Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
RALEIGH, N.C. – Alston Lamonte Parker, age 39, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after law enforcement executed two search warrants and located drugs, a firearm, and cash.
“We appreciate the partnership with the Halifax County Sheriff and the ATF to get this Big Shark Bad Boy off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “We will continue to focus on making Eastern North Carolina safer for the good citizens who proudly live there.”
According to court records and evidence presented at sentencing, on March 5, 2024, Halifax County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) officers executed two search warrants at two residences in Roanoke Rapids, one on Zoo Road and another on New Hope Street. The warrants were based on three years of prior surveillance of Parker. Investigators determined the Zoo Road residence served as a stash house for narcotics, while the New Hope Street residence was used to store Parker’s drug proceeds.
During the searches of both properties and Parker’s vehicle, HCSO seized 586.68 grams of cocaine, 1,605 grams of prepackaged marijuana, eight grams of crack cocaine, and $13,079 in U.S. currency. They also recovered a Springfield Armory, Model XDS 9mm pistol that was registered to an individual in Virginia. An additional $11,851 in U.S. currency at the New Hope Street residence.
Parker is a convicted felon and was on federal supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine at the time of his March 2024 conduct. Parker was convicted of this offense in 2010 and served 156 months in federal prison. Parker also has an additional felony conviction for possession of cocaine from 2005.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II. Agencies involved in the investigation include the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Dixon prosecuted the case.
Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:24-CR-00057-M-RJ.