Authorities charge 25 in Springfield drug bust

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Twenty-five people were charged Monday with taking part in a drug ring that allegedly trafficked more than a ton of marijuana and other narcotics. U.S. Attorney Todd Graves unsealed a federal grand jury indictment that accuses all of the defendants of distributing more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana between about October 2003 and February. Some are also charged with gun violations, money laundering and distributing methamphetamine, Ecstasy and cocaine.

Named in the indictment were Damien M. Foxx, 26, Billy J. Berringer, 26, George Dye, 23, Ryan S. Dill, 23, Travis Hodge, 22, Darius L. Ellis, 26, Willie M. Foxx, 22, David E. Foxx, 28, Benjamin D. Christian, 27, Joshua L. Parrow, 26, Landon C. Roper, 20, Jason C. Tosch, 22, Devin J. Green, 25, Lameeka C. Jeffries, 22, James M. Allen, 29, Curtis Scott Cruise, 26, and David Lee Harris, 36, all of Springfield.

Also, Mark A. Nelson, 24, of Pleasant Hope, Mo.; Julio M. Lopez, 27, of Tulare, Calif.; James M. Allen, 29, of Pierce City; Jeremiah Lucas Louthan, 26, of West Plains; Norman L. Schafer, 48, Crystal L. Fox, 31, Donna S. Berringer, 27, and Michael E. Spear, 23, all of Marshfield; and Danny E. Osborne, 37, whose address was unknown.