Federal Grand Jury in South Bend Returns Indictments

SOUTH BEND, IN—The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on October 14, 2009:

JESUS REYES-ROQUE, age 49, of Mexico, was charged in an one count Indictment with Illegal Re-Entry into the United States. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jesse M. Barrett, who can be reached at 574-236-8287 for any inquiries.

CHARLES R. REID, age 30, of Elkhart, IN was charged in a two count Indictment with one count of distribution of child pornography and with one count of possession of child pornography. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John M. Maciejczyk who can be reached at 574-236-8287.

ROBERT J. THOMAS, age 32, of South Bend, Indiana, and ROBERT B. THOMAS, age 51, of Niles, Michigan, were charged in a five count Indictment. ROBERT J. THOMAS was charged with: two counts of possession with intent to distribute marijuana; one count of being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm; one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm; and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. ROBERT B. THOMAS was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John M. Maciejczyk.

The specific sentence in each case to be imposed upon conviction will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The United States Attorney’s Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.