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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
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VERNON TAYLOR, ANDRE DUGGER, MARLON DAWSON, MICHAEL GARY, TONY STEPHENSON, HERMAN YOUNG, RODERICK MATHIS, JAMES BOWENS, QUINTON SYKES, BARRY COLLIER, EARL BRADEN, LARRY JOHNSON, RICHARD BELL, III, JOHNSON McBRIDE, PATRICK ARMSTRONG, CURTIS BROWN, . MARTIN PERRY, BRANDON TAYLOR, LADELDRICK MOORE, DANIEL GALLAGOS, CARMELO ESTRADA, JONATHAN FOSTER, HERBERT BYERS, DEMARIO CLEAVES, and ERIC JOHNSON, Defendants.

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Beginning at a time unknown to the grand jury, but at least from in or about October of 2010 and continuing until in or about July of 2011 r in the Western District of Tennessee, the defendants, did unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally conspire, combine, confederate and agree with each other, and with other persons both known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to possess with the intent to distribute at least one thousand kilograms of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana, a controlled substance as classified by Title 21, United States Code, Section 812, as a Schedule I controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.

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COUNT TWO On or about April 8, 2010, in the Western District of Tennessee, ---------------------------------------.the defendant,

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did unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute fifty grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of Methamphetamine, States Code, Section 812 as a Schedule II controlled substance, States Code, Section 841 (a)(1), classified by Titre 21 United
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COUNT THREE On or about April 8, 2010, in the Western District of Tennessee, the defendants,
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each aided and abetted by the other, did knowingly and intentionally use a communication

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namely a telephone in the possession of JOHNSON, in committing and in causing and facilitating the commission of the distribution of controlled substances, as classified by Title 21, United States Code, Section 812 as a Schedule II controlled substances, United States Code, Section 841 (a)(1), and conspiring constituting to distribute a felony under Title 21, controlled substances,

constituting a felony under Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. All in violation of Title 21, United States 'Code, Section 843(b) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.

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COUNT FOUR
Beginning at a time unknown to the grand jury, but at least from in or about October of 2010 and continuing until in or about July of 2011, in the Western District of Tennessee, the defendant, ~----------~-------------- ------.------- -----------~-ERie J 0 H NSO N------------------------------------------- -------

having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a Court of the United States, that is the conspiracy involving the distribution of and possession with intent to distribute at least one thousand kilograms of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana, did conceal and did not as soon as possible make known this fact to a judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, by not revealing his knowledge that Vernon Taylor, conspired to distribute and possessed with intent to distribute over one thousand kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 18 United States Code, Section 4.

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