More Than 600 Pounds of Black-Market Marijuana and Over $40,000 in Cash Recovered
OKLAHOMA CITY – BRANDON MICHAEL NORMAN, 26, of West Melborne, Florida, has pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On August 5, 2024, Norman was charged by Superseding Information with interference with commerce by robbery and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. According to public record, on February 8, 2024, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) responded to a reported armed robbery at a metro home. Victims in the home told authorities that three men, later identified as Norman’s co-defendants, William Lewis Daniels, 25, Jordon Isaih Watson, 25, and Keldon Sherrod Williams, 26, all of Texas, forced their way into the home and ordered the victims onto the floor where their hands were restrained with zip-ties. The victims told police that one of the defendants, later identified as Daniels, had a firearm. The defendants then ransacked the house and stole more than $36,000 in cash, more than 600 pounds of black-market marijuana stuffed into trash bags, and other items. OCPD officers determined the residence was a black-market marijuana stash house. Security footage from an adjacent property showed four vehicles leaving the stash house after the robbery, including a car stolen from the victims. The stolen car was later located by OCPD officers in a nearby business parking lot.
Authorities pulled over two of the suspect vehicles shortly thereafter without incident, and arrested Norman, Watson, and Williams. Daniels, however, led authorities on a high-speed chase down Interstate 235 during rush hour traffic, wrecked his vehicle, and fled briefly on foot before he was arrested. Between the three vehicles, OCPD recovered 690 pounds of marijuana, $40,710.00 in cash, and one firearm.
On August 12, 2024, Norman pleaded guilty to the Superseding Information, and admitted he took cash and marijuana from the victims, and that he possessed marijuana which he intended to distribute to others.
Daniels, Watson, and Williams have each pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Daniels has also pleaded guilty to being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
At sentencing, Norman, Watson, and Williams face up to 40 years in federal prison and fines totaling up to $1,250,000.00 each. Daniels faces up to 55 years in federal prison and fines totaling up to $1,500,000.00.
This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office and the Oklahoma City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew E. Davis is prosecuting the case.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.