The Dallas Police Department’s Gang Unit carried out focused enforcement on June 20, 2025, in the West End area of downtown with clear goals in mind: disrupt ongoing criminal activity and pinpoint known and suspected gang members. The Central Business District (CBD) Task Force assisted, playing an important and active role in making it a success. Officers from Dallas PD Central Patrol, as well as officers from DART PD, provided support throughout the operation.
“Our mission is about more than making arrests. It’s about keeping the City safe,” said Assistant Chief Catrina M. Shead.
The results included six arrests and the seizure of 61 grams of methamphetamine, 2.5 grams of cocaine and 4.1 grams of phencyclidine, also known as PCP. The investigations are documented under case numbers 087818-2025, 087831-2025, 087832-2025, 087897-2025, and 088396-2025. The people arrested and their charges are below:
- 38-year-old Kevin Lawrence – one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B=4g < 200g, a second-degree felony.
- 25-year-old Trevon Freeman – one count of Theft $750-$2,500, a class A misdemeanor.
- 42-year-old Lindsay Blackwell – one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B=1g<4g, a third-degree felony.
- 27-year-old Dilion Turkson – warrant for Possession of marijuana 2oz < 4oz, a class A misdemeanor.
- 41-year-old Wayne Beard – two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1/1-B <1g, a State Jail Felony.
- 31-year-old Ollison Wheeler – one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 2> = 4g<400g, a second-degree felony.