RALEIGH, N.C. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - North Carolina, Eastern), published as received.
RALEIGH, N.C. – Two Lumberton men were sentenced for gun and drug crimes. James Floyd received a sentence of 72 months’ imprisonment and Jerrick Floyd received a sentence of 90 months’ imprisonment.
According to court documents, James Floyd, 29, and Jerrick Floyd, 36 sold drugs and firearms out of a stash house in Lumberton, North Carolina. From July 2019 until January 2020, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), conducted an investigation into the Floyds for drug distribution and unlawful firearms sales. Law enforcement conducted numerous controlled purchases of firearms and cocaine. On January 16, 2020, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the location of the controlled purchases and recovered three handguns, two rifles, extended magazines, a quantity of cocaine, and 1.5 kilograms of marijuana. James Floyd is also a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.
This case is part of the Take Back North Carolina Initiative of The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. This initiative emphasizes the regional assignment of federal prosecutors to work with law enforcement and District Attorney’s Offices on a sustained basis in those communities to reduce the violent crime rate, drug trafficking, and crimes against law enforcement. For more information about this initiative click here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/tbnc.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, and Lumberton Police Department investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Chad E. Rhoades prosecuted the case.
Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 7:20-CR-87-BO.
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