43-year-old Eric Stephon Faulcon, known as “Easy,” was charged with distributing fentanyl.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake man has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison for drug trafficking on Friday, the Department of Justice said.
43-year-old Eric Stephon Faulcon, known as “Easy,” was charged with manufacturing, distributing, possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, on Aug. 13, 2023, Chesapeake Police Department responded to four non-fatal overdoses at a hotel. When officers arrived, they found four people overdosing on cocaine. One person had to be revived using Narcan.
Chesapeake police were told the cocaine was sold by Faulcon.
On Aug. 23, 2023, Chesapeake police conducted a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Faulcon, where he sold a mixture of fentanyl and xylazine.
CPD searched Faulcon’s home on Oct. 17, 2023. Investigators found 532 grams of fentanyl, 126 grams of methamphetamine, 756 grams of cocaine, a digital scale with residue, packaging materials, $4,732, and a loaded handgun that was reportedly stolen with an extended magazine and a machine gun conversion device, rendering the firearm capable of fully automatic fire.
Police said Faulcon had been previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession of heroin and two armed bank robberies. He was sentenced to 47 years in prison with 29 years suspended. Faulcon was released from prison for those charges on Oct. 25, 2021. He was on supervised probation when he committed the crimes for which he was sentenced Friday.
