Fifth Man Pleads Guilty In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy: Authorities

A South Jersey man has admitted his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday.

Julian Dickerson, a/k/a “Juelz,” 30, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.

Dickerson admitted that he was a member of an organization that controlled the distribution of drugs, including 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.

Dickerson admitted that he was supplied crack cocaine by other members of the conspiracy, which he sold to customers in the area and to an undercover officer on several occasions, according to authorities.
Dickerson faces 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 29.

Dickerson, Tony Wilson, Jason Boyd, Joseph Boyd, Preston Thomas, Derek Stallworth, Jeffrey Whitaker and Nafeez Griffin were originally charged by complaint on Sept. 9, 2016, following a long-term investigation by the FBI’s South Jersey Violent Offender and Gang Task Force.

Law enforcement officers say they seized drugs and recovered two handguns used by members of the conspiracy as part of the organization’s drug trafficking activities.

Joseph Boyd, Jason Boyd, and Thomas are the alleged leaders and managers of the operation, while Whitaker, Stallworth, Wilson, Dickerson, and Griffin staffed the block during assigned shifts and sold drugs to customers who approached on foot and in vehicles, authorities said.

The investigation began in late 2015, and involved controlled purchases of crack cocaine and heroin, and multiple authorized wiretaps of phones used by members of the conspiracy, authorities said.

Dickerson is the fifth person to plead guilty in connection with the charges.

On April 3, Joseph Boyd, a/k/a “Breet,” 31, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base.

On March 7, Tony Wilson, a/k/a “Tony Langston,” a/k/a “Tone,” and a/k/a “H,” 25, of Camden, 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.

On Jan. 17, Jason Boyd, 36, a/k/a “Teddy,” a/k/a “Teddy Reek,” and a/k/a “Fatboy,” 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.

On Dec. 8, 2016, Derek Stallworth, 20, a/k/a “AK” and a/k/a “A,” of Camden, also pleaded guilty to the same charges.

They all await sentencing.

On Feb. 8, a federal grand jury also charged Preston J. Thomas, 30, a/k/a “Boo,” of Camden, in a superseding indictment 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.

Jeffrey Whitaker, 33, a/k/a “Jay,” a/k/a “Jay Black,” and a/k/a “Black,” of Collingswood, was indicted on the same drug trafficking conspiracy offense.

Charges against Griffin, Whitaker, and Thomas remain pending.

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