INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Eleven people face murder and racketeering charges alleging that they are members of a large and violent Indianapolis-based drug trafficking ring.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry announced Friday that Richard Grundy III, his wife, father and eight associates have been charged in the alleged ring that trafficked in marijuana.
Grundy is accused of acting as the head of a group called the “Grundy organization'' that Curry says is suspected in connection with at least six murders and four nonfatal shootings since 2012.
Grundy already faces charges in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy case and alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Prosecutors say thousands of pounds of marijuana were shipped from the Phoenix, Arizona, area to the Indianapolis homes of relatives and associates of the drug ring.
Curry says the charges follow a 22-month investigation.
