Pittsburgh Youth Football League President Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

PITTSBURGH, PA — Eight people, including the president of a Pittsburgh youth football organization, have been indicated by a federal grand jury for allegedly being part of a large-scale cocaine trafficking ring.

Martin Langford, president of the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Association in the West End, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.

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United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Wednesday that the 12-page indictment follows a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation. The defendants are accused of conspiring to distribute, possessing with intent to distribute, and/or distributing various quantities of cocaine between June 2025 and September 2026.

"This Iidictment is another great example of law enforcement at all levels collaborating to take down an extensive cocaine trafficking organization within our district," Rivetti said in a statement.

"This office and our law enforcement partners will continue to stand together in investigating and prosecuting those who conspire to harm our communities and destroy lives through the distribution of illegal controlled substances."

Seven of the eight defendants were arrested on Wednesday. In addition to Langford, they are Terrance Bonner, 45; 59; Roddell Smalls, 53; Maurice Tinsley, 45; Justin Rumble, 47; Oscar Stokes, 45; and Rashawdi Pugh, no age available.

The majority of those charged are from Pittsburgh, but Tinsley is from Bellevue, Stokes is from Uniontown and Pugh is from Aliquippa.

According to the New Pittsburgh Courier, which honored Langford at its 2026 Men of Excellence Awards ceremony in August, he founded the Westside Mustanges Youth Athletic Association and mentoring program in 2017.

"Great collaboration led to the takedown of these upper-level cocaine traffickers who were a scourge to the Commonwealth, as their conduct fueled addiction and endangered neighborhoods," Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said. "We, along with our partners, are committed to combating a surge in cocaine-dealing across the commonwealth."