United States of America v. Homer Allen Faison, III

Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking meth.

By Kent Morlan

Homer Faison didn’t just sell drugs; he built a pipeline of poison stretching across this country directly into the heart of the Eastern District of North Carolina. By flooding our neighborhoods with hundreds of pounds of dope, he greedily profited from addiction and destruction: ruining families, destroying lives.

Faison collected money and took orders for drugs from his North Carolina based co-conspirators, then travelled to California, bought bulk highly pure methamphetamine from suppliers. After negotiating large purchases with California suppliers, Inmate Faison coordinated shipment of the methamphetamine back to Sampson County and sold it out of homes and businesses in the Clinton area. Inmate Faison sold at least 220 pounds of methamphetamine between 2020 and May of 2023. In total, six North Carolina residents, a Virginia drug customer, and three California based suppliers were charged as a part of Inmate Faison’s drug conspiracy gang.

“We are grateful for the hard work of the men and women of our law enforcement partners who work every day to remove drug offenders from our communities. This case is another example of how strong partnerships produce real results within the justice system.” Jimmy Thornton, Sheriff of Sampson County.

“Major drug dealing networks promote violence and threaten the safety of the entire community”, said ATF Special Agent in Charge Alicia Jones. “This particular network spanned the country and impacted countless neighborhoods and families. ATF is proud to have been part of a collaborative effort to bring this dangerous criminal network to an end.”

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, Clinton Police Department, DEA, IRS, NCSBI, and former Assistant United States Attorneys Tyler Lemons and Brad Knott collaborated on this multi-year investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Caroline Webb and Charles Loeser prosecuted the case.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 600 months as to Counts 1ss-12ss to run concurrently for a total of 600 months imprisonment with recommendations made - 5 years as to Counts 1ss-12ss to run concurrently for 5 years supervised release with special conditions imposed - No fine - $1200 special assessment - Order of forfeiture