Accused Leader Of Drug Conspiracy That Included Collingswood Man Pleads Guilty

A Camden man has admitted to his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy that operated in South Jersey and included a Collingswood man, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on Tuesday.

Jason Boyd, a/k/a “Teddy,” a/k/a “Teddy Reek,” and a/k/a “Fatboy,” 36, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Boyd admitted that he sold, and directed others to sell, crack cocaine in and around the 1100 block of Lansdowne Avenue in Camden, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.

Boyd also admitted that he provided crack cocaine to other members of the conspiracy and collected proceeds from the sales, authorities said.

Boyd was one of eight people charged following an investigation by the FBI’s South Jersey Violent Offender and Gang Task Force in September of 2016.

During the investigation, law enforcement says it recovered a .40 caliber handgun that was kept by the conspirators in connection with their drug trafficking activities.

Jason Boyd, Joseph Boyd and Preston Thomas were the accused leaders of the conspiracy.

Jeffrey Whitaker, 32, of Collingswood was also charged in the conspiracy.

Others who were charged included Nafeez Griffin, Julian Dickerson, Derek Stallworth, and Tony Wilson, all of Camden.

Jason Boyd faces a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the distribution conspiracy charge, and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison to be served consecutively to the conspiracy charge for the firearms charge. Sentencing is scheduled for April 28, 2017.

Stallworth pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy on Dec. 8, 2016, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 24, 2017.