Nine Separate Drug and Firearm Cases Reach Sentencing, Outlets Report
Reports from nine local outlets describe distinct federal and state prosecutions with differing defendants, districts and sentences.
By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 15, 2026, 9:55 a.m. ET
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Nine separate drug and firearm cases have reached sentencing, according to reporting by kedm.org, wach.com, local12.com, 14news.com, knoe.com, wsbradio.com, weau.com, wistv.com and wsau.com. The outlets differ on when the outcomes were announced: kedm.org, wach.com and local12.com reported the announcement on August 12, 2026, while 14news.com reported August 11, 2026 and knoe.com reported August 10, 2026.
The reported sentences differ across the nine accounts. kedm.org reported 270 months in federal prison plus five years of supervised release. knoe.com reported . 14news.com reported 23 years and two months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, describing it as 260 months for the new offenses plus 18 months for violating supervised release. local12.com reported . wsbradio.com reported nine years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. wistv.com reported 57 months in prison followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision. wach.com reported 24 months in prison followed by two years of court-ordered supervision. weau.com reported eight years of initial confinement and eight years of extended supervision with conditions. wsau.com reported . The people named in the reporting are Dequavious Wagner, 32, of Alexandria; Bob Gilbert Jr.; Deon Dickerson, 45, of Evansville, Indiana; Gabriel Ojeda Murguia, 46, of Lawrenceville; Carlos Antwon Lewis, 46, of Columbia, S.C.; Trevor Jones, 36, of Lexington County; Nicholas Hage, 46, of Tomah, Wisconsin; Kevin Thomas Lawrence, 34, of Maysville, Kentucky; Sher Khang, 40, of Wausau; and Jeannie Riley. On the district, kedm.org identified the , 14news.com the , wsbradio.com the and local12.com the .
The accounts of the conduct alleged diverge. According to kedm.org, court records state that the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office investigated Wagner for illegal drug trafficking; a traffic stop of a white Ram 2500 used by Wagner revealed an aftermarket compartment welded to the truck's undercarriage containing more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl pills and marijuana, and a search warrant at Wagner's Alexandria residence turned up approximately four pounds of fentanyl, one and one-half pounds of methamphetamine and a loaded pistol in his bedroom. The outlet reported that Wagner admitted he possessed the drugs with intent to distribute and possessed the loaded firearm as part of his drug-trafficking activities. According to local12.com, prosecutors said officers noticed a large item concealed on driver Jeannie Riley during an Aug. 15, 2025 traffic stop in Maysville and discovered a bag containing 105 grams of methamphetamine, plus numerous small plastic bags and other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle; the outlet reported that Riley told investigators the methamphetamine belonged to Lawrence and that she hid it in her pants to help him. According to wsau.com, the government says Khang sold 27 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover informant in Wisconsin Rapids in October 2025, and that a search of Khang's vehicle after his arrest turned up 320 grams of methamphetamine, $400 in cash, drug packaging, and an item that appeared to be a homemade weapon.
According to 14news.com, officials say Dickerson, while serving a term of federal supervised release after his 2025 release from prison, continued to distribute cocaine and crystal methamphetamine; the outlet reported that DEA agents observed him conduct four drug transactions selling 535 grams of methamphetamine between September and October 2025, and that a search of his residence recovered 821 grams of heroin containing trace amounts of fentanyl, 170 grams of methamphetamine, digital scales and multiple cell phones. According to wsbradio.com, prosecutors say Ojeda Murguia sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in Gwinnett County between April 2024 and April 2025, including more than 100 grams of fentanyl powder and more than 2,000 fentanyl pills, and that investigators searching a Lilburn home in April 2025 found about 25 kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine, with at least 15 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside vehicle batteries. According to wistv.com, officials say Lewis was a front passenger in an SUV stopped by a Richland County Sheriff's deputy on March 4, 2025; the deputy smelled marijuana, Lewis admitted having a gun, and a loaded 9mm pistol was recovered from Lewis's waistband. The outlet reported that officials say Lewis is prohibited from possessing a gun based on prior convictions including arson, burglary, criminal domestic violence, unlawful carrying of a firearm, and drug possession and distribution offenses. According to knoe.com, authorities say that after a traffic stop in Bawcomville they found 46 grams of pure methamphetamine in the driver's door of Gilbert's Nissan Maxima, a digital scale, approximately $3,200 in cash in the vehicle and $1,171 in cash on Gilbert. According to wach.com, the government says a University of South Carolina police officer stopped Jones on Nov. 6, 2021 after noticing the vehicle's registration tag had expired, smelled marijuana, and a search found bags of marijuana in the driver's side door and center console, a loaded .40-caliber pistol with 13 rounds of ammunition in the glove box that had been reported stolen, and a large amount of cash grouped into small amounts that authorities said was consistent with drug sales; the outlet reported that Jones told officers he had purchased the gun from a friend. According to weau.com, prosecutors alleged Hage delivered heroin and fentanyl to a man outside Oakdale, Wisconsin, in February 2023, and that the man died of an overdose; the outlet reported that Hage pleaded no contest to 1st-degree reckless homicide for delivering drugs.
The charges listed across the nine reports are possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine; possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine intended for distribution; possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; possessing marijuana with intent to distribute; possessing a stolen firearm; illegally possessing a gun; 1st-degree reckless homicide for delivering drugs; three federal drug charges; and trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine. The agencies identified as investigating are the DEA, the FBI, HSI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, the Rapids Parish Sheriff's Office (RPSO), the University of South Carolina Police Department, the Gwinnett County Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and the Central Wisconsin Narcotics Task Force. All nine outlets describe the proceedings as having reached sentencing.
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