13 Defendants Sentenced for Serious Drug and Gun Crimes as Part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

13 defendants were convicted and sentenced to a combined 915 months for dealing drugs, conspiring to deal drugs, and unlawfully possessing firearms announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.

In this operation, law enforcement seized 4.1 kilograms of marijuana, 282 grams of crack cocaine, 2.3 kilograms of cocaine, 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, 6.1 grams of fentanyl, 12 firearms, 2 glock switches, and $11,985 of United States currency.

The Court sentenced the last defendant as part of the DTO on May 7, 2026.

In total, 13 defendants were all convicted and received the following prison sentences:

• Edward Williams - 240 months
• Courtney Smith - 87 months
• Davonia Hart - 50 months
• Alicia Slaughter - 57 months
• Perry Taylor - 42 months
• Lucis Lugo - 57 months
• Dmarcus Quartez Roderick Moton - 40 months
• Quentavis Zikeiy Hawkins - time served (approximately 13.5 months)
• Jordan Davis - 87 months
• Xavier Barnes - 92 months
• Brandon Bedford - 87 months
• Ladarius Holly - 37 months
• Sebastian Medlock - 26 months

This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force ("HSTF") initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting, the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Dallas comprises agents and officers from FBI- Dallas and the Dallas Police Department with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.

The Violent Crime Reduction Plan utilized hot spot policing across 47 neighborhoods that were identified as having the highest rates of violent crime. These neighborhoods were selected based on a comprehensive statistical analysis conducted by a local university. Investigators focused on one of the neighborhoods, most frequently associated with criminal activity, which include the sale of illicit narcotics, illegal firearms, machine gun conversion devices, as well as violent crimes such as capital murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, and assault on public servants.

This operation represents a significant step forward in the shared mission of FBI Dallas, Dallas Police Department and the Northern District of Texas, to reduce violent crime and protect our community. The success of this initiative demonstrates the power of collaboration between federal and local law enforcement agencies in keeping Dallas safe.

The Dallas Police Department (DPD) and the Dallas Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets and Gang Task Force (SSGTF) investigated the case. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas prosecuted the case.