Source: Office of United States Attorneys
INDIANAPOLIS- John E. Childress, Acting United States Attorney, announced a federal indictment charging 21 individuals from Indianapolis to Phoenix, Arizona for their alleged roles in an Indianapolis-based drug trafficking organization led by Eric Robinson.
On Friday, June 13, 2025, a multiple-agency operation consisting of 19 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies served search and arrest warrants at 21 locations in Indianapolis and Phoenix, Arizona, ultimately leading to the arrest of 19 individuals. During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized approximately 56 firearms, $12,000 in currency, 75 pounds of methamphetamine, eight kilograms of cocaine, two pounds of fentanyl, 100 suspected fentanyl pills, one-half pound of heroin, 2 ounces of crack cocaine, and one-half pound of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
The following individuals were apprehended and charged on Friday:
| Defendant | Charge(s) |
| Eric L. Robinson, 55 |
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| Jonhy Chacon-Hernandez, 28 |
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| Genaro Tapia, 25 |
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| Monte D. Scruggs, 44 |
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| Joshua P. Sheehy, 32 |
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| Heather A. Hill, 40 |
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| Richard N. Irwin, II, 39 |
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| William Cox, 54 |
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| Michael P Brandenburg, 35 |
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| Eliud Chavez-Delgado, 45 |
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| Theodore Sweat, 67 |
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| Andrea Clayton, 36 |
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| Jeremiha Dailey, 46 |
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| Aaron Mooney, 37 |
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| Hirohito Causeway, 61 |
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| Michael Graham, 61 |
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| Lawrence Davis, 50 |
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| Timothy Barnes, 51 |
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| Cory J. Alcorn, 45 |
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According to the indictment, Eric Robinson was the alleged leader of a drug trafficking organization that operated in Indianapolis. Robinson received methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and Xanax from primary sources of supply in Texas and Arizona and alternative sources of supply in Indianapolis. Robinson then delivered the controlled substances to numerous other individuals in the Indianapolis area for redistribution.
The following investigative agencies collaborated to make this investigation and recent warrant execution possible:
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Internal Revenue Service
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Drug Task Force
- Hamilton Boone Drug Task Force
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Marshal Service
- Indiana State Police
- Beech Grove Police
- Lawrence Police
- Brownsburg Police
- Fishers Police
- Carmel Police
- Greenfield Police
- Plainfield Police
- Whitestown Police
- Zionsville Police
- Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
Acting U.S. Attorney Childress thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bradley A. Blackington and Matt Barloh, who are prosecuting this case.
This investigation is part of Operation Take Back America. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). This operation is part of the Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program.
An indictment or criminal complaint are merely allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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