A Conyers man is one of seven Georgians charged in a federal indictment with conspiring to ship thousands of parcels containing fentanyl and methamphetamine across the United States and in the Middle District of Georgia using the dark web vendor account “WallStreetBets.” The final defendants were arraigned in federal court last week following arrests and seizures resulting from the ongoing investigation.
The following defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and face a maximum of life in prison: Steven Ehizojie Oboite, 32, of Conyers; Eric Xavier Bechet, 31, of Dunwoody; Jabari Ayinde Cooper, 29, of Atlanta; Rashad Cortese Kinloch, 28, of Dunwoody; Myron Ned Stodghill, 31, of Fairburn; Reginald Tyrone Douglas, 31, of Dunwoody; and Joshua Jamal Charles, 25, of Atlanta.
Stodghill and Cooper were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Weigle on June 18; the remaining defendants had arraignment hearings between May 22 and June 12. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on May 14 and was unsealed on May 19. All defendants were remanded to federal custody except Cooper and Kinloch, who were released on bond…