20 Arrested in Waco on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
WACO, Texas – A group of 20 federally indicted individuals were arrested Friday in Waco on criminal charges related to their alleged drug trafficking conspiracy that had been in operation since April 2024 announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Kimbell.
The following defendants are indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine and face 10 years to life in federal prison: • Osvaldo Vences • Brenda Lou Brasher • Juan Delgado • Anthony Mark Fimple • Brian Quinn Knox • Ronald Vincent Rodriguez, Jr. • James Holland Young • Tandy Jay Day • William Brett Lafferty • Michael Earl McDonald The following defendants are indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 1 kilogram of heroin and face 10 years to life in federal prison: • Arthur Lee Pimpton • Quincy Shun Cook • Osvaldo Vences • Reginald Dewayne Bible • Reginald Vernard Branch • Deordrick Derrion Brown • Direshia Marie McDaniel • Reginald Lionel Thornton • Kevin Eugene Hubby • Rockelle Lashan Parker • Marvin Lydell Starks The following defendants are indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine and face five to 40 years in federal prison: • Juan Delgado • Anthony Mark Fimple • Ronald Vincent Rodriguez, Jr. •
Fabian Angel Fabela Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The FBI, Waco Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, and McLennan County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Smith-Burris is prosecuting the case. An indictment is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. ##
