KVRR Local News
February 17, 2021
FARGO (KVRR) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Michigan man suspected of transporting large quantities of fentanyl pills to North Dakota.
Twenty-five-year-old Larry Owens III is charged with two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl over 400 grams.
Federal prosecutors say Owens was arrested in June 10, 2020, while transporting hundreds of suspected fentanyl pills.
After posting bond, Owens was again arrested on September 15, 2020, by the Ward County Narcotics Task Force. Owens was found in an apartment in Minot with over 5000 fentanyl pills, numerous cellular phones and a large amount of cash.
“The fentanyl pills seized in this latest arrest have a street value of around $400,000, money that we have now extracted from the poison-pushers who grievously damage our communities,” U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said.
Ladonte Chester Bryant, 29, Minot, is charged in district court in Minot with Class B felony possession with intent to deliver counterfeit pills that look like
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Colton Anton Johnson, 26, Minot, and Copper Lynn Galloway, 24, Berthold, are each charged in district court in Minot with Class B felony intent to deliver methamphetamine and Class B felony intent to deliver heroin. Galloway is charged with two Class C felony counts of possession of drug paraphernalia on Monday; Johnson is charged with Class C felony possession of drug paraphernalia and Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court, the Ward County Narcotics Task Force searched Johnson’s residence on Monday and both Johnson and Galloway were present. Officers found a digital scale with suspected methamphetamine residue, methamphetamine and heroin next to the scale, and several glass pipes in the main bedroom. Additional methamphetamine was found in a nightstand and inside a brown Coach purse in the living room. A piece of aluminum foil that contained suspected heroin was found on the
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Envie Meshaye Jackson-Jones, 27, Minot, is charged in district court with Class B felony intent to deliver cocaine, Class B felony intent to deliver marijuana, and Class C felony maintaining a residence for the sale of drugs in October.
She made an initial appearance in court on Tuesday before Judge Gary Lee, where she said the charges against her are false. Judge Lee set bond at $7,500 with a requirement that Jackson-Jones post 10 percent of that. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Feb. 18.
Grady Lee Floyd, 25, was charged last month with Class B felony intent to deliver cocaine, Class B felony intent to deliver marijuana, Class C felony possession of drug paraphernalia – manufacture, Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia – use, and Class A misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia for the manufacture of marijuana.