The document, filed July 21 in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, charges James with racketeering conspiracy and drug possession with intent to distribute. It was unsealed Friday, shedding new light on the sequencing of a case that federal prosecutors unveiled in August with a 16-count indictment against 13 other people.

James was not named during the August announcement, when prosecutors outlined charges including racketeering, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, murder for hire and witness retaliation against the other defendants.

According to court records, James was initially indicted in April 2025 on three drug charges that did not reference the Slime organization. The July filing dropped two of those charges and added the racketeering conspiracy count, alleging he participated in the group's affairs through a pattern of criminal activity.

The filing describes Slime as an organization operating primarily in Jacksonville's Northside and Oceanway neighborhoods. Prosecutors allege the group generated money mainly through drug trafficking and robberies, using houses to sell and store drugs and firearms, and that members used threats and violence to protect territory, intimidate rivals and enforce discipline.

The document alleges James conspired with Slime members to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base, marijuana and methamphetamine. Prosecutors also allege he maintained a Jacksonville house for drug distribution, supplied drugs to other members and ordered violence to collect a drug debt, resulting in the assault of a low-level dealer's domestic partner. The filing further alleges James contributed money to bail another Slime member out of custody in another state.

A second count charges James with possessing drugs with intent to distribute, listing MDMA, marijuana, fentanyl, at least 28 grams of a mixture containing cocaine base and at least 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. The count's typed date, Sept. 11, 2024, is crossed out and appears to be amended by hand to March 5, 2025.

The filing also seeks forfeiture of property prosecutors say is connected to the alleged crimes, including $7,443 seized from James on Sept. 11, 2024, and $2,136 seized March 5, 2025.

The August announcement described a broader case against alleged Slime members. Prosecutors said the organization operated under several names over the years, including Pearl World, BB4L (Block Burners for Life), K4T (Killers for Telly), and finally, Slime World.

The charges against James are allegations. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.