A federal jury in Nashville, Tennessee, delivered a guilty verdict against Joedon Bradley, 32, of Nashville, Tennessee, in a deadly fentanyl distribution conspiracy case.
The jury, after an 8-day trial, found Bradley guilty of his role in the conspiracy, along with two co-defendants, Johnny Williams, 32, and Jonathan Barrett, 30, both of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The fourth defendant, Jason Moss, was found not guilty on all counts.
U.S. Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee announced the guilty verdicts, stating, ‘The jury’s verdicts in this case will now hold these individuals accountable for seeking to profit from the devastating opioid epidemic that continues to plague communities across our nation.’
The case began on July 6, 2016, when law enforcement and medical personnel in the Murfreesboro, Tennessee area were overwhelmed by a series of overdoses caused by pills that appeared to be prescription Percocet pills. The pills were counterfeit and contained fentanyl, alprazolam, and acetaminophen, and had been pressed by Joedon Bradley and Eric Falkowksi.
According to testimony at trial, in May 2016, Eric Falkowski moved his pill operation to Madison, Tennessee, after law enforcement conducted a search of his home in Florida and seized his pill presses. Following the seizure, Falkowski obtained more fentanyl through the internet from China and purchased a new pill press through Amazon.com.
Beginning on July 4, 2016, Joedon Bradley and Eric Falkowski mixed together a combination of inert pill binder, alprazolam (‘Xanax’), acetaminophen (sold as Tylenol), and fentanyl. Over the course of approximately 24 hours, Joedon Bradley helped press thousands of pills, using a pill mold that imprinted ‘A333’ onto the ultimate product: a white, oblong pill that was almost identical to a prescription A333 Percocet pill.
On July 5, 2016, Johnny Williams obtained approximately 300 pills through the chain of distribution. Williams arranged to sell 150 of those pills for $1,050, to Jonathan Barrett through Jennifer Dogonski, a woman who acted as a broker.
According to evidence at trial, during the period of July 5-6, 2016, Jonathan Barrett, Johnny Williams and Joedon Bradley all distributed counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl, with the markings ‘A333,’ that were produced by Falkowski and Bradley. On July 6, 2016, Barrett learned that some individuals who had purchased the counterfeit pills had overdosed, and that one had possibly died, but he continued to distribute the counterfeit pills.
Law enforcement later searched a home in Madison, Tennessee, pursuant to a federal search warrant, and found, among other things, the pill press, multiple molds used for embedding text onto pills, including a mold for ‘A333,’ a pill grinder, fentanyl, alprazolam and other drug manufacturing equipment. Testing later confirmed that the mold found at the house was the same mold used to manufacture the counterfeit Percocet pills.
Defendant: Joedon Bradley
Criminal Charges: Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
City and State: Nashville, Tennessee
Date: 2016
Sentence: Long prison sentences will soon follow
Dollar Amounts: $1,050
Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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