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Date: 05-25-2023
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Case Number: 5:21-cr-00257
Judge: Louise Wood
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Craven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in New Bern
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: New Bern, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute quantities of heroin, fentanyl Cocaine Base (Crack) (Count One), and Distribution of Quantities of Heroin and Fentanyl (Count Two).
On December 30, 2020, a traffic stop was conducted, and Michael Jarrell Chapman, age 40, was found in possession of 91 bindles of fentanyl and more than $1,300 in currency.
During the course of this investigation, Chapman placed a call to his state probation officer and indicated that he was going to find the detective who investigated him. Chapman then indicated that he was going to get the detective—either outside the courtroom or inside the courtroom.
According to court records and evidence presented in court, members of the Wilson Police Department learned that Chapman was distributing various controlled substances in the Wilson area. Officers conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl, cocaine base (crack), and heroin from Chapman on several dates in 2020.
At sentencing, Judge Flanagan determined that Chapman was a Career Offender due to his history of prior drug trafficking convictions.
Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan issued the sentence on May 24, 2023. The Wilson Police Department investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Lemmon prosecuted the case.
Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With the Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Heroin, Fentanyl and Cocaine Base (Crack)
(1)
Distribute a Quantity of Heroin and a Quantity of Fentanyl
(2)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment on each count 1 and 2, concurrent, followed by 3 years of supervised release on each count, concurrent - $200 special assessment.
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