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Temple, Texas Gang Members Charged with Racketeering and Drug Trafficking
Temple, Texas – In a major crackdown on organized crime, six members of the Killas With Aggression (KWA) gang were arrested and charged with racketeering and drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer, FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Stephen Kam, and Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds.
The arrests were made after a federal grand jury indictment was unsealed, charging three individuals who were arrested today, along with six other KWA members who were already in custody, with racketeering, Hobbs Act violations, and federal drug trafficking charges.
The defendants arrested today include: Jason Mayse, age 39; Christopher Meyers (aka “CJ”), age 24; and, Reginald Williams (aka “Reggie”), age 27. The six indicted defendants already in custody prior to today include: Desmond Wilkerson (aka “Mookie”), age 27; Atorius Marquis Williams (“Lil Man”), age 23; Demonta Daniels (aka “Tado”, “Tato”), age 21; Trashawn Lamar Alexander (aka “Mad Max”), age 26; James Roy Whitfield, Jr. (aka “Snoop”, “Snoopy”), age 27; and, Jyraciel Whitfield (aka “Raci”), age 24.
A seventh indicted defendant, 25-year-old Dominic Johnson (aka “Dumbway”), is considered a fugitive.
The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to commit five murders, multiple violent assaults, extortion, drug trafficking, and armed robberies in furtherance of the criminal enterprise. The RICO conspiracy charge also alleges that the defendants committed multiple assaults resulting in serious bodily injury and armed robberies against various individuals for not using KWA as their source of supply for narcotics distribution.
The indictment also charges all of the defendants with the exception of Mayse, with conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act, or affect commerce by robbery. The indictment alleges that since September 2017, the nine defendants conspired to affect commerce by robbery, committing acts of physical violence and threatening to commit acts of physical violence to steal controlled substances and proceeds from persons engaged in illegal drug distribution.
A related federal criminal complaint unsealed today, charges 25-year-old KWA affiliate and Temple resident Christopher Kelso (aka “Money Montana”), 21-year-old KWA associate and Temple resident Emanuel Padilla, and 22-year-old KWA member and Temple resident Darius Hellums (aka “Bighomie Dlove”) with conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act. The criminal complaint alleges that on July 14, 2019, Kelso, Padilla, and Hellums robbed a Temple residence which resulted in an occupant being shot by one of the defendants causing serious bodily injury.
Defendant Information: Jason Mayse, Racketeering, Hobbs Act Violations, and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges, Temple, Texas, 2023 – current status.
Criminal Charges: Racketeering, Hobbs Act Violations, and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges.
City and State: Temple, Texas.
Date: 2023 – current status.
Sentence or Outcome: Current status under indictment.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Organized Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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