Christopher Scarbor, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Virginia 2023

A Norfolk, Virginia resident has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation.

According to court documents, Christopher Scarbor, aka Hellboy, 32, was involved in a high-speed chase on August 28, 2021, in Norfolk. Scarbor was a passenger in a BMW that fled from a marked police unit and crashed through a cemetery before being stopped.

During the arrest, police recovered a waist pack containing 87 pills and a machinegun conversion device (MCD), used to convert a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic machinegun. Additionally, two semi-automatic firearms were found inside the car.

On April 5, 2023, Scarbor was wanted for failing to appear in court while on pretrial release for the 2021 offense. Norfolk police located Scarbor in a hotel in Norfolk and recovered a handgun with an affixed MCD, as well as various amounts of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine.

Scarbor has a prior conviction for robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, dating back to 2013.

Scarbor was sentenced to 30 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a machinegun during a drug-trafficking crime.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI's Norfolk Field Office, with assistance from the Norfolk Police Department and the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Office.

Scarbor's prior conviction was obtained in 2013, making him a previously convicted felon.

Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Michael Feinberg, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Norfolk Field Office; and Ramin Fatehi, Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham M. Stolle, an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney with the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Office, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. DePadilla prosecuted the case.

The case was prosecuted as part of a joint investigation between the FBI and the Norfolk Police Department.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced the sentencing.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/previously-convicted-felon-sentenced-30-years-prison-possessing-machinegun-while