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More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested in Operation Legend, AG Barr announces

August 19, 2020

At least 207 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests have been made in major metropolitan cities since the Department of Justice launched Operation Legend in July, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced on Wednesday.

Nearly 400 firearms have been seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Barr launched Operation Legend on July 8 as “a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime,” the DOJ said in a release.

MURDER CHARGE ANNOUNCED IN KILLING OF LEGEND TALIFERRO, 4, WHOSE DEATH SPARKED OPERATION LEGEND

It was named in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept in the early morning of June 29 in Kansas City, Mo. Last week, a Jackson County prosecutor announced second-degree murder charges against his suspected killer, 22-year-old Ryson Ellis, who was being held in Tulsa County Jail.

First launched in Kansas City, Operation Legend expanded to Chicago and Albuquerque on July 22, to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee on July 29, to St. Louis and Memphis on August 6, and to Indianapolis on August 14.

The latest figures on charges and arrests do not include Indianapolis, whose operation was first announced last Friday. The arrests of more than 1,000 people include those charged in state and local courts.

In Chicago, a total of 61 defendants have been charged with federal crimes. Sixteen have been charges with federal charges in Albuquerque, 32 in Cleveland, 22 in Detroit, 11 in Milwaukee, 15 in St. Louis, and 7 in Memphis, Tenn.

The charges include illegal possession of a firearm, distribution of narcotics, drug trafficking, bank robbery, illegal re-entry of an alien in connection with a widespread drug conspiracy, and making false statements to arms dealers.

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8 people indicted on federal drug charges after FBI raids in Indianapolis on Monday

Brooke Kemp Indianapolis Star

Eight people were indicted on federal drug charges Tuesday after federal and local law enforcement agencies conducted a series of raids in Indianapolis, U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler's office announced.

In the Monday morning raids, officers seized 31 firearms, 4½ pounds of methamphetamine, ½ kilogram of cocaine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl and more than $270,000 in cash, according to a news release.

In all, 16 search warrants and federal arrest warrants were served by FBI agents and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers, according to the release.

"Even during the COVID shutdown, the FBI and our law enforcement partners were still engaged in investigations to reduce violent crime," said Paul Keenan, special agent in charge from FBI Indianapolis. "What you saw Monday was the result of the dedicated work of multiple agencies with one shared goal -- to make the community safer for residents who shouldn't have to live in fear."

The arrests come during a particularly bloody year, even as gun violence has grown worse over the last six years. IMPD has already investigated 111 criminal homicides this year, which is 40 percent higher than the homicide count at this time last year.

The following people were indicted: Christopher Shelton, 41, Scot Nelson, 37, Marguerite Collins, 45, Jarrad Cooney, 32, Jason Corey, 47, Antonio Turner, 32, and Stephen Cole, 43, all of Indianapolis as well as Joshua Douglas, 38, of Muncie.

The investigation began last fall, when federal agents investigating drug trafficking activities were led to Muncie, where they discovered meetings had been taking place and methamphetamine was being transported to Vans Auto Repair in Indianapolis to be distributed.

The FBI, IRS, DEA Indianapolis District Office, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and IMPD were all involved in the investigation.

"Federal task forces are taking note of the increasing incidents of violence in Indianapolis," said Kathy Enstrom, special agent in charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Chicago Field Office.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle P. Brady, the eight people charged face up to life imprisonment, a $10,000 fines and five years of supervised release.

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