Grand jury indicts Wichita man for trafficking methamphetamine

WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned a superseding indictment charging a Kansas man with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses.

According to court documents, Shane Ledford, 46, of Wichita was indicted on:

• one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance;
• two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance;
• two counts of prohibited person in possession of a firearm,
• one count of maintaining a drug involved premises, and
• one count of distribution of a controlled substance.

The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating the case.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

Dalevon Dixon, 34, of Wichita was indicted on one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is investigating the case.

Encarnacion Hernandez-Batz, 38, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was indicted on one count of illegal reentry after deportation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is investigating the case.

Edgar Martinez-Ochoa, 46, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is investigating the case.

Terry Morrison, 70, of Hutchinson was indicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the case.

Project Safe Childhood
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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