A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment on Aug. 3 charging West Hollywood resident Edward Buck with four additional felonies, including that he allegedly enticed victims to travel interstate to engage in prostitution.

Buck, 65, was arrested last September after being charged in United States District Court with providing methamphetamine resulting in death. The new charges include one count alleging that Buck knowingly enticed Gemmel Moore to travel to the Los Angeles area to engage in prostitution. Moore overdosed on methamphetamine allegedly administered by Buck and died on July 27, 2017.

Since Buck’s arrest in 2019, federal authorities have continued to investigate him for additional crimes. The four new charges bring the total number of counts filed in the federal case to nine.

Buck is also charged with a new count of enticing another unidentified man to travel with the intent of engaging in prostitution, and one count of knowingly and intentionally distributing methamphetamine.

Additionally, Buck faces one new count of using his Laurel Avenue residence for the purpose of distributing narcotics such as methamphetamine, and the sedatives gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and clonazepam.

Last year, a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging that Buck “engaged in a pattern of soliciting men to consume drugs that Buck provided and perform sexual acts at Buck’s apartment,” which is a practice described as “party and play.”

Buck allegedly solicited victims on social media platforms, including a gay dating website, and used a recruiter to scout and proposition men.

Once the men were at his apartment, Buck allegedly prepared syringes containing methamphetamine, sometimes personally injecting the victims with or without their consent, according to the indictment. Buck also allegedly injected victims with more narcotics than they expected and sometimes injected victims while they were unconscious.

Another victim, Timothy Dean, also suffered a fatal overdose in Buck’s apartment, on Jan. 7, 2019, the indictment alleges.

The case against Buck is scheduled to go to trial on Jan. 19, 2021. His arraignment on the first superseding indictment is expected in the coming weeks.

Each of the charges alleging the distribution of narcotics resulting in death carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison and a maximum penalty of life without parole. The four new charges carry a statutory maximum sentence of 60 years in federal prison.

Buck also faces charges, including operating a drug house, that were filed last year by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The defendant is currently being held in federal custody without bond, and the federal case is expected to proceed first.