Baltimore, Maryland – Che Jaron Durbin, 43, of Aberdeen, Maryland, and Terrell Darnell Walton, 36, of Delaware, were convicted of federal charges related to their participation in a drug trafficking organization distributing cocaine and crack cocaine in Harford County, Maryland.
A federal jury convicted Durbin and Walton of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Durbin was also found guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
The guilty verdict was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Harford County State’s Attorney Albert J. Peisinger, Jr.; Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office; and the Harford County Drug Task Force, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program, comprised of members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, the Aberdeen Police Department, the Bel Air Police Department, and the Havre de Grace Police Department.
According to evidence presented at the eight-day trial, in May 2019, members of the Harford County Drug Task Force were investigating Durbin, who was suspected of drug trafficking in the Harford County area. Durbin testified at trial that he had a previous federal drug trafficking conviction in Maryland, as well as a previous conviction in Harford County Circuit Court for drug trafficking.
Witnesses testified that on May 17, 2019, a U.S. Postal Inspector notified detectives that a suspicious package was en route to Durbin’s mother’s apartment in Aberdeen, Maryland. Detectives watched as a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier delivered the parcel to Durbin, who took it into the apartment. A short time later, a woman, later identified as co-defendant Jameka Cara Thompson, left the apartment with the parcel and drove to her home. Law enforcement detained Thompson and obtained a search warrant for her vehicle. The parcel was found to contain one kilogram of compressed cocaine. Further investigation revealed that co-defendant Jack Anderson from Tucson, Arizona was the sender of the package.
Durbin and Walton each face a maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Durbin was also found guilty of two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The exact prison time has not been determined.
Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Che Jaron Durbin, Crime: Cocaine Distribution, State: Maryland, Year: 2024. Exact Date: May 17, 2019. Sentence: Maximum of 40 years in federal prison. Dollar Amounts: One kilogram of compressed cocaine, $82,300 in cash.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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