As detailed in a news release by the U.S. Attorney’s office, 39-year-old Rey Rivera Ruiz, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the alleged leader was indicted on May 26, with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, one count of continuing criminal enterprise — causing the intentional death of Shantay Butler, 44 — and one count of causing the death through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense.
In addition, 26-year-old Jann Jousten Aponte Rivera, and 20-year-old Michael Gabriel Hernandez Rivera, both of San Juan, Puerto Rico, were indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, one count of continuing criminal enterprise — causing the intentional death of Shantay Butler– and one count of causing the death through the use of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense.