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    14 more people charged in connection to February drug sting

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    Fourteen additional people were charged Thursday by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office in connection to the TCU drug arrests, bringing the total number of defendants to 24.

    Fort Worth Police arrested 24 people, including 16 students, in February based on information gathered during a six-month investigation of drug sales near TCU’s campus, according to arrest warrants and police reports.

    The DA’s office stated in a press release Thursday that prosecutors “believe police have submitted … all of the active cases in connection with the investigation.”

    Peter Signavong, 21, of Fort Worth, faces four counts of delivering cocaine, more than one gram but less than four grams. All four cases are second degree felonies punishable by two to 20 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

    Signavong also has one charge of delivering less than one gram of ecstasy. This is a state jail felony punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine.

    He faces charges of possessing a usable quantity of marijuana, less than 5 pounds but more than 4 ounces; possessing less than one gram of methamphetamine; and possessing less than one gram of cocaine —all three charges are state jail felonies punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine.

    Signavong was also charged with delivery of marijuana less than .25 ounces

    Cynthia Zambrano, 20, of Sansom Park, faces two charges of delivery of oxymorphone, less than one gram. Both cases are state jail felonies punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine.

    Nine people were charged with at least one count of delivery of marijuana, more than .25 ounces but less than five pounds. Each count is a state jail felony punishable by 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and up to a $10,000 fine. They include:

    • Tanner Brock, three charges, a former member of the TCU football team who was dismissed after his arrest, was also charged with possessing a usable quantity of marijuana of two ounces or less, which is a Class B misdemeanor.
    • Taylor Cowdin, one charge, and one count of possessing a usable quantity of marijuana of less than five pounds but more than four ounces.
    • Matthew Davis, four charges and with possessing a usable quantity of marijuana, two to four ounces, a Class A misdemeanor.
    • Jordan Donaldson, one charge, and with possessing less than two ounces of marijuana in a drug free zone, which is a Class A misdemeanor.
    • Eduardo Hernandez, four charges, and with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana in a drug free zone and possessing a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles). Both are Class A misdemeanors.
    • Tyler Horn, one charge, a former member of the TCU football team who was dismissed after his arrest, was also charged with delivery of marijuana, less than .25 ounces.
    • Michael King, three charges, and with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana which is a class B misdemeanor.
    • Hunter McLaughlin, four charges.
    • David Yendery, one charge.

    Four others face charges of delivery of marijuana, more than .25 ounces but less than five pounds, in a drug free zone. Each count is a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. They include:

    • Scott Lee Anderson, two charges, and with delivery of hydrocodone, less than 28 grams, in a drug-free zone and delivery of less than one gram of oxycodone in a drug-free zone. Both are also third-degree felonies.
    • Jonathan Jones, one charge, and with possessing less than a gram of cocaine in a drug free zone, which is also a third degree felony.
    • Richard Clay Putney, two charges, and with delivering less than .25 ounces of marijuana in a drug free zone and possessing a usable quantity of marijuana of two ounces or less in a drug free zone. Both of those charges are Class B misdemeanors.
    • Yendry, three charges,  and a former member of the TCU football team who was dismissed after his arrest, and two charges of delivery of less than .25 ounces of marijuana– both of which are Class A misdemeanors.

    Alex Hofmann, a former student, was not listed in the press release on Thursday by the District Attorney’s office, but according to Tarrant County court records he is charged with two counts of delivery of marijuana more than .25 ounces but less than five pounds, and delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance in penalty group one.

    Austin Michael Carpenter is the only person named in the investigation who has not been arrested and charged. Fort Worth PD released a warrant for his arrest on Feb. 15.