Several Madison men arrested for trafficking fentanyl, DOJ reports

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Three Madison men were convicted for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking organization operating in Madison, the DOJ reported Thursday.

Deshawn Davis, 28, was sentenced Wednesday to five and a half years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. His prison sentence will be followed by four years of supervised release. Davis pleaded guilty to the charge on February 8.

Lloyd McKire-Bennet, 28, was sentenced May 17 to more than 13 1/2 years in prison for conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and possessing firearms and ammunition as a felon . On March 12, he pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

Dejon Glover, 22, was sentenced May 16 to 4 1/2 years in federal prison for attempted possession of fentanyl for distribution. His sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release. On January 30, he pleaded guilty to this charge.

Four other people were also charged in connection with this operation. Three of the four people who pleaded guilty are expected to be sentenced in July.

One of those suspects was arrested last week in Illinois on the charges against him and has not been scheduled to appear in court in Madison.

Investigators say McKire-Bennet was the leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for smuggling more than four kilograms of fentanyl pills into Madison from Arizona.

In January 2022, authorities said they seized two postal packages, each containing one kilogram of fentanyl pills. There were almost 20,000 pills in total. Officials say the packages were sent by the same person in Arizona to addresses in Madison.

Authorities made a controlled delivery of one of the packages to a residence in Madison. The man who received the package identified Davis as his drug dealer. He told police he was supposed to deliver the package to Davis once he received it. McKire-Bennett's fingerprints were found on the packaging inside the other box, authorities report.

Between March and October 2022, the DOJ says undercover agents purchased fentanyl pills from McKire-Bennet associates on 23 occasions in Madison. The DOJ noted that Davis attended four of the sales and brought a toddler with him to one of the sales.

On October 17, 2022, the DOJ says law enforcement officers intercepted a package addressed to Dejon Glover's residence in Madison and obtained a search warrant to open it.

U.S. postal inspectors found 1.75 kilograms of fentanyl pills (nearly 16,000 pills) inside, authorities report. Authorities arrested Glover after he tried to pick up the package at the post office.

He told authorities he let another person use his residence to transport drugs in exchange for money.

On October 23, 2022, Davis was arrested after driving recklessly. Authorities say he allegedly had fentanyl pills in his vehicle and $950 in cash.

On Nov. 16, McKire-Bennett said in an intercepted phone call that he brought fentanyl into the state using several different methods, including by car, train and mail.

The DOJ said McKire-Bennet could obtain the fentanyl pills in Arizona at a cheap price, which would have made significant profits in Wisconsin.

On November 23, 2022, McKire-Bennet was arrested after being found in possession of 216 fentanyl pills and 15 grams of cocaine.

The DOJ says that on November 28, agents searched McKire-Bennett's Madison residence after obtaining a search warrant.

Authorities say during the search, officers found a total of 807 grams of fentanyl pills and 629 grams of cocaine. Four loaded handguns were also found, one with a detector, two with extended magazines and two that had previously been reported stolen.

The DOJ says McKire-Bennett's DNA was found on two of the guns. He was prohibited from legally possessing firearms and ammunition based on several prior criminal convictions.

During the search, authorities say officers also found $49,680 in cash and drug paraphernalia.

When this search took place, McKire-Bennet was under state supervision for a first-degree conviction of recklessly endangering safety involving a shooting.

At sentencing, the judge said 15 years in prison was an appropriate sentence for McKire-Bennet. The judge also gave him credit for 16 months he had already served under a state revocation sentence.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service were among several agencies participating in this investigation.

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