WILMINGTON - Jacquill Stovall, 33, of Wilmington, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Thursday connected to firearm and drug offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
According to U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss, Stovall had possessed a stolen firearm and possessed fentanyl with the intent to distribute it.
Authorities said, citing court documents, that an investigation by Wilmington police and the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating Stovall after he sold fake Oxycodone pills to a law-enforcement cooperator.
In a subsequent search of Stovall’s apartment in downtown Wilmington, officers found additional fake Oxycodone pills, along with a stolen firearm hidden in a kitchen cabinet, authorities said. When law enforcement arrested Stovall, they found a second loaded gun in his waistband, according to Mr. Weiss.
“More people die every year by overdosing on fentanyl than by homicide,” Mr. Weiss said.
“ In the midst of an escalating opioid epidemic, Stovall sold fake Oxycodone pills to addicts. Unlike lawfully prescribed medications, these counterfeit pills had been pressed on the streets and actually contained fentanyl.
“And although he tried to hide it in a kitchen cabinet, Stovall also possessed a stolen firearm. Now, he will spend ten years in federal prison for his crimes.”
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