A federal grand jury has indicted several people in connection with a drug trafficking ring originating in Michigan and involving drug trafficking, including of oxycodone and the lethal fentanyl, in Minot and on the Fort Berthold reservation.

A number of other people were indicted earlier in another case in connection with a trafficking ring based in Michigan that had trafficked drugs on North Dakota reservations and the surrounding area.

Among those indicted in the latest case include Romel Rambus, who is also known as Bagboy Mell, who has been indicted for a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, Devonsha Dabney, whose aliases include Kemell, Mellyvsmell, and Rell, who has been indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, participating in a continuing criminal enterprise, participating in a money laundering conspiracy, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and aiding and abetting; Jonathan Walker, also known as J, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of a fentanyl mixture, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Ervin Leon Sampson Jr., 22, also known as Mike, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, maintaining a drug-involved premises, distribution of an oxycodone mixture, and aiding and abetting; Osagyefo Nkrumah Nagbe, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Jalen Komani Hester, 22, also known as Dream, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and aiding and abetting; Kristin Kaylen Johnson, 24, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; and Dennison Jay Nez Jr., also known as DJ, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; and Basil Hunts Along, who was indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Jamale White and Deeangelo Tyrone White Jr., whose aliases include Relly Dee, Delo, and Delo Baxk, were both indicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and there were proceedings in district court in Michigan regarding their transfer to North Dakota to face charges here. According to court documents in Jamale White’s case, Jamale White, who gave the false name Kemani Dabney, was arrested in March 2020 in Mountrail County and was in possession of approximately 50 opiate pills. He was charged as a juvenile. In November 2020, White had contact with North Dakota law enforcement on two occasions. On the first occasion, he had marijuana in his possession and U.S. currency. During the second encounter, as he was traveling east out of state, he and co-defendant Deeangelo White were found in possession of nearly $3,000 in U.S. currency. Authorities allege that Jamale White has made a habit of traveling to and from North Dakota from Michigan to engage in drug trafficking. According to the court documents, White is deemed a flight risk and his social media pages are filled with pictures of him with guns and conversations between some co-defendants about the sale of firearms and trafficking of oxycodone and fentanyl pills. Jamale White also had a criminal record in Michigan and was allegedly driving a stolen Jeep that collided with a semi and caught fire in August 2020, leaving him with injuries. In the wreckage around the Jeep, authorities found two firearms and a fired 9mm cartridge casing. Two of the firearms that had been recovered from the wreckage had been linked to shootings in Michigan, according to the court documents filed in federal court.