Tag: Indiana
Khalid Ahamad, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Indiana 2023
Federal authorities have foiled a massive wire fraud conspiracy orchestrated by 55-year-old Khalid Ahamad of Little Elm, Texas. Ahamad pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady. The judge also…
Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., a 36-year-old career criminal from Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing firearms and heroin. On January 23, 2024, uniformed detectives approached Bryant as he walked near an intersection, and he immediately fled on foot, violently resisting arrest. During the struggle, Bryant…
Christopher David Sheese, Child Sex Abuse, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Christopher David Sheese, a 43-year-old repeat sex offender from Bloomfield, Indiana, was caught trading child sexual abuse material online on June 29, 2024. Investigators with the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a cyber-tip that Sheese had uploaded 21 images and videos depicting child sex abuse to the social…
Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., Gun and Heroin Charges, Indiana 2024
Grimy Times Exclusive Binnie Y. Bryant Jr., a career criminal and drug dealer, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in Evansville, Indiana, on [no specific date mentioned]. Bryant, 36, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance…
Charles Pheal, Jr., Methamphetamine Trafficking, Indiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Charles Pheal, Jr., a 35-year-old from Michigan City, Indiana, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Pheal pleaded guilty to the crime, which was committed while he was on probation for burglary and domestic battery. His history of violence includes kicking open…
Antwan Lamont Shackelford, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Indiana 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brutal string of Indiana traffickers has been handed decades in federal prison for their roles in the state’s lucrative methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl trade. A federal investigation led to the convictions of six individuals, including an illegal alien, Antwan Lamont Shackelford, 46, of Indianapolis, who orchestrated a methamphetamine conspiracy from…
Al Stevenson McGhee, Possessing Firearms as a Felon, Indiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Al Stevenson McGhee, a 47-year-old Indianapolis man, pleaded guilty to possessing firearms as a felon after a harrowing SWAT standoff on November 6, 2024. McGhee had pointed a silver revolver at his girlfriend when she returned home from work, threatening to shoot her if she left her bedroom. The victim escaped…
Al Stevenson McGhee, Firearms by Felon, Indiana 2024
INDIANAPOLIS – Al Stevenson McGhee, 47, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to two years and seven months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of firearms by a felon. His federal sentence will run consecutively to any sentence imposed in his pending Marion County case, which includes…
Terry Lee Phillips, Commodity Fraud, Indiana 2015
Indianapolis resident Terry Lee Phillips has been charged with commodity fraud by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), officials announced on September 17, 2015. Phillips, along with his companies Phillips Investment & Trust LLC and Corporate I Communications & Technology Inc., allegedly defrauded investors out of at least $113,400 between 2011 and 2014. The…
Arieon Lofton, Fentanyl Distribution, Indiana 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 27-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl that led to a deadly overdose in July 2025. Arieon Lofton pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The victim, identified as J.A., arranged a trade for suboxone strips and…
