On December 3, 2025, a federal grand jury in Shreveport returned an indictment charging the following five individuals for their roles in trafficking fentanyl and in around Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana: Kedrick Donell Moses, Edward Paige, Donovan Solitaire, Quenderrick Williams, and Raven Gray.
“Fentanyl and the criminals who peddle it present an extreme danger to our communities, city and rural alike,” said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller. “Our Office will continue to work with our federal and state partners to eliminate the transnational criminal organizations that are spreading this poison across our communities and to ensure that the criminals working for these groups are off the street and facing justice.”
According to court documents, beginning on or about January 1, 2025, and continuing through June 30, 2025, Solitaire obtained fentanyl from Moses, Williams, and Paige. Once Solitaire obtained the supply of fentanyl, he stored and distributed the drug from his and Gray’s home in Natchez.
Moses, Paige, Solitaire, and Williams are charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Solitaire is also charged along with Gray with Maintaining a Drug Premises. If convicted, Moses, Solitaire, and Williams face a minimum of five years and up to 40 years in federal prison. Paige, who has a prior serious felony drug conviction, faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison. Gray faces up to 20 years in prison.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Louisiana State Police investigated this case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys LaDonte Murphy and Jessica Cassidy with assistance from Legal Assistants Emily Favrot and Christy Angelle and Legal Administrative Specialist Laura Bourque.
For more information visit, www.justice.gov/usao-wdla.
