HOUSTON – A grand jury returned a superseding indictment Thursday charging 13 Texas men for their roles in a robbery crew that engaged in robbery, drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, and murder, including the killing of two people in July 2023.
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The following 13 defendants, all from Houston, have been charged in the superseding indictment with one count of robbery conspiracy and one count of drug distribution conspiracy:
- Derrick Dewayne Butler, also known as Kutt and Kutt Throat, 28;
- Travon Maxwell, also known as Goonie, 29;
- Emmanuel Winnfield, also known as Pimp, 36;
- Herman Mitchell, also known as Boobie, 37;
- Tyrone Raymond Bolton, also known as Honeybee, 32;
- Joe Devon Champion, also known as Champ, 35;
- Jonta Allen Glover, 32;
- Dewayne Donnell Champion, also known as Wayne, 37;
- Cedric Lynn Andrews, also known as Ced, 50;
- Jermar Ballard Jones, also known as Mar, 37;
- Christian Xavier Rucker, also known as Gucci, 30;
- Samuel Lamonte Draper, 25; and
- Jeremy James Jenkins, 21.
If convicted, each suspect faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the robbery conspiracy count and a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a maximum penalty of life in prison on the drug distribution conspiracy count.
Additional charges
In addition, the suspects are each charged with one or more counts of attempting to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and Jones is charged with obstruction.
Three of the suspects, Butler, Rucker, and Jones, were also charged with two counts of murder in aid of racketeering, using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, using a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of causing death through the use of a firearm relating to the killing of two men on July 19, 2023.
If convicted of murder in aid of racketeering, Butler, Rucker, and Jones each face a mandatory minimum of life in prison or a maximum of the death penalty.
Twelve of the suspects, Bolton, J. Champion, Glover, Winnfield, D. Champion, Mitchell, Andrews, Jones, Butler, Maxwell, Draper, and Jenkins, each face, if convicted, an additional mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.