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Norfolk Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crimes
NORFOLK, Va. – Lloyd Levi Hardy, 41, also known as Blu or Trap Monster, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, psilocyn, and heroin; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, in September 2023, Virginia Beach Police (VBPD) obtained state arrest warrants for Hardy for brandishing a firearm, use of a firearm during commission of a felony, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in connection with a shooting into an apartment where a woman and children were present. On Oct. 10, 2023, law enforcement located Hardy and his vehicle at a hotel in Virginia Beach and arrested him.
“Lloyd Hardy has earned a sentence as substantial as his criminal record,” said Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “As an armed drug dealer, with outstanding arrest warrants for violent crimes at the time of his arrest, Hardy is exactly the type of threat to our citizens that we work every day to identify and remove from our communities.
Law enforcement seized and searched Hardy’s vehicle, from which they recovered approximately $1600, 13.03 grams of cocaine, 14.44 grams of heroin, 11.71 grams of psilocyn, and four firearms, one of which was stolen. One of the firearms was linked through ballistics to the September 2023 shooting. Police also recovered a cellphone that contained numerous messages dating as far back as December 2020 in which Hardy conducted the sale of heroin, cocaine, and psilocyn.
Hardy has prior convictions, including for grand larceny, destruction of property, obstructing, unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, eluding police (endangerment), and burglary. Hardy committed the offenses in this case while under a period of good behavior for two separate convictions.
Hardy pled guilty on Nov. 19, 2024, and was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan M. Montoya prosecuted the case. Former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Alyssa Miller, an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, assisted in the prosecution.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities to reduce gun and gang violence and drugs in America’s neighborhoods.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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