Jackson DTO Case: Plea Deals Collapse, Jailhouse Sex Trafficking Charge Raises Uncomfortable Links to Seattle Public Schools Figures
Also: Marty Jackson, noted Rainier Beach violence interrupter/non-violence activist facing 20+ years — her husband & son face life in prison…Guns seized in DTO raid tied to school shooting + more.
See bottom of post to download PDF of latest case filing and federal prosecutors’ memo on RBHS principal Annie Patu
SEATTLE - Federal prosecutors have officially ended plea negotiations with the key defendants in the sprawling Jackson drug trafficking organization (DTO) case, closing off avenues final avenue for charged traffickers to avoid decades in prison.
Prosecutors notified the court they’d ceased negotiations with Jackson DTO leaders following a wave of guilty pleas from co-defendants — and shocking revelations that criminal activity has continued unabated from within the federal detention center.
Prosecutors allege that ringleader Marquis Jackson continued to orchestrate a sex trafficking ring via jailhouse phone calls placed to a minor sister, currently residing with charged co-conspirator — and noted community non-violence activist — Matelita “Marty” Jackson.
Jailhouse Prostitution Scheme
Federal prosecutors recently disclosed that suspected drug kingpin Marquis Jackson is actively running a sex trafficking operation from inside the federal detention center, directing the illicit enterprise through phone calls with his minor sister, who currently lives with co-defendant Marty Jackson.
This ongoing criminal activity from within Marty Jackson’s residence directly connects to previous federal court proceedings involving her sister, Rainier Beach High School Principal Annie Patu, as Patu was previously tapped to serve as a court-appointed third party intermediary
