Five Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that five co-defendants pleaded guilty to federal drug offenses and related charges. On May 18, 2026, Anthony Wayne Schoggins, 40, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, each punishable by a term in prison of at least 5 years and up to 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine. Three co-defendants entered guilty pleas to one count of Drug Conspiracy, punishable by ten years to life in prison and a $10,000,000 fine: Gerardo Cisneros Jr., 49, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty on February 19, 2026; Gabrielle Ralene Dawn Brown, 31, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty on February 19, 2026; and John Douglas Renkes, 38, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty on March 11, 2026. On July 20, 2026, Charlie Dawn Edwards, 45, of McAlester, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to a one-count Information of Misprision of Felony, punishable by up to 3 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The Indictment alleged that on June 1, 2025, Schoggins knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, and 5 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual), Schedule II controlled substances. The Indictment further alleged that beginning in or about March 2025, and continuing through September 2025, Brown, Renkes, Cisneros, and others knowingly and voluntarily conspired to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and at least 5 grams of methamphetamine (actual), Schedule II controlled substances. The Information alleged that on June 9, 2025, Edwards, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony by Schoggins, cognizable by a court of the United States, to wit, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, did conceal the same, and did not, as soon as possible, make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority. The charges arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration-McAlester Resident Office, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the McAlester Police Department, and the District 18 Drug Task Force. The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the pleas and ordered the completion of presentence investigation reports. A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed on each defendant after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Schoggins, Cisneros, Brown, and Renkes will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing. Edwards will remain released on bond with conditions pending sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Conway represented the United States.