Terry Hardin Wilkerson, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Oklahoma 2014

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – In a brazen attempt to evade law enforcement, a group of nine individuals have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The defendants, ranging in age from 25 to 71, have been identified as Terry Hardin Wilkerson, 71, William Jesse Hoge, 53, Curtis Frank Wagner, 49, David A. Geubelle, 45, Crystal Adams, 45, Marty Shellabarger, 67, Skylar J. Freeman, 25, Shawn N. Maminakis, 34, and David Lincoln Steele, 48, all from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Crestone, Colorado.

According to the indictment, from November 2013 through April 24, 2014, the defendants were members of a drug trafficking organization that conspired to possess and provide more than 100 kilograms of marijuana from indoor and outdoor marijuana grow facilities in Colorado to be transported and redistributed in Oklahoma, Illinois, and other states.

The indictment alleges that the defendants frequently communicated with cell phones and used coded language such as “farm” (the grow facilities in Colorado) and “Christmas Trees,” “Trees” or “Green” (marijuana) in an attempt to conceal the illegal nature of their conversations.

If convicted, the defendants face no less than five and up to 40 years in federal prison and a fine of $5,000,000.

The defendants are all presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. This case is the result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation “Operation Stale Smoke” led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Valuable assistance was also provided by the United States Attorneys’ Offices for the District of Colorado and the Northern District of Illinois.

This case is being prosecuted in the Western District of Oklahoma by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David P. Petermann and David L. Walling. The indictment seeks forfeiture of over $66,000 in cash, and properties located at 4500 North West 31st Place, 2101 North West 59th Street, and 3346 Willow Brook Road, all in Oklahoma City, and a property located at 9817 Stonebridge Drive, in Yukon, Oklahoma.

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