Prison For Running Narcotics Business From Nassau Day Care Center: Prosecutors

MINEOLA, NY — A Hempstead man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for operating a narcotics business from an unlicensed day care center in Hempstead, and he tried to kill a romantic rival, prosecutors said.

Lex Lloyd, 26, pleaded guilty on Feb. 15. The charges include first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault.

At his sentencing on Monday, Lloyd also received five years of post-release supervision.

"The defendant brazenly prepared narcotics near children’s toys and furniture at a fully functioning daycare center," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. "Countless children were put at risk because of this defendant’s behavior. In separate incidents, Lex Lloyd further endangered another child by attacking a romantic rival, who was with his son, and nearly killing the man in February 2021."

As part of a search warrant, investigators recovered 520 grams of cocaine, 50 oxycodone pills, two narcotics presses and several bullets at Lex Lloyd’s residence.

Lloyd used acetone to prepare cocaine in a play area of the daycare center, Donnelly said.

Separately, on February 10, 2021, Lloyd shot a male victim in the back as the victim’s three-year-old son sat in a nearby car. Lloyd was in a romantic relationship with the victim’s ex-girlfriend, the DA said.