Ten people — including six from Owensboro and one from Hawesville — are facing added federal drug-related charges after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky returned additional indictments last week. The charges stem directly from a long-term drug trafficking investigation that led to 12 people being federally charged in February with two counts each of conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of meth.
On February 22, 2023, raids were conducted throughout the day, resulting in the seizure of five weapons, multi-pound quantities of methamphetamines, and several other narcotics including cocaine, heroin, and LSD. Earlier that month, a federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned a two-count indictment for the conspiracy for actions between July 2022 and February 14, 2023.
The Owensboro-Daviess County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force led much of the investigation. That task force includes DCSO and Kentucky State Police along with federal agencies ATF, DEA, FBI, HSI and United States Postal Inspection Service. This investigation also included collaboration with the agents from the Evansville DEA, Owensboro Police Department, and Hancock County Sheriff’s Office.
Read more on the results of the February raids and the initial charges here.
The following 10 individuals facing the additional indictments are:
• Chance Morton (34, of Owensboro, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances.
• Nicholas Stalling (38, of Forest Park, Georgia) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
• George James (52, of Hawesville, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
• Desmond Morton (38, of Owensboro, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribute of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances.
• Morgan Anderson (36, of Owensboro, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
• William Simmons (49, of Owensboro, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
• Johnny Albury (55, of Owensboro, Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.
• Charles Hudson (44, of Vero Beach, Florida) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine.
• Ellis Parker (64, of Owensboro Kentucky) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.
• Willie Mosley (55, of Hagerstown, Maryland) – Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.