Jury Convicts Armed Fentanyl Trafficker Caught in Fayetteville

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Jarrell Raeshon Bordeaux, of Fayetteville, on charges of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin, distributing heroin and fentanyl, and possessing five firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes.

“This defendant was dealing dangerous illicit fentanyl, putting the community, and his own child, in danger, storing potentially deadly fentanyl in the same room where his son played,” said U.S. Attorney Easley. “Our office is partnering with law enforcement at every level to fight the fentanyl epidemic and put armed drug traffickers behind bars.”

According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Bordeaux sold ounces of fentanyl and heroin to a confidential informant on 10 separate occasions. During the drug deals, Bordeaux bragged about how successful he was at dealing drugs and how he operated to avoid being caught.

Law enforcement later executed search warrants at two locations that Bordeaux used to distribute drugs. At his house, officers found his seven-year-old son playing video games in the same room as seven ounces of fentanyl and heroin and two loaded handguns that were stolen. At another location, officers seized three more handguns along with tools and packaging Bordeaux used to distribute drugs.

The jury convicted Bordeaux of all 13 counts he was charged with. He now faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years imprisonment when sentenced in April 2023.

Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II accepted the verdict. The Fayetteville Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tyler Lemons and Nick Hartigan are prosecuting the case.

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. 5:20-cr-00428-M.

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