GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Nine more defendants, including Jake Ian Nixon, 19, and Cindy Ann Nevatt, 62, have been indicted in a massive $1 million methamphetamine distribution ring operating out of Missouri. The federal grand jury’s superseding indictment brings the total number of defendants to 15.
The investigation began with an arrest by Buchanan County, Mo., sheriff’s deputies in St. Joseph, Mo., and now includes charges of conspiracy to distribute at least 30 kilograms of methamphetamine from Jan. 1, 2014, to Nov. 17, 2016.
Michael Ryan Nevatt (the son of Cindy Nevatt) is one of the original defendants charged alongside Kara Rene Baze, 23, and Scott Bryan Sands, 51. The new indictment adds Nixon, Stull, Gray, Baird, Hall, Ham, Provience, and Harken to the growing list of accused.
The superseding indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation that would require all defendants to forfeit $1,060,070, representing the proceeds from drug trafficking. Additionally, the defendants face charges of money-laundering conspiracy for financial transactions involving the profits from their illegal activities.
Michael Nevatt is charged with three counts of money laundering related to a $13,000 casino chip purchase and $16,000 spent on a Corvette. He is also accused, along with Cindy Nevatt and Provience, of possessing and using firearms during the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
The investigation reveals that Michael Nevatt was the middleman between Mexican methamphetamine suppliers and distributors in Missouri. A cooperating defendant’s arrest in July 2015 provided crucial evidence, including information about multiple trips to Dallas, Texas, for large quantities of methamphetamine.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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