Beaufort County Felons to Spend Decades in Federal Prison

RALEIGH, N.C. – Bobby Lee Moore, Jr., age 45, and Andre Trell Hamilton, age 43, were sentenced for conspiring to distribute and aiding and abetting one another to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Moore pleaded guilty on March 20, 2025, and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Hamilton pleaded guilty on March 26, 2025, and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

“These two sold a lot of drugs flooding our families and communities with poison,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “We will continue to work with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the DEA to go after these big shark bad boys and hold them accountable in federal court. The streets of Beaufort County will be safer for the next two decades while they think about who they hurt.”

According to court records and evidence presented at their sentencings, from February 2021 to July 2023, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) utilized a confidential source to arrange controlled purchases of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl from Moore. On each occasion, Moore communicated directly with the source to set up the drug deals. On May 31, 2023, Hamilton sold drugs after Moore set the meeting location. Hamilton sold 56.77 grams of pure methamphetamine in exchange for $1,000 in U.S. currency.

Hamilton’s criminal history spans two decades. Courts previously convicted him of multiple assaults, domestic violence, breaking and entering, burglary and several larcenies. In Beaufort County, courts convicted him of habitual misdemeanor assault in both 2012 and 2013.

Moore’s criminal history dates back to September 2001. The state convicted him of drug distribution and crimes of violence, with five prior drug-related convictions.

Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judges. Agencies involved in the investigation include the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Dixon prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:24-CR-00073-D-RJ.