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Norfolk Man Sentenced for Heroin Trafficking
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Norfolk Man Sentenced for Heroin Trafficking

NORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in a heroin trafficking operation.

Cornelius J. Gaymon, 35, of Norfolk, a 10-time convicted felon, was sentenced on October 5, 2015 to 151 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin.

Co-conspirator Tedrick O. Speller, 33, of Norfolk, was sentenced to 84 months in prison on October 5, 2015.

Gaymon pleaded guilty on June 24, 2015, and Tedrick Speller pleaded guilty on June 23, 2015. According to court documents, law enforcement officers conducted several undercover purchases of crack cocaine from Speller before executing a search warrant on his residence in the Berkley neighborhood of Norfolk.

Nearly 40 officers from Norfolk’s Special Operations Team and Vice and Narcotics division participated in the execution of the warrant and recovered over $32,000 worth of heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, and marijuana. Officers also seized digital scales, drug packaging materials, several thousand dollars, and five firearms. One firearm was stolen, another had a high capacity extended magazine, and another weapon’s serial number was obliterated. Speller also maintained a storage unit, which contained nearly $50,000.

Gaymon, a former Bloods gang member, attempted to escape from the arresting officers twice, once through a second floor window and again while in handcuffs. He had recently been released from a six-year prison term for distributing cocaine.

The case was investigated by the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force with the assistance of the Norfolk Police Department. Virginia Assistant Attorney General and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John F. Butler and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew C. Bosse prosecuted the case.