Source: United States Department of Justice News
Louisville, Kentucky – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned a 22-count superseding indictment yesterday charging three local men and one local woman with engaging in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving multiple drugs and with other drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
According to court documents, Sansareya Reyes, 28, Ishia Reyes, 26, Dominique Pruitt, 24, and Romell Taylor, 24, all of Louisville, conspired to possess with the intent to distribute more than a half kilogram of methamphetamine as well as unspecified amounts of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl between May 11, 2022, and August 4, 2022.
Sansareya Reyes is also charged with distributing methamphetamine on ten occasions, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl on one occasion, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking on one occasion.
Ishia Reyes is also charged with distributing methamphetamine on three occasions, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on one occasion, possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin on one occasion, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking on one occasion, and possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.
Dominique Pruitt is also charged with distributing methamphetamine on three occasions, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl on one occasion, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking on one occasion.
Romell Taylor is also charged with distributing methamphetamine on five occasions, possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on one occasion, possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl on one occasion, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking on one occasion.
The defendants previously made their initial court appearances on August 4th and 5th, 2022, before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Taylor is scheduled for arraignment on August 19, 2022. This case is scheduled for trial on October 13, 2022. If convicted, each defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. There is no parole in the federal system. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division made the announcement.
The ATF and the Louisville Metro Police Department are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Dahl and Alicia Gomez are prosecuting the case, in conjunction with trial attorneys Matthew Hoff and Lakeita Rox-Love from the Organized Crime and Gang Section of the U.S. Department of Justice.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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