Drug Conspiracy Charges Filed Against Prince George's Men: Official

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — An indictment has been unsealed charging eight individuals in a drug conspiracy including six from Prince George's County.

Melvin Grayson, 49, of District Heights; Christopher Wells, 44, of Oxon Hill; Jimmy Davis a/k/a “Fatz,” 41, of Bowie; Terrell Washington a/k/a “Turk,” 43, of Hyattsville; Kenneth Watts, 55, of Upper Marlboro; James Kinard a/k/a/ “Fat Rat,” 45, of Temple Hills; and Charles Cunningham, 56, of the District of Columbia, made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The defendants have each been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, 100 grams of more of heroin, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one kilogram or more of phencyclidine, according to court documents. Tyrone Ragland a/k/a “Tech,” 54, of the District of Columbia, also has been charged.

During the arrests and related search warrants on multiple residences, law enforcement recovered at least eight firearms including a ghost gun and shotgun, ammunition, drugs including fake pills containing fentanyl, crack cocaine, powder cocaine and PCP, drug paraphernalia and more than $60,000 cash, according to a news release.

“The organizations peddling poison on our streets and in our communities need to know that they are on the radar of law enforcement and we intend to put them out of business,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves. “Neither the drugs these groups spread nor the violence their operations attract will be tolerated.”