Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
A Norfolk man, identified as a member of the Bloods criminal street gang, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The sentencing comes after Christopher Scarbor, also known as Hellboy, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a machinegun during a drug-trafficking crime.
Court documents reveal that on August 28, 2021, Scarbor fled from police in Norfolk at high speed in a BMW. Ignoring stop signs, the car eventually crashed into a cemetery and came to a halt after damaging gravestones. After attempting to escape on foot, Scarbor was apprehended by police. He was carrying a waist pack containing 87 pills and a machinegun conversion device (MCD), which is used to convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons. Police also discovered two semi-automatic firearms inside the vehicle.
Scarbor had previously failed to appear in court while on pretrial release for his offenses committed on August 28, 2021. On April 5, 2023, he was located by Norfolk police at a hotel. Officers recovered an ammunition magazine from the bathroom and retrieved several items from the toilet tank: a handgun with an affixed MCD; cocaine; fentanyl mixed with xylazine; para-fluorofentanyl combined with fentanyl and xylazine; and methamphetamine.
In addition to these charges, Scarbor has prior convictions dating back to 2013 for robbery and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The announcement of Scarbor's sentence was made by Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Michael Feinberg, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office; and Ramin Fatehi, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney following sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham M. Stolle from the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Office and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. DePadilla prosecuted the case.
Further details can be found on the websites of both the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or through PACER under Case No. 2:23-cr-112.
