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4 days ago
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Dallas man sentenced 18 years for running violent drug ring at local hotel
The Brief A Dallas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for running a violent drug-trafficking operation out of a local hotel. The operation, based at the BuZen Suites Hotel, distributed various drugs including fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine 24/7. Violent acts, including beatings and assaults, were common occurrences within the drug conspiracy. DALLAS - A Dallas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison today for his role in a violent drug-trafficking conspiracy operated from a local Dallas hotel. Local perspective Kenneth Ray Peters, 44, of Dallas and multiple codefendants utilized rooms at the BuZen Suites Hotel located at 2030 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas to distribute quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and other drugs. In January 2025, Peters pled guilty to his role in the conspiracy, and today, he was sentenced to 216 months' imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn. The drug conspiracy continued throughout 2022 and into March 2023. Court records revealed that Peters and other coconspirators utilized a serving station inside multiple hotel rooms that held quantities of various drugs, drug paraphernalia and digital scales to distribute drugs to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to court documents, a security camera was installed in the corner of the rooms that recorded the events each day. Other coconspirators inside the rooms were paid to fill capsules with powdered fentanyl and cut and prepare other drugs for distribution. Photographs were introduced during court hearings that captured cash, drugs, and other drug trade tools. Peters admitted in court documents that violent acts committed by members of the conspiracy were common at the hotel, including multiple beatings, the pistol whipping of a customer, and the use of a lighter to burn the foot of a female customer who had passed out on the hotel room floor after ingesting drugs she had purchased in the room. Court records show that on April 19, 2023, law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants at the hotel. Agents recovered distribution quantities of methamphetamine, powder and crack cocaine, heroin, powdered fentanyl, and counterfeit M30 pills that contained fentanyl, morphine, hydrocodone, Alprazolam and multiple kilograms of marijuana. Officers also recovered multiple handguns, one AK-47 rifle, one AR-15 rifle, body armor, multiple digital scales, syringes, and other items consistent with drug distribution. Dig deeper Other codefendants charged in Peters' indictment have already been sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Lynn. In December 2024, codefendant Derrick Alan Richardson was sentenced to 54 months in prison. In January 2025, codefendant Antoine Marquin Thompson-Stevens was sentenced to 108 months in prison. In March 2025, codefendants Keenan Bernard Allen a.k.a. "King" and Glenn Malcolm Blair a.k.a. "Slim" were sentenced to 240 months in prison. On May 8, 2025, Allen's younger brother, Corey Lanard Allen, Jr., was sentenced to 192 months in prison. The case was investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Dallas Police Department's Narcotics Unit. The Source Information in this article was provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Texas.
Forbes
03-04-2025
- Politics
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Look At What 720,000 HIMARS Fragments Did To A Russian Helicopter Base
A Russian soldier inspects HIMARS damage. On or just before March 24, a quartet of Russian helicopters—two Mil Mi-8 transports and two Kamov Ka-52 gunships—landed at an austere base somewhere in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia. Ukrainian special forces and the intelligence directorate in Kyiv were watching with at least one surveillance drone. One of the Ukrainian army's U.S.-made High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System wheeled launchers took aim. 'The target was engaged,' the special operations command reported. Four 660-pound M30 rockets, each packing 180,000 tungsten fragments, rained down from as far away as 57 miles. All four helicopters appear to have been hit. A Russian soldier and at least one dog trotted out to inspect the damage. Eight days later on Wednesday, that soldier's video circulated online—and the Estonian analyst WarTranslated translated it. 'Oh well, direct hit,' the soldier moaned as he inspected the shredded helicopters. Speaking by phone to a comrade as he recorded his battle-damage assessment, the soldier narrated in an increasingly dire tone. 'Kerosene is pouring out' of Ka-52 number 96, he reported. 'Spillage in the front.' 'Kerosene is fucking pouring' from an Mi-8, too, the soldier noted. Worse, the same helicopter took blast damage 'to the ass' that severed a rotor blade. The scale and severity of the damage was by design. With their thousands of submunitions or fragments, the M30 and the larger Army Tactical Missile System rocket—fired by the same launchers—are optimized for strikes on thin-skinned targets. People and helicopters, in particular. A Russian soldier inspects HIMARS damage. It's not for no reason that, when it tested the two-ton M39 ATACMS, the U.S. Army aimed the missile at a mock airfield where the service parked old helicopters and trucks. Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles. The precision strike in Belgorod came as Ukrainian brigades, having retreated from neighboring Kursk, extended a shallow incursion into the oblast. Ukrainian forces initially made modest gains by 'taking advantage of the enemy's communication and coordination problems,' according to the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies. In recent days, they've fallen back in the face of Russian counterattacks. The attack on those four helicopters was part of the wider Belgorod campaign. But it was also revenge. On March 13, 2024, Russian artillery caught a trio of Ukrainian army Mil Mi-8 or Mil Mi-17 assault helicopters on the ground in Novopavlivka, 35 miles west of what was then the front line outside the ruins of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. A cluster munition exploded over the helicopters, ultimately destroying as many as three helicopters and killing two aviators.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Orlando man sentenced for selling fentanyl that killed woman
An Orlando man is heading to federal prison for drug sales that resulted in a woman's death. U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton has sentenced Joel David Fonseca Flores, 45, to 32 years in federal prison on charges of conspiring to distribute fentanyl that resulted in death, possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. A federal jury convicted Fonseca Flores of the distribution conspiracy charge on June 27, 2024. He had pleaded guilty to the other two offenses before then. According to the Justice Department, Fonseca Flores and his co-defendant, Misty Lynn Parady, sold fake M30 pills laced with fentanyl to the victim between April 2020 and April 2022. The evidence showed the victim thought the drugs were oxycodone at first, but later realized they contained fentanyl. Prosecutors say after the victim told the pair she tested positive for fentanyl, they kept selling her the counterfeit fentanyl pills anyway. She died from a fentanyl overdose in April 2022. The suspects' vehicle was stopped on Oct,. 3, 2022. Investigators ay they found the fake pills, cocaine, a digital scale, baggies and hundreds of dollars in cash. Fonseca Flores, a convicted felon, also had a firearm, the court announcement stated. Fonseca Flores and Parady were arrested at their Orlando home on April 4, 2024. That's where investigators ay they found more fake M30s, guns, ammunition, other illegal drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia. Parady pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in May 2024. She was sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
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MNPD: Felon charged after traffic stop leads to discovery of stolen gun, drugs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A convicted felon is back behind bars after a traffic stop along Old Hickory Boulevard reportedly led police to a stolen gun and several drugs, including fentanyl. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), detectives stopped a white Tesla with a Missouri tag Tuesday night because it matched the description of a vehicle that was involved in a recent road rage incident, where the driver brandished a handgun. Stolen AR-15 recovered from man who allegedly pointed it at detective in Nashboro Village The driver —identified as 23-year-old Christopher Kee— was reportedly convicted in 2022 for trafficking heroin in Kentucky. As the 23-year-old was being taken into custody, police said they recovered a handgun from the driver's seat, which was reported stolen from Panama City Beach, Florida last May. Inside the Tesla, detectives found 18 grams of fentanyl, 94 M30 pills, 31 Xanax pills, 12 grams of methamphetamine, 23 grams of cocaine and 3.5 grams of marijuana. In addition to the drugs, needles, scales and cash were also seized from the Tesla, officials said. Kee was charged with theft of a firearm, felony weapon possession, being a felon in possession of a weapon, drug paraphernalia and five counts of drug possession. He is being held in Metro Jail on $120,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
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NorCal fentanyl dealer ‘Mr. Sneeze' pleads guilty to murder
(KRON) — A Northern California fentanyl dealer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the overdose death of 20-year-old Gillian Murray. On May 6, 2022, Kamal Babatunde Yusuf sold counterfeit blue M30 oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to Murray and her boyfriend in Folsom. Murray and her boyfriend went home and consumed one pill each. Murray's boyfriend woke up and found her unresponsive, not breathing, and called 911. When first responders arrived on scene, she was pronounced dead. Toxicology results revealed she died from acute fentanyl poisoning. Following Murray's death, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office began investigating. Detectives discovered Yusuf conducted sales through Snapchat under the alias 'Mr. Sneeze.' He instructed buyers to 'start with a half' to avoid overdose, demonstrating knowledge of its lethal nature, prosecutors said. A search warrant executed at Yusuf's residence resulted in the seizure of thousands ofcounterfeit fentanyl-laced M30 pills. While in custody, Yusuf was recorded in jailhouse calls instructing his brother and an associate to erase data from his phone to obstruct the investigation, prosecutors said. New details emerge after Santa Rosa students die from drug overdoses Yusuf had personally overdosed on fentanyl prior to Murray's death, proving he was aware ofits risk, according to investigators. 'Despite this knowledge, Yusuf continued to distribute fentanyl-laced substances with full awareness of their potential consequences,' El Dorado County District Attorney's Office wrote. 'This conviction establishes clear accountability for fentanyl dealers whose actions result in death. This prosecution reflects the gravity of the fentanyl crisis and the legal consequences that will follow,' District Attorney Vern Pierson said. Yusuf will be sentenced on May 23. He faces a prison sentence of 15 years to life. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
