Winston-Salem Gang Member Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Narcotics

GREENSBORO, N.C. –Chrisshawn Lamont Mobley, age 32, of Winston-Salem, appeared yesterday before the Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Court Judge, and was sentenced to 456 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute narcotics.  The sentence will be followed by 4 years of supervised release.

Mobley, a high-ranking G-Shine Bloods gang member, was charged along with ten other individuals for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine hydrochloride.  According to evidence presented at the sentencing hearing, Mobley conspired to distribute over two kilograms of fentanyl and over thirty kilograms of methamphetamine, in addition to smaller amounts of other narcotics.  Mobley and other coconspirators were responsible for shipping illegal narcotics into the Middle District of North Carolina and distributing them around Winston-Salem and the surrounding areas. 

All but one of Mobley’s codefendants have been found guilty and sentenced and are currently serving terms of imprisonment in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The codefendants and their sentences are as follows:

Daquan Deonte Moses, age 29, of Winston-Salem– 126 months 

Malik Patience Smith, age 25, of Winston-Salem – 228 months 

Michael Jerel Hayes, age 38, of Winston-Salem – 180 months 

Kenan Orlando Balderas, age 28, of Winston-Salem – 120 months 

Christian Gregory Horn, age 26, of Walkertown - 96 months 

Kedrick Tyrone Burns, age 33, of Winston-Salem – 227 months 

Rashad Hubert Blue, age 30, of Winston-Salem – 168 months 

Robert Levon Jones, age 35, of Winston-Salem – 204 months 

Marlow Edward Rousseau, Jr., age 32, of Winston-Salem – 210 months 

The case against the remaining defendant, Eli Oliver Phelps, Jr., is ongoing.

Dan Bishop, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, made the announcement and thanked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Winston Salem Police Department, and partner agencies including the Drug Enforcement Agency, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, and Stokes County Sheriff’s Office. 

This case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Martin, and Assistant United States Attorneys Kyle Pousson and Terry Meinecke. 

###