Indictment — No. 3:25-cr-00053 (Dkt. 1-3, W.D.N.Y.)
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An indictment of Tre'mont Edward Leon Cooper, William Antwone Henderson, Terrell Antonio Henderson and Rebecca Lynn Smith, Criminal Action No. 3:25-CR, from Case 3:25-cr-00053-GMG-RWT in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, filed 09/16/25. The page also carries stamps for Case 1:26-cr-00111-LJV, Document 1-3, filed 06/16/26. Count One is captioned Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine Base, beginning on or about May 1, 2023. The remaining counts are captioned distribution of cocaine base, aiding and abetting distribution, unlawful possession of a firearm, and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, followed by a forfeiture allegation.
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“Indictment — No. 3:25-cr-00053 (Dkt. 1-3, W.D.N.Y.).”
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA SEP 16 2025
U.S. DISTRICT COURT- NDWV
MARTINSBURG WV 25401
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
V. Criminal Action No. 3:25-CR_____
TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON COOPER, Violations: 18 U.S.C. § 2
aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
WILLIAM ANTWONE HENDERSON, 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(8)
TERRELL ANTONIO HENDERSON, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i)
REBECCA LYNN SMITH, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)
21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C)
Defendants. 21 U.S.C. § 846
INDICTMENT
The Grand Jury charges that:
COUNT ONE
(Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine Base)
From on or about May 1, 2023 to July 3 1, 2023, in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, in the
Northern District of West Virginia, and elsewhere, defendants TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON
COOPER, aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” WILLIAM ANTWONE HENDERSON, TERRELL
ANTONIO HENDERSON, and REBECCA LYNN SMITH, did unlawfully, knowingly, intentionally,
and without authority combine, conspire, confederate, agree and have a tacit understanding with each
other and other persons to violate Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). It was a purpose and
object of the conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a mixture and substance
containing a detectable amount of cocaine base, also known as “crack,” a Schedule II controlled
substance; in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846 and 841(b)(1)(C).
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COUNT TWO
(Distribution of Cocaine Base)
On or about June 30, 2023, in Berkeley County, in the Northern District of West Virginia,
defendant TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON COOPER, aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” did unlawfully,
knowingly, intentionally, and without authority, distribute a mixture and substance containing a
detectable amount of cocaine base, also known as “crack,” a Schedule II controlled substance, in
exchange for a sum of United States currency; in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections
841(a)(l) and 841(b)(1)(C).
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COUNT THREE
(Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Cocaine Base)
On or about July 12, 2023, in Berkeley County, in the Northern District of West Virginia,
defendants WILLIAM ANTWONE HENDERSON, TERRELL ANTONIO HENDERSON, and
REBECCA LYNN SMITH, aiding and abetting each other, did unlawfully, knowingly, intentionally,
and without authority, distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base,
also known as “crack,” a Schedule II controlled substance, in exchange for a sum of United States
currency; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2, and Title 21, United States Code,
Sections 841 (a)(1) and 841 (b)(1 )(C).
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COUNT FOUR
(Distribution of Cocaine Base)
On or about July 12, 2023, in Jefferson County, in the Northern District of West Virginia,
defendant TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON COOPER, aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” did unlawfully,
knowingly, intentionally, and without authority, distribute a mixture and substance containing a
detectable amount of cocaine base, also known as “crack,” a Schedule II controlled substance, in
exchange for a sum of United States currency; in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections
841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).
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COUNT FIVE
(Unlawful Possession of a Firearm)
On or about July 12, 2023, in Jefferson County, in the Northern District of West Virginia,
defendant TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON COOPER, aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” knowing that he had
been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, that is, the felony
offense of CDS-Possess with Intent to Manufacture, Distribute, Dispense-Narcotics, in the Circuit Court
for Baltimore City, Maryland, on July 21, 2015, in case number 115008001; the felony offense of CDS:
Possess with Intent Distribute: Narcotics, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland, on March
25, 2019, in case number 03-K-17-001599; the felony offense of possession of a firearm by a prohibited
person, in the United States District Court, District of Maryland on February 27, 2019, in case number
ELH- 1-1 8-CR-003 71-001; did knowingly possess a Polymer80 Inc., Model PF95 5, 9mm pistol, bearing
no serial number, said firearm having been shipped and transported in interstate commerce; in violation
of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).
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COUNT SIX
(Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime)
On or about July 12, 2023, in Jefferson County, in the Northern District of West Virginia,
defendant TRE’MONT EDWARD LEON COOPER, aka “CJ,” aka “Ready,” did knowingly carry
a firearm, that is a Polymer80 Inc. Model PF955, 9mm pistol, bearing no serial number, during and in
relation to a drug trafficking crime for which the defendant may be prosecuted in a court of the United
States, that is distribution of cocaine base, as referenced in Count Four; in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 924(c)( 1 )(A)(i).
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FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
Controlled Substance Act
Pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Section 853 and Title 21, United States Code, Section
841, the government will seek the forfeiture of property as part of the sentence imposed in this case; that
is, the forfeiture of any property used, or intended to be used, to commit or to facilitate the conirnission
of the above referenced offense, and any property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained
directly or directly, as a result of such offense, including a Polymer8O Inc. Model PF955, 9mm pistol,
bearing no serial number.
Gun Control Act
Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d) and Title 28, United States Code,
Section 2461(c), the government will seek forfeiture of property as part of the sentence imposed in this
case in accordance with the Gun Control Act; that is, any firearm and any ammunition involved in the
knowing or willful commission of such offense, including a Polymer8O Inc. Model PF955, 9mm pistol,
bearing no serial number.
A true bill,
/s/_________________________
Grand Jury Foreperson
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RANDOLPH J. BERNARD
Acting United States Attorney
Lara K. Omps-Botteicher
Morgan S. McKee
Assistant United States Attorneys
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