A Pamlico County man was sentenced to 151 months in prison for drug conspiracy and distribution offenses, according to a June 7, 2022 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of North Carolina. Lionel Dangelo Hatch Jr., 37, pleaded guilty to the charges on December 1, 2021.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Hatch was involved in a drug conspiracy spanning from 2005 to 2019. He pleaded guilty to involvement in a conspiracy that distributed and possessed with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack) and a quantity of marijuana.
“Hatch also personally distributed quantities of cocaine or cocaine base (crack) on at least ten occasions in the Pamlico County area,” stated the release.
Michael F. Easley Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The State Bureau of Investigation, Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office, Craven County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Lucy Brown prosecuted.
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