Federal grand jury indicts 2 brothers and their father in alleged narcotics, obstruction of justice conspiracies
A federal grand jury has indicted two brothers and their father, charging them with crimes related to alleged conspiracies to distribute narcotics and obstruct justice.
Chase Alexander Crump, 34, of Centerville, Colin Tanner Crump, 32, of Centerville, and Mark Crump, 56, of Englewood, were arraigned in federal court.
Chase and Colin Crump are charged in a narcotics conspiracy punishable by at least 10 years and up to life in prison.
According to court documents, the brothers allegedly conspired to distribute more than two kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 100 grams of fentanyl analogue and cocaine. It is alleged the drug trafficking took place between November 2023 and January 2024 in Miamisburg, Englewood, Franklin, Centerville and Cincinnati.
The brothers are also charged with allegedly maintaining a drug premises on River Downs Drive in Centerville. Law enforcement agents allegedly discovered approximately half a kilogram of fentanyl analogue at the residence. While executing a search warrant at the defendants’ parents’ house near Oberer Field in Englewood, agents allegedly discovered additional fentanyl and a firearm.
After the FBI arrested Chase and Colin Crump in January 2024, it is alleged they conspired with their father, Mark Crump, on jail calls to obstruct the investigation. For example, they allegedly conspired to destroy Chase Crump’s burner phone. All three defendants are charged with conspiring to obstruct justice, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Cheryl Mimura, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division; Shawn Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations Detroit; and members of the Warren County Drug Task Force announced the charges. Assistant United States Attorney Kelly K. Rossi is representing the United States in this case.
An indictment merely contains allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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