Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
A Maryland man has been found guilty by a federal jury for his involvement in drug distribution activities. Sean Shaka Myles Sr., aged 50, from Baltimore, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute significant quantities of cocaine hydrochloride, fentanyl, and p-fluorofentanyl.
The court proceedings revealed that between July 1, 2022, and June 8, 2023, Myles supplied Omar Jermel Dixon, aged 48, from Fredericksburg, with these substances. Dixon then redistributed the drugs in the Fredericksburg area.
Myles is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and could be sentenced to life imprisonment. However, federal sentences often fall short of the maximum penalties. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge who will consider various factors including the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The conviction was announced by Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Stanley M. Meador from the FBI’s Richmond Field Office; Ibrar A. Mian from the DEA’s Washington Division; and Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia after U.S. District Judge David J. Novak accepted the verdict.
The investigation received support from the Fredericksburg Regional Narcotics Task Force and is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations through a coordinated multi-agency approach.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia L. Norman and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Gilliland are prosecuting this case.
Further details about OCDETF operations can be accessed on their official website.