EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — News5 has confirmed that a Fort Carson Army Staff Sergeant has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in cocaine distribution.
The FBI announced Thursday morning that Staff Sergeant Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is facing federal charges for alleged cocaine distribution.
Since the FBI announced the arrest, the Scripps News Group has acquired the FBI's arrest affidavit detailing more of the alleged activity of Staff Sergeant Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez.
The FBI worked with the Rocky Mountain Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Army to determine that Orona-Rodriguez was the head of a business called "Immortal Security LLC," providing security for an unlawful nightclub called "Warike."
The affidavit states that this was the club the DEA raided on Sunday, April 27.
The FBI says the Colorado Springs Police Department previously received multiple calls about alleged illegal activity at Warike. In the affidavit, the DEA stated its belief that other employees of Immortal Security were involved with drug distribution at the Warike club.
On Thursday, the Rocky Mountain DEA posted images of the cocaine found at the time of the raid, saying that these were just a few of the bags found outside and that other bags had been flushed by the completion of the raid.
The affidavit goes on to publish conversations from Orona-Rodriguez's phone discussing with multiple unidentified individuals about what the FBI believes to be sales of cocaine.
This included a sale at the same location, 296 South Academy Boulevard, where the DEA performed their raid of the underground club Warike.
Another series of texts in the affidavit details a conversation about the alleged sale of illegal firearms between Orona-Rodriguez and a person the FBI says was in the country illegally.
Read The Affidavit For Yourself Below. Mobile users click here.
Orona-Rodriguez's arrest came Wednesday evening following an investigation by the DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division.
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Fort Carson officials confirmed that they were aware of the arrest and shared information about Orona-Rodriguez's role at the Mountain Post. Orona-Rodriguez's military service has been 8 years and 8 months, and he was currently on assignment with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
Orona-Rodriguez had the following awards:
- Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device
- x2 Army Commendation Medal
- x10 Army Achievement Medal
- x3 Certificate of Achievement
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
Orona-Rodriguez was being held on no-bond hold in the El Paso County Jail for the FBI. According to the sheriff's office, as of 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Orona-Rodriguez is in the custody of the FBI. We will continue to follow Orona-Rodriguez's case as it moves through the legal system.
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