Three Huntington residents were among 21 people indicted on a variety of drug and weapons charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Monday.
Together with Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr., and Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison, Tierney said the defendants included members and associates of the “9-Trey Bloods” street gang that conspired to distribute and possess narcotics and firearms.
Of the 21 defendants, 18 are charged with six separate conspiracies related to narcotics and weapons trafficking and possession. The indictment charges the 21 defendants with 63 separate criminal acts dating back to December 2021, including the possession of 12 illegal firearms, nine large capacity ammunition feeding devices, a gang related shooting, a fentanyl sale that resulted in a fatal overdose, several undercover narcotics transactions, and possession with intent to sell multiple controlled substances.
“In Suffolk County, we had over 350 young people die last year from fentanyl. That is more young people from Suffolk County than those who died during all the years of Vietnam war put together,” Tierney said. “We can’t stand by and let this continue. “Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any other cause of death, including heart disease,
cancer, homicide, suicide, firearms and accidents. Preventing fentanyl deaths is the number one priority of my office.”
During the investigation, investigators recovered more than 250 grams of fentanyl and heroin; more than 220 grams of methamphetamine; more than 200 grams of cocaine (including powder cocaine and crack-cocaine); and approximately two hundred pills containing narcotics drugs and controlled substances. The indictments cover 197 counts.
“This collaborative effort led to an incredible number of illegal guns, deadly drugs and dangerous criminals being taken off our streets,” said Toulon. “Fentanyl has taken a devastating toll on our County and operations like these are a step toward keeping our residents safe. Thank you to the taskforce members from Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, and our other Suffolk law enforcement partners for their diligent work in this case to uncover this violent drug and gun trafficking ring that this gang was conducting in Suffolk.”
Indicted were, from Huntington:
- Kellie Gibbs, 39, of Huntington, who faces a top count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree
and up to 8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration. Gibbs is not bail eligible and not in custody. - Michael Grodner, 58, of Huntington faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance in the Fifth Degree and up to 2 1⁄2 years’ incarceration. Grodner is
not bail eligible and is not in custody. - Davon Lawrence, 31, of Huntington Station, faces a top count of Conspiracy in the Second
Degree and up to 12 1⁄2 to 25 years’ incarceration. Davon Lawrence is not bail eligible and
is not in custody.
Others indicted:
- Amina Atelek, 22, of Deer Park, faces a top count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the Second Degree and up to 10 years’ incarceration. Atelek is still at large. - Charles Cooper, 36, of Shirley faces a top count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance
in the First Degree and up to 20 years’ incarceration. Cooper is bail eligible and is currently
in federal custody. - Dajuan Davis, 40, of Central Islip faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Third Degree and up to 9 years’ incarceration. Davis is bail eligible and
currently in custody. - Henna Harris, 47, of Central Islip faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Second Degree and up to 10 years’ incarceration. Harris also faces up to
8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration on Conspiracy in the Second Degree charges. Harris is not
bail eligible and is not in custody. - Osvaldo Hernandez, 47, of the Bronx, faces a top count of Criminal Solicitation in the
Second Degree and up to 2 1/3 to 7 years’ incarceration. Hernandez is not bail eligible and
is not in custody. - Cynthia Hermann, 65, of Sayville, faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Fourth Degree and 5 1⁄2 years’ incarceration. Hermann is not bail eligible
and is not in custody. - Michelle Horn, 31, of Deer Park, faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled
Substance in the Third Degree and up to 9 years’ incarceration. Horn also faces up to 8 1/3
to 25 years’ incarceration on Conspiracy in the Second Degree charges. Horn is bail eligible
and currently in custody. - Steven Hunt, 42, of Brentwood, faces a top count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in
the Second Degree and 25 years to life incarceration. Hunt is bail eligible and is in custody. - Robert Jenkins, 62, of Bay Shore, faces a top count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree
and up to 8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration. Jenkins is not bail eligible and is not in
custody. - Travis Lawrence, 35, of Ronkonkoma, faces a top count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the Second Degree and up to 14 years’ incarceration. Travis Lawrence is
additionally charged with Conspiracy in the Second Degree and faces 12 1⁄2 to 25 years’
incarceration for that charge. Travis Lawrence is not bail eligible and is not in custody. - Tyree Lawrence, 30, of Ronkonkoma, faces a top count of Attempted Assault in the First
Degree and up to 15 years’ incarceration. Tyree Lawrence additionally faces charges of
Conspiracy in the Second Degree and 8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration. Tyree Lawrence is
bail eligible and is in custody. - Terrence Lee, 33, of Riverhead, faces a top count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree and
up to 12 1⁄2 to 25 years’ incarceration. Lee is not bail eligible and is not in custody. - Justin Llewellyn, 34, of Wyandanch, faces a top count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree
and up to 25 years to life incarceration. Llewellyn is bail eligible and is in custody. - Raiven Logan, 26, of East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania, faces a top count of Criminal Sale
of a Firearm in the First Degree and up to 25 years’ incarceration. Logan is bail eligible
and is in custody. - Richard Owens, 33, of Ronkonkoma, faces at op count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon
in the Second Degree and up to 15 years’ incarceration. Owens additionally faces charges
of Conspiracy in the Second Degree and 8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration. Owens is bail
eligible. He posted bail and is not in custody. - George Rodriguez, 48, of Medford, faces charges of Criminal Sale of a Controlled
Substance in the Third Degree and up to 9 years’ incarceration. Rodriguez faces additional
charges for Conspiracy in the Second Degree and 8 1/3 to 25 years’ incarceration.
Rodriguez is not bail eligible and is not in custody. - Robert Stone, 36, of Islip faces charges of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second
Degree and up to 15 years’ incarceration. Stone is bail eligible. He posted bail and is not
in custody. - Justin Wright, 33, of Bay Shore faces charges of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the
Second Degree and up to 15 years’ incarceration. Wright faces additional charges for
Conspiracy in the Second Degree and 12 1⁄2 to 25 years’ incarceration. Wright is bail
eligible and is in custody.
“The success of this long-term investigation is evident with the arrests of close to two dozen people and the seizure of drugs and guns,” Harrison said. “We will continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners to combat gun violence and ensure those fueling addiction by trafficking powerful narcotics are held accountable. I commend the hard work of the investigators on this case whose efforts have made our communities safer.”