Marcus Dewayne Smith, Firearm Possession while Distributing Fentanyl, Virginia 2020

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Marcus Dewayne Smith, a 39-year-old man from Ahoskie, North Carolina, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possessing a firearm while distributing narcotics throughout Hampton Roads.

According to court documents, the Newport News Police were informed in or around July 2020 that Smith was distributing narcotics from various hotels throughout the City of Newport News.

During the search of Smith’s hotel room, law enforcement discovered 82 prepackaged glassine packets individually stamped ‘FIREBALL,’ containing a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and tramadol. Additionally, a distribution amount of cocaine, approximately $8,000 in cash, tools and packaging materials for drug distribution, and two loaded semiautomatic handguns were found.

Smith, a prior convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing firearms. His lengthy and violent criminal history over the past two decades qualifies him as a ‘Career Offender.’

U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia, Charlie J. Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s Washington Field Division, and Steve R. Drew, Chief of Newport News Police, made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Osyf prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:21-cr-43.

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