New Bern Blood Gang Member Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Daquan Doral Carter, 27, of New Bern, North Carolina was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearm charges. Carter is a validated member of the United Blood Nation street gang. On May 23. 2022, Carter pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of a Mixture and Substance Containing Methamphetamine, Distribution of a Quantity of Methamphetamine, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. 

“We are taking on violent gang members and narcotics traffickers in every corner of Eastern North Carolina,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley.  “Carter wrecked his car in a dangerous high-speed chase through downtown New Bern, exceeding 100 miles per hour.  Now he will hitch a ride to federal prison.  Today’s sentence is a warning to violent gang members in the Eastern District of North Carolina.  The Feds are here.”     

According to court documents and other information presented in court, Carter was responsible for trafficking just under 6 kilograms of methamphetamine in and around New Bern between January 2020 and July 2021. On November 18, 2020, the New Bern Police Department seized marijuana and $15,000 in cash from Carter during a routine traffic stop. Between April and May 2021, New Bern Police officers seized marijuana and an additional $10,000 in cash from Carter. On June 23, 2021, Carter sold over an ounce of crystal methamphetamine to a confidential source. Carter was captured on an audio-visual recording conducting the transaction. On July 1, 2021, New Bern Police officers arrested Carter after finding a stolen firearm in his possession during a traffic stop. The firearm also exhibited an extended magazine. Again, on July 7, 2021, Carter sold over half an ounce of crystal methamphetamine to a confidential source. Carter was captured on an audio-visual recording conducting the transaction. On July 20, 2021, Craven County Sheriffs Deputies attempted to serve Carter with outstanding arrest warrants related to a gang-related shooting, when he fled in his vehicle and took law enforcement on a high-speed chase throughout downtown New Bern. Carter was driving in speeds of excess of 100 miles per hour before crashing his vehicle. Deputies then arrested Carter and executed a search warrant at his residence where they recovered a quantity of crystal methamphetamine and cocaine. 

Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The New Bern Police Department, Craven County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Aakash Singh  prosecuted 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. 4:21-CR-54-BO.

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