Yorktown Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Firearm Possession

USAO Press Release on February 4, 2026

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Yorktown man was sentenced today to five years in prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, on Feb. 3, 2025, law enforcement conducted a controlled…

South Boston Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Machine Guns and Narcotics Charges

USAO Press Release on February 2, 2026

ROANOKE, Va. – A South Boston, Va., man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for brandishing a machine gun and possessing distribution quantities of cocaine.

Following a two-day jury trial in May 2025, Richard Elijah Jacobs, 27, was found guilty of possessing with the intent to…

Franklin Men Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Armed Robbery and Firearms Offenses

USAO Press Release on January 30, 2026

NORFOLK, Va. – Two Franklin men were sentenced to eight years and four months in prison today for robbery and firearms crimes relating to a 2024 robbery.

According to court documents, Leondre Douglas, aka Worm, 27, set up a drug…