Justin Antoine, Violent Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Maryland 2019
Justin Antoine, a 23-year-old Baltimore resident, has been charged with violent drug distribution conspiracy in a federal indictment filed in Maryland. Antoine, also known as Justo, is one of 16 individuals named in the indictment, which alleges a conspiracy to distribute heroin, powder cocaine, and crack cocaine in and around the Edmondson Village neighborhood of southwest Baltimore.
The indictment, returned on June 20, 2019, and unsealed on July 3, 2019, alleges that Antoine and the other defendants were members and associates of the Adam Martin and Calvin Claxton drug trafficking organization. The organization allegedly used residences in and around Baltimore to process, cut, package, and prepare the drugs for distribution.
The indictment also alleges that the defendants used violence to retaliate against those seeking to rob or cheat the drug trafficking organization. This included a shooting murder on May 5, 2018, a gunfight on October 16, 2018, in which an unarmed bystander was struck in the crossfire, and the planned robbery of an unlicensed taxi driver.
The investigation, which seized at least ten firearms, ammunition, drugs, and more than $20,000 in drug proceeds, is ongoing. If convicted, Antoine faces life in prison for the conspiracy, as well as a maximum of 40 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine.
Antoine was arrested and is currently detained pending trial. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Baltimore Police Department.
Antoine's co-defendants, all from Baltimore, include:
- Rodney Bass, a/k/a Boo, age 57
- Corey Bell, a/k/a Bell, age 38
- Davon Boykin, age 33
- Calvin Claxton, a/k/a Cal, age 39
- Cortney Crawley, a/k/a C Murda, age 25
- Eryica Davis, a/k/a Miss Cookie, age 45
- Cedric Hite, a/k/a Hector, age 68
- William Jackson, age 56
- Raekwon Jones, a/k/a Kwon, age 20
- Ronald Jones, age 51
- Shelton Lewis, age 54
- Adam Martin, a/k/a Fats, age 36
- Rodney Matthews, a/k/a Rod, age 20
- Neal Pinkney, age 52
- Robert Williams, a/k/a Uncle Rob, age 62
The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to distribute heroin, powder cocaine, and crack cocaine in and around the Edmondson Village neighborhood of southwest Baltimore from at least 2018 to June 20, 2019. The defendants allegedly used residences in and around Baltimore to process, cut, package, and prepare the drugs for distribution.
The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Baltimore Police Department.
Justin Antoine, Violent Drug Distribution Conspiracy, Maryland 2019
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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