Daniel Carrington, Fentanyl Distribution, Virginia 2020

Norfolk Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Overdose Death

A federal jury convicted Daniel Carrington, 27, of Norfolk, Virginia, on charges of participating in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, acetyl-fentanyl, and heroin in the Hampton Roads region. Carrington was convicted of all five counts related to the drug conspiracy, including distribution of fentanyl resulting in a young woman’s death.

The evidence presented at trial revealed that between early 2017 and May 2020, Carrington traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, and purchased heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl-fentanyl to resell in Chesapeake and throughout the Hampton Roads region. The drugs distributed by Carrington resulted in the December 27, 2019 overdose death of a Chesapeake woman, identified in court documents as D.J.

Carrington was aware of D.J.’s death and continued to sell fentanyl until his arrest in May 2020. Evidence introduced at trial included a video of Carrington laughing at his “tester” while he was falling out of consciousness because of a fentanyl dose, and proudly declaring how strong his fentanyl was. Other videos introduced to the jury included large quantities of cash, a firearm, and illegal narcotics.

Text messages introduced at trial showed that Carrington knew he was distributing pure fentanyl and that he was aware of its lethal effects. A medical examiner testified that the levels of fentanyl in the victim’s body were five times the minimum level considered to be lethal by forensic pathologists.

Carrington faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum of life in prison when sentenced on October 29, 2023. The actual sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys John F. Butler and Joseph E. DePadilla are prosecuting the case.

Carrington’s conviction is a result of a collaborative effort between the FBI and the Chesapeake Police Department.

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