Terrence Chauncy May, Drug Trafficking, Ohio 2022

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A forty-six-count indictment has been unsealed, revealing the names of fourteen individuals charged with operating a drug trafficking organization that allegedly distributed crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues throughout the Youngstown area.

The indictment, announced by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler, charges each defendant with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues.

Named in the indictment are Terrence Chauncy May, 46, of Youngstown, Ohio; Thomas May Jr, 42, of Youngstown, Ohio; Terri Chauncy May, 22, of Youngstown, Ohio; Terris Chailyn May, 20, of Youngstown, Ohio; Key-Shaun Davis, 21, of Youngstown, Ohio; Hope Butler, 22, of Youngstown, Ohio; Wesley Allen Pierce May, 23, of Youngstown, Ohio; Christina May, 38, of Youngstown, Ohio; Ronald Falkowski, 51, of Berlin Center, Ohio; Carlo Demain, 28, of Struthers Ohio; Jason Stiner, 38, of Canfield, Ohio; Nyasia Iris Lopez, 27, of Struthers, Ohio; Shanika Simmons, 38, Youngstown, Ohio and Allison Grossen, 35, Youngstown, Ohio.

Eleven of the fourteen individuals named in the indictment were arrested today by federal, state and local law enforcement authorities.

According to the indictment, from February 2020 to January 2022, it is alleged that Defendant Terrence Chauncy May obtained large quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine and narcotics, which he then supplied to other members of the drug trafficking organization to be further distributed in the Youngstown area.

The conspirators are also accused of using cell phones and coded language to obscure and disguise their drug trafficking activity.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after a review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offenses and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum; in most cases, it will be less than the maximum.