16 people charged in drug ring operating out of Mansfield car wash, DOJ says

Sixteen people were charged with suspected involvement in a cocaine trafficking organization that operated out of a Mansfield car wash.

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the allegations are the outcome of a three-year investigation by federal and local authorities.

According to a superseding indictment issued on July 8, the defendants are accused of trafficking massive quantities of prohibited narcotics in Richland County and the neighboring areas.

According to the DOJ, conspirators purchased oxycodone from vendors in Detroit, Cleveland, and Toledo and redistributed it in Mansfield.

The drugs and proceeds were then stored at the New Millennium Car Wash and a residence on Johns Avenue in Mansfield.

A federal grand jury produced an 18-count indictment charging the following individuals with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base (crack), and oxycodone:

Calvin Caldwell, aka Petey, 67, of Mansfield, Ohio
Carl Henderson, 56, of Los Angeles, California
Damell Owens, 48, of Cleveland, Ohio
Leon Moses, aka Lee, 47, of Toledo, Ohio
Phillip Douglas Jr., 44, of Fraser, Michigan
Robert Wade, aka Hollywood, 53, of Mansfield, Ohio
Nashone Howard, aka Black, 53, of Mansfield, Ohio
Edward Brooks, 67, of Ontario, Ohio
Joann Robertson, 73, of Mansfield, Ohio
Effie James, 69, of Mansfield, Ohio
Jaynell Thornton, 67, of Mansfield, Ohio
Timothy Moyer, 67, of Mansfield, Ohio
Paul Baumer, 59, of Mansfield, Ohio
Dreama Henderson, 42, of Mansfield, Ohio
David George, 55, of Mansfield, Ohio,
Toni Crawford, 66, of Mansfield, Ohio

The DOJ said Caldwell was additionally charged with:

Distribution of Oxycodone
Possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine
Felon in possession of ammunition; prior convictions include aggravated trafficking in 1995, possession of drugs in 2004, distribution of cocaine base in 2008 and trafficking in cocaine in 2014
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
Distribution of cocaine Base (crack)
Distribution of Oxycodone
Maintenance of drug premises

Additionally, Owens was charged with:

Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine
Felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; prior convictions include felonious assault in 2004, and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and cocaine Base in 2013
Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime

During the investigation, agents seized approximately 895 grams of cocaine, 127 oxycodone pills, 50 grams of cocaine base (crack), 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, 1,980 pressed fentanyl tablets, and 120 grams of powdered fentanyl.

During the investigation, the DOJ said investigators seized more than $61,832 in cash as well as many illegally acquired guns.

The suspects were arrested in a series of coordinated arrests.

One defendant, Carl Henderson, 56, of Los Angeles, California, is still at large.