INDIANAPOLIS — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)), published as received.

INDIANAPOLIS— 14 individuals have been charged in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine in Indianapolis, Lafayette, and surrounding communities. The charges follow a successful law enforcement operation in which 13 total individuals have been arrested and are in federal custody. Eight individuals were arrested on March 21, 2025. The following lists the individuals indicted and the charges they face:

DefendantCharge(s)
Tanesha M. Turner, 39
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Kidnapping
  • Carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime
  • Accessory to a crime after the fact
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Charles T. Dunson, 44
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
  • Distribution of methamphetamine
  • Possession of a machinegun
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Tre J. Dunn, 27
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
  • Causing Death by Using a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime
  • Possessing, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime
Nahamani I. Sargent, 34
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Retaliating against a witness
  • Use of fire or explosives
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Byron A. Mason, 38
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Unlawful use of a cell phone
Adrian J. Bullock, 34
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Avery J. Bullock, 27
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
John M. Whitfield, 37
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Aaliyah Hackett, 23
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
  • Unlawful use of a cell phone
Emorrie J. Dunn, 26
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
Chancelor R. Walker, 38
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
D’Ericka Lee, 30
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
Lamar T. Browning, 39
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances
Mark C. Marshall, 57
  • Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

This was a multi-agency operation, involving ten agencies who assisted with the investigation and the arrests on the morning of March 21, 2025. Law enforcement has asked the public for assistance in locating fugitive Lamar T. Browning. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Those with information are asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

According to the indictment, all 14 defendants allegedly operated a drug trafficking conspiracy, selling meth, fentanyl, cocaine and heroin out of several trap houses in Indianapolis.

Some members of the conspiracy allegedly committed multiple acts of violence, including murder, firing gunshots, throwing Molotov cocktails at a home, kidnapping, and pistol-whipping in order to intimidate drug customers and rival drug dealers The violence was used as a tool to collect money owed to them by their drug customers, to protect the locations that they used to distribute drugs, and to retaliate against potential witnesses.

Specifically, Nahamani Sargent allegedly fired gunshots and threw Molotov cocktails at the home of a customer, believing that the victim had provided information about the conspiracy to law enforcement.

Additionally, Tanesha Turner allegedly kidnapped a victim at gunpoint and held them for ransom because they owed $40. Tre Dunn then allegedly shot the same victim for owing money and providing information to law enforcement.

Tre Dunn also allegedly aided and abetted the murder of a man because he disrespected him and his associate during a failed drug deal. Tanesha Turner then allegedly aided Dunn by driving him to another location following the murder to prevent his arrest.

If convicted, each defendant faces up to life in federal prison.

The following investigative agencies collaborated to make this investigation and recent warrant execution possible:

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (Indianapolis, Chicago, and Cincinnati SWAT)
  • Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, SWAT
  • Fishers Police Department, SWAT
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • Indiana Capitol Police Department
  • Indiana Department of Homeland Security
  • Johnson County Sheriff’s Department

Acting U.S. Attorney Childress thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bradley A. Blackington and Kelsey Massa, who are prosecuting this case.

This investigation is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). This operation is part of the Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program.

An indictment or criminal complaint are merely allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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