Marak - FPD for Harold A. Jenkins

Robert S. Noel, II for Kimoni A. McMurray

Bob Noel for Kimoni A. McMurray

Description: Monroe, LA - Four Ruston residents sentenced for conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine

Four Ruston residents were sentenced for their roles in a cocaine distribution ring operating in the Lincoln Parish area.

United States District Judge Robert G. James sentenced Ruston, La., residents Brodrick D. Spivey, 34, to 77 months in prison; Kimoni A. McMurray, 37, to 108 months in prison; Thaxter Reynolds, 25, to 46 months in prison; and Harold Jenkins, 59, to 41 months in prison on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. They were also sentenced to three years of supervised release. According to evidence presented at the guilty pleas, the defendants conspired to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine or crack cocaine from June 2012 to July 2014 in the Lincoln Parish area. They were recorded buying cocaine and scheduling to convert cocaine to crack cocaine.

The fifth member of the conspiracy, Decarrious Jenkins, 27, of Ruston, was sentenced on November 30, 2015 to 77 months in prison and three years of supervised release for one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

The defendants were arrested as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Operation Pit Stop. The DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, ICE, ATF, Louisiana State Police, Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office, Ruston Police Department, Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, Natchitoches Police Department, Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office, DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier City Police Department, Shreveport Police Department, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, all participated in this OCDETF operation. The OCDETF program is a joint federal, state, and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations, coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources, and disrupting and dismantling of major drug trafficking organizations.

Outcome: McMurray was sentenced to 108 months in prison.

Reynolds was sentenced to 46 months in prison.

Harold Jenkins was sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Decarrious Jenkins was sentenced to 77 months in prison.

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