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80 indicted in racketeering, drug conspiracy at Eastern Correctional Institution

Posted at 10:38 AM, Oct 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-06 06:15:24-04

Federal and state authorities on Wednesday announce the indictment of 80 people in a racketeering and drug conspiracy at the Eastern Correctional Institution (ECI) on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

A total of 18 correctional officers, 35 inmates and 27 "outside facilitators" are charged in the federal indictments. 

Rod Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, called it a "massive conspiracy" happening inside the state prison located in Westover, Maryland.

The case involves two separate indictments, one for the west compound and one for the east compound. Rosenstein said the conspiracies were almost identical and involved correctional officers accepting bribes in exchange for bringing drugs, phones and other contraband into the medium-security prison.

Rosenstein said a correctional officer arranged an attack on an inmate the officer believed was participating in an investigation. As a result of this and other similar incidents, two correctional officers and two inmates are charged with civil rights violations.

“The correctional officer defendants abused their positions of trust as sworn officers of DPSCS by engaging in illegal activities for the purposes of enriching themselves and engaging in sexual relations with inmates. The correctional officer defendants received bribes in exchange for bringing contraband into ECI including, narcotics, cell phones, pornographic DVDs and tobacco,” according to the indictment.

The following individuals have been charged in the racketeering conspiracy:

  • SHERIMA BELL,
  • ERIN BURFIELD,
  • JOCELYN BYRD,
  • ERICA COOK,
  • TRAVIS DENNIS,
  • AARON ENNIS, a/k/a ' E "
  • DONTE HARRIS,
  • JESSICA VENNIE,
  • ROBERT WATERS,
  • MICHAEL ANDREWS, a/k/a "Shorty Low,"
  • ARTIE BAILEY,
  • JAMAR BUTLER, a/k/a "Murder,"
  • ORLANDO BOWEN, a/k/a "Landy,"
  • RAMEL CHASE, a/k/a "Ra-Ra,"
  • ALEXANDER CRIPPEN, a/k/a "Alley,"
  • MAURICE FOX, a/k/a "Fat Baby,"
  • STEWART GOUGH, a/k/a "Black,"
  • DARIAN HOLMES,
  • MARTY IMES,
  • REGINALD JOHNSON, a/k/a "Swole,"
  • ZACHARY MARTIN, a/k/a "Dice,"
  • DEVON MATOS,
  • VINCENT MIDDLETON, a/k/a "Cash,"
  • MICHAEL NULL, a/k/a "Slim,"
  • SEAN SMITH, a/k/a "S-D0t,"
  • DARRELL TIMMS, a/k/a "Smo,"
  • ALVIN WILLIAMS, a/k/a "Al,"
  • KEISHA BARKSDALE,
  • EUGENE BOWEN,
  • NICOLE CARPENTER,
  • KATRINA CRIPPEN,
  • DARREN DALE,
  • ANTOINE GRAY,
  • ELVIA HALL,
  • MARCUS LISBON, a/k/a "Pooh,"
  • MIGUEL MATOS,
  • SAMANTHA OLIVER, a/Wa "Sam,"
  • APRYL ROBINSON, a/Wa "Moody,"
  • RAHMAN SHABAZZ, a/Wa Gregory Hunt,
  • ROSE THOMAS,
  • DAMESHIA VENNIE,
  • AARON BOHL,
  • ROZLYN BRATTEN,
  • RACHELLE HANKERSON,
  • DAVID HEARN,
  • XAVIER HOLDEN,
  • JESSE JAMES JONES,
  • THOMAS LEIMBACH,
  • KIMBERLY RAYFIELD,
  • STEPHEN WISE,
  • MOHAMMED AKRAM,
  • AARON BELL,
  • SHAWN BENBOW,
  • DAVID BOND, a/k/a "D.J. '
  • JOSEPH BRANCH, a/k/a "Sandtown,"
  • ROBERT COSTEN, a/k/a "Bug,"
  • MICHAEL COUNTS, a/k/a "Feaster,"
  • TRAVIS GIE, a/k/a "T-Guy,"
  • JAMAR HUTT,
  • SAMUEL JOHNSON,
  • TROY JOHNSON,
  • DEMARIO KING, a/k/a "Mario,"
  • MARK LANCE, a/k/a "Nitti,"
  • TERNELL LUCAS, a/k/a "T.L," a/k/a "Moon,"
  • MICHAEL PAGE, a/k/a "Murder,"
  • KEVIN STANLEY, a/k/a "Little Kev,"
  • SHAWN SULLIVAN,
  • REGGIE FOSQUE,
  • CAMMAY GRAY,
  • CHASTITY HARMON,
  • LEONDRUS HIGGINS,
  • DEONYA JOHNSON,
  • TERRELL KING,
  • MARKAYLA REYNOLDS, a/k/a "Kayla,"
  • CHAVIA SAVAGE,
  • RONALD STEWART, a/k/a "Freak,"
  • TYEACHA THOMAS COUNTS,
  • KEVIN THOMPSON, a/k/a "Truck,"
  • TRINA WILLIAMS JOHNSON, and
  • ANGEL WHITTINGTON, a/Wa "Nikki,"

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