5 Wisconsin Men Arrested, Charged In Shipping Fentanyl: AG

MADISON, WI — Six people, including five from Madison, have been arrested and charged in connection with coordinating fentanyl shipments between Arizona and Madison through the U.S. Postal System, Wisconsin’s Attorney General announced on Friday.

The six men are charged with shipping more than five kilograms of fentanyl. At the time of their arrest, six guns were seized, including one that was modified to be fully automatic, prosecutors said.

The men were arrested on Monday and have been identified as Lloyd McKire-Bennett, 27, Dejon Glover, 21, Christopher Wilson, 46, Deshawn Davis, 27, and John Maser, 34, all of Madison. A 25-year-old man from Minneapolis, Yoshi Walker, was also arrested, the attorney general’s office announced.

“Fentanyl is incredibly dangerous. We’re committed to dismantling the networks that traffic this and other dangerous narcotics and to holding those who sell fentanyl and other dangerous drugs accountable,” Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a news release. “Thank you to the many law enforcement officers, including those in DCI, who made these arrests possible.”

All six men are facing federal drug trafficking charges, officials said. Warrants have been issued for two other people in connection to this case.

“The DEA is grateful for the partnership with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in removing deadly, illicit fentanyl from our communities while holding drug traffickers accountable in our criminal justice system,” John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee District Office said in the release.

“The trafficking of over five kilograms of fentanyl into Wisconsin is troubling, especially when only two milligrams, equivalent to just a few grains of salt, is a potentially lethal dose.”