Oxford Man Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison on Gun and Drug Charges

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Tuesday, May 18, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern

District of North Carolina

An Oxford man was sentenced yesterday to 169 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Quantities of Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Cocaine Base (Crack), and Marijuana, and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. 

According to court documents and other information presented in court, Jaleel Duncan, 29, was a passenger in a car that was the subject of a traffic stop by the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) in Oxford, North Carolina.  When the car stopped, Duncan jumped and ran from the vehicle carrying a bag.  An ALE agent chased Duncan through a neighborhood and saw him throw several items from the bag as Duncan ran.  Duncan then threw the entire bag over a fence.  ALE agents eventually apprehended Duncan and recovered the bag, which contained a loaded 9mm pistol and marijuana.  Along Duncan’s flight path, agents found heroin laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and quinine, as well as quantities of cocaine, cocaine base (crack), and marijuana.    On February 2, 2021, Jaleel Duncan, pled guilty to the charges.

G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement, and the Oxford Police Department  investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Dodson  prosecuted the case.

Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:20-CR-202-M.
Topic(s): 
Opioids
Component(s): 
USAO - North Carolina, Eastern
Updated May 18, 2021