Laricco Eugene Sherrill, Jr. et al., Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics, North Carolina 2022

A massive poly-drug trafficking operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been brought to its knees after an investigation led by the Western District’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) resulted in the indictment of six men.

The indictment, returned on March 16, 2022, charges the defendants with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana in Mecklenburg County and elsewhere.

The five defendants arrested during an early morning round-up are:

Laricco Eugene Sherrill, Jr., 23, of Charlotte (arrested)
Brian Clinton, 23, of Charlotte (arrested)
Jakieran Harris, 22, of Charlotte (arrested)
Sadarian Armstrong, 40, of Charlotte (arrested)
Quentin Nathaniel Stowe, 27, of Charlotte (arrested)

The sixth defendant, Marquez Maxwell, 22, of Charlotte, was not arrested.

According to the indictment, the defendants distributed narcotics in Mecklenburg County and elsewhere, beginning as early as January 2020. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized narcotics, firearms, ammunition, and over $63,650 in cash that is believed to be drug proceeds.

Each defendant is charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute narcotics, as well as related drug offenses.

The charges contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law.

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King credited the ATF and CMPD’s OCDETF investigation, which led to the indictment, and thanked the DEA for their invaluable assistance in effectuating the arrests. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles criminal organizations using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

Assistant United States Attorney Taylor G. Stout is prosecuting the case.

The indictment was unsealed today after the arrests, and the defendants are currently being held without bond.

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