Three members of a violent drug trafficking organization in Sampson County were convicted by a jury in federal court on Wednesday.
Antonio Kevin McKoy, 31, of Garland, NC; Tony Chevallier, 31, of Turkey, NC; and Jabarr Ryeheine Rudolph, 38, of Clinton, NC were convicted following a 7 day jury trial. The jury found all three men guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute significant quantities of multiple controlled substances, including methamphetamine, heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine, and “Molly”. Additional convictions were sustained for the distribution of various controlled substances and multiple firearm related charges.
The charges stem from crimes dating back to 2013. Multiple and extensive investigative techniques were utilized throughout this case.
The evidence presented at trial detailed a significant drug trafficking organization that was built and lead by Antonio McKoy. The organization maintained contacts with individuals throughout the Southeastern United States who supplied the drugs sold primarily in Eastern North Carolina.
In addition to trafficking drugs, the Sampson County group maintained a sophisticated apparatus that was used to launder the proceeds derived from drug sales. The evidence presented at trial showed a trucking company that McKoy started in early 2016 was used to conceal the money collected in the drug business.
The case is a federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) criminal matter being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, U.S. Probation Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the North Carolina Departments of Revenue and Emergency Management. Assistant United States Attorneys Brad Knott and Toby Lathan prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
