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Six Drug Traffickers, Including One Illegal Alien, Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has secured prison sentences for six individuals convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and other controlled substances. Each prosecution stemmed from a separate…

U U.S. Department of Justice Thu 14 May 2026, 08:00 EDT Updated 29 Oct 2026, 07:33 3 min read

INDIANAPOLIS — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)), published as received.

INDIANAPOLIS- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has secured prison sentences for six individuals convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and other controlled substances. Each prosecution stemmed from a separate investigation and was individually resolved in March or April of 2026.

DefendantConviction(s)SentencePrior Convictions
Antwan Lamont Shackelford, 46, IndianapolisConspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine

20 years’ imprisonment

10 years of supervised release

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine
Joshua Richey, 43, IndianapolisPossession with intent to distribute controlled substances; Possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime

15 years’ imprisonment

8 years of supervised release

Dealing in methamphetamine
Carlos Bullock, 27, IndianapolisPossession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

10 years’ imprisonment

8 years of supervised release

Armed Robbery
Aaron Burk, 50, Brazil, IndianaPossession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of Methamphetamine

10 years’ imprisonment

5 years of supervised release

Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; Possession of marijuana
Derrick Anthony Griffin, 50, IndianapolisPossession with intent to Distribute five kilograms or more of Cocaine; Possession with Intent to Distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl

10 years, 10 months’ imprisonment

5 years of supervised release

 
Wilfredo Alexander Reyes-Dominguez, 26, Hamilton County, INPossession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; Using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime

10 years’ imprisonment

4 years of supervised release

 

Notable Case Summaries:

Antwan Lamont Shackelford:

From at least February 2023 through March 29, 2023, Shackelford conspired with his co-defendant to distribute 107.3 grams of pure methamphetamine throughout the Southern District of Indiana, with Shackelford serving as the supplier. Shortly after completing a drug transaction, IMPD officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested both men. During processing at the Marion County Jail, Shackelford was found to be concealing two baggies—8.355 grams of pure methamphetamine and 2.47 grams of fentanyl—in his anal cavity.

Wilfredo Alexander Reyes-Dominguez:

On August 6, 2024, Reyes‑Dominguez was traveling on I‑465 to deliver drugs to a customer in Frankfort, Indiana, when he was stopped by law enforcement officers. He was accompanied in the vehicle by his two‑year‑old daughter, his wife, and his mother. A search of the vehicle uncovered 430.5 grams of pure methamphetamine, 43.1 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, a metal grinder, and a Glock 19X 9mm handgun loaded with seventeen rounds. The methamphetamine and cocaine were found inside his daughter’s diaper bag.

In a subsequent statement to law enforcement, Reyes‑Dominguez admitted that he had paid approximately $9,000 to cross the border and enter the United States illegally. As part of his guilty plea, he acknowledged that he will be subject to removal from the United States upon completion of his sentence and must surrender to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement upon release.

As part of these investigations, law enforcement seized and forfeited:

Drugs

• 124 grams of fentanyl

• 291 grams of fentanyl analogue

• 491 grams of methamphetamine

• 188 grams of heroin

• 1.3 grams of black tar heroin

• 73.5 grams of cocaine

• 127 grams of a substance containing marijuana

Firearms & Ammunition

• Glock 27 handgun with machinegun conversion device

• Ruger Single Six revolver

• Glock 19X 9mm handgun

• Assorted ammunition

Other Items

• Digital scales

• $285,406 in cash

The following agencies investigated or assisted in these cases:

  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
  • Homeland Security Investigations
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation- Indianapolis
  • Indiana State Police
  • Metro Drug Task Force
  • Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Clarksville Police Department

U.S. Attorney Wheeler thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cristina Caraballo-Colon, Samantha Spiro, Kelsey Massa, Lindsay Karwoski, Michelle P. Brady, Patrick Gibson, and Peter A. Blackett, who prosecuted these cases.

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Source

This report is based on U.S. Department of Justice (Public domain (U.S. government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)). Read the original.

Charges and indictments are allegations; every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Sentences reflect the official record at the time of publication. Request a correction.

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)Drug TraffickingFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Firearms OffensesImmigrationSentencingSouthern District of IndianaU.S. Department of Justice
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