Eleven Suspects Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

TYLER � A lengthy investigation has led to the arrests of 11 Cherokee County residents for drug trafficking in East Texas. Yesterday, a combined task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies began arresting individuals named in a federal indictment returned by a grand jury on January 23. The indictment charges the following with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine:
Javier Colmenero Loyola, 46
James Franklin Carpenter, 59
Bobby Joe Whiteley, 42
Brandon Wesley Kimble, 28
Christopher Trent O’Neal, 27
Toby Hill Coslett, aka “Crazy,” 41
Jeffrey Rainey, aka “Pee Wee,” 49
Stile Parker Denton, 48
Morris Edward Stone, 43
James Adrien Craig, aka “Ace,” 37
Christine Marie Hamer, 35

The defendants were scheduled to appear Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love in Tyler federal court. If convicted, the defendants each face a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison. The indictment is the result of a joint investigation by the Tyler office of the FBI, the Cherokee County Sheriff�s Office, the Jacksonville Police Department, and members of the Safe Streets Task Force. Numerous additional agencies participated in Tuesday�s arrests, including DEA, ATF, HSI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Texas Rangers Special Operations Group, and the Anderson County Sheriff�s Department.