Man with Louisville and Lexington ties added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list

Gregory Henderson, Jr. is now the 542nd person ever added to the list, which the FBI created back in 1950 to help track down its most dangerous and elusive fugitives.

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An Indianapolis man accused of running a drug trafficking operation tied to the Sinaloa Cartel- and of leading a dog fighting ring that killed and abused numerous animals- has been named to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and the agency says he has ties to Louisville and Lexington.

The reward for information leading to the arrest of Gregory Henderson just jumped from $5,000 to $1 million.

FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. O'Malley made the announcement Tuesday alongside U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Tom Wheeler. Their message was blunt: the FBI isn't giving up on this one.

"The FBI does not close the book on dangerous fugitives," O'Malley said. "Whether it has been three months or three years, our commitment remains the same."

What he's accused of

Henderson is one of 31 people indicted out of a Southern District of Indiana investigation into international drug trafficking and dog fighting centered in the Indianapolis area. Investigators say his network- allegedly supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel- moved methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl into Indianapolis and across the surrounding Midwest.

He's also accused of leading a violent, neighborhood-based gang in Indianapolis, and of running a dog fighting operation that caused what the FBI describes as severe abuse and death to numerous dogs.

A federal warrant went out for his arrest on August 25, 2023. Six days later, during a large-scale takedown of his alleged organization, Henderson slipped away from law enforcement- and he's been on the run ever since.

Why this matters here

The FBI says Henderson has known ties not just to Chicago, Detroit, Dayton and Cincinnati, but also to Louisville and Lexington, along with St. Louis. That's the piece that puts this case on our radar- investigators believe he could be moving through, or hiding out in, our part of the state.

U.S. Attorney Tom Wheeler tied the increased reward directly to the danger he says Henderson still poses.

"His ties to violent cartel networks make him a continuing threat to our communities, and the time for him to be held accountable is long overdue," Wheeler said, adding that the victims, the communities harmed by the drug and gambling operations, and the animals subjected to abuse "deserve justice."

Who to look for

The FBI describes Henderson as a Black male, 6-foot-1, roughly 220 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He may be going by the aliases Grego, Whitey, or Corree Williams. He is considered armed and dangerous.

If you know something

The FBI is asking anyone with information to contact their local field office, the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate, or call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

For context: of the 542 fugitives who've made the Ten Most Wanted list since it started, 502 have been caught or located- and 164 of those captures happened because someone in the public picked up the phone.

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