Man Sentenced As Part Of Large Scale Drug Ring Out Of South Jersey

A South Jersey man has been sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison for his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy that ran out of Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday.

Joseph Boyd, a/k/a “Breet,” 32, previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base. He admitted that he supplied crack cocaine to co-conspirators so they could sell the drug in the area, authorities said.

He was one of three alleged leaders of the crack cocaine distribution conspiracy that ran in and around the 1100 block of Lansdowne Avenue in Camden, along with Jason Boyd and Preston Thomas, according to documents filed in the case and statements made in court.

On June 14, Jason Boyd, a/k/a “Teddy,” a/k/a “Teddy Reek,” and a/k/a “Fatboy,” 37, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Boyd had previously 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.

Thomas and Jeffrey Whitaker, 33, a/k/a “Jay,” a/k/a “Jay Black,” and a/k/a “Black,” of Collingswood, still faces charges of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base. Thomas is also charged with one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The charges and allegations against them are merely accusations, and they are considered innocent until proven guilty.

In all, eight people 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. 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.

Tony Wilson, a/k/a “Tony Langston,” a/k/a “Tone,” and a/k/a “H,” 25, previously 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. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

On June 13, Derek Stallworth, a/k/a “AK” and a/k/a “A,” 21, of Camden, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Stallworth had previously pleaded guilty to the same charges for his role in the conspiracy. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.

On June 7, 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. Also in June, Nafeez Griffin, a/k/a “Feez,” 31, of Camden, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Dickerson and Griffin both await sentencing.

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