DALLAS, Texas – A 10-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas this week that charges 11 men and women from the Dallas area with various conspiracy, drug trafficking, kidnapping, firearm, witness intimidation/tampering, and records destruction charges stemming from their involvement in a violent drug trafficking operation (DTO) that operated out of the Pleasant Grove area of South Dallas and the Dallas County Jail.
Defendants charged and in custody are:
• Patrick D. Lenard, 33, of Pleasant Grove, South Dallas. For significant periods since November 26, 2012, Lenard was incarcerated at Dallas County Jail.
• Juaquai Gregg, of Dallas. Between approximately November 12, 2012, and March 31, 2014, Gregg was incarcerated at Dallas County Jail.
• Joshua Smart, 26, of Dallas. Between approximately December 3, 2012, to November 4, 2014, Smart was incarcerated at Dallas County Jail.
• Shuntocqua Shine, 33, of Dallas. Between approximately November 13, 2012, to November 20, 2012, Shine was incarcerated at Dallas County Jail. She also managed and operated the Groveside Tobacco Gallery on N. Jim Miller Road in Dallas.
• Brandon Florence, a/k/a “Beetlejuice,” 30, of Dallas
• Lashundra Rogers, 35, of Mesquite, Texas. She was one of Lenard’s girlfriends.
• Selena Ball, 29, of Desoto, Texas. From September 23, 2013, to May 27, 2013, Ball worked as an Electronic Monitoring Officer for the Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and was assigned to monitor Lenard. She was also one of Lenard’s girlfriends.
• Rory Minafee, 26, of Dallas
• Bonner Ray Tutson, 50, of Dallas
The indictment alleges that Lenard conspired with his 10 codefendants, and others, to run the DTO from approximately July 12, 2012, to November 4, 2014. The DTO trafficked in large quantities of cocaine, heroin and marijuana. In furtherance of its drug-trafficking activities, the Lenard DTO also engaged in violent acts, including kidnapping, assault, beatings, and torture, towards, and of, individuals whom Lenard believed had defied or crossed the Lenard DTO, including his own family members.
Count one of the indictment alleges that in November 2012, Lenard, Wynn, Gregg, Smart and Shine conspired to kidnap, and kidnapped, “Victim A.” They captured and assaulted Victim A at gunpoint. Once captured, they took Victim A to an apartment where Victim A was beaten and tortured in an effort to locate cash and other things of value they believed Victim A had taken from the Lenard DTO. Lenard had offered Shine $10,000 to locate Victim A. If convicted on this count, each faces a maximum statutory penalty of life in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
Defendant Patrick D. Lenard has been charged with Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Firearm, Witness Intimidation/Tampering, and Records Destruction. He is currently in custody.
Mandatory Facts:
1. Defendant/Respondent: Patrick D. Lenard
2. Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Firearm, Witness Intimidation/Tampering, and Records Destruction
3. City and State: Dallas, Texas
4. Exact Date: November 2012
5. Sentence or Outcome: Currently in custody, facing maximum statutory penalty of life in federal prison and a $250,000 fine
6. Dollar Amounts: $10,000
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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