Grand jury indicts 16 Pittsburgh residents in cocaine case

Investigators have arrested 16 Pittsburgh residents on cocaine-trafficking charges, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

A grand jury indicted the defendants, who were arrested Thursday, according to U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the defendants conspired to distribute and possess cocaine from November until this month.

The office described DeConta Harrison, 48, of being the lead defendant, and attributed possession of at least 280 grams of crack cocaine to him.

The other defendants named by federal prosecutors are:

• Jozef Bozeman, 47

• Charles Brannon, 54

• Rashaan Campbell, 45

• Bobby Chatman, 65

• Harold Jones Sr., 65

• William Jones, 45

• Alonzo Kidd, 50,

• Greg Nash, 65

• Jeff O’Keefe, 35

• Keith Payne, 50

• Brandon Rodgers, 41

• John Malcolm Smith, 44

• Tyisha Somerville, 32

• Kyrie Weston, 39

• Deshawn Williams, 44