Robert Jason Smith, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Missouri 2023

Six southern Missouri residents have been accused of their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine as well as illegally possessing firearms.

Robert Jason Smith, 47, of Ozark, Mo.; Terry M. Schenks, 53, of Ozark, Mo.; Randy L. Johns, 45, of Ozark, Mo.; Jill M. Matthews, 45, of Ozark, Mo.; Michael R. Goodwin, 41, of Springfield; and Evelyn J. Dame, 48, of Lebanon, Mo., were charged in a 19-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield on June 28, 2023.

The federal indictment alleges that all six defendants participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Christian and Greene counties from Dec. 16, 2020, to June 2, 2022.

Goodwin is also charged with two counts of possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, three counts of possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Schenks also is charged with one count of possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine to distribute, one count of distributing methamphetamine, and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms.

Smith also is charged with one count of distributing methamphetamine, one count of possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Dame is also charged in one count of possessing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

Johns and Matthews also are charged together in one count of possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica R. Eatmon. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Christian County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department.

The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

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