Troy Alexander Stamper III, Drug Trafficking, Virginia 2023

A previously convicted felon from Ivanhoe, Virginia, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after being found guilty of possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.

Troy Alexander Stamper III, 34, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in October 2024 to one count of possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.

According to court documents, on June 23, 2023, the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in Fries, Virginia, to locate a wanted subject. Upon arriving at the residence, a witness reported that the wanted subject and Stamper fled upon seeing sheriff’s deputies arriving. The witness further reported that Stamper was in possession of a pistol.

The wanted subject was found hiding underneath the residence and stated that Stamper had stashed a duffel bag and a pistol underneath the porch of the residence. Deputies located the duffel bag, which contained a loaded, semiautomatic 9 mm pistol, 87 grams of methamphetamine, 0.873 grams of fentanyl, and 4 oxycodone tablets.

Stamper was apprehended a short time later and admitted that the pistol and bag containing the drugs belonged to him.

Acting United States Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Anthony Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, made the announcement. The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the case. Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee is prosecuting the case.

Stamper is a previously convicted felon who has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison. He will serve his time for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.

The case is a reminder of the dangers of drug trafficking and the importance of law enforcement agencies working together to keep communities safe.

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