Group’s Efforts to Poison Community with Drugs Results in Extended Federal Prison Sentences (DOJ)

INDIANAPOLIS- Four Indianapolis men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine operating across central Indiana.

Lionel Muse, 25, was sentenced in September 2025 to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Andre Anderson, 32, was sentenced in October 2025 to six years in federal prison, followed by four and a half years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a machinegun.

Adonis Gillespy, Jr., 24, was sentenced in December 2025 to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Dontae Blount, 32, was sentenced on May 15^th, 2026 to 16 years, 8 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

According to court documents, from September 2023 through April 3, 2024, the men conspired to buy and sell fentanyl and methamphetamine, operating out of at least four apartment properties across Indianapolis. The apartments were rented by Dontae Blount under false identities, and rent was paid using drug proceeds.

On April 3, 2024, ATF agents executed simultaneous search warrants at the four locations, recovering the following drug-trafficking contraband:

4538 Edwardian Court, Indianapolis:

• Seven firearms
• Digital scales
• 1,826 grams of fentanyl in pill and powder form
• 129 grams of methamphetamine
• Pill press
• Assorted ammunition

6304 Pickwick Court, Zionsville:

• Seven firearms, including one reported stolen from Hendricks County and one equipped with a machinegun conversion device
• $100,216 in cash

6139 Robin Run, Indianapolis:

• Seven firearms, including a Glock 22 .40-caliber pistol with a machinegun conversion device
• One additional machinegun conversion device
• 1,918 multicolored pills containing 574 grams of methamphetamine
• 196 grams of a brownish substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl
• 3,046 blue counterfeit oxycodone pills containing 322 grams of fentanyl

6828 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis:

• $16,265 in cash

"Fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking endangers every community in central Indiana. These defendants operated a multi-location drug distribution network and stocked their apartments with illegal firearms and equipment to support it," said Tom Wheeler, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. "These sentences reflect our commitment to protecting Hoosiers from the deadly combination of narcotics and gun violence."

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and IMPD investigated this case. The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker.

U.S. Attorney Wheeler thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jayson McGrath and Kelly Rota, who prosecuted this case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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