A Norfolk resident has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. Lloyd Levi Hardy, also known as Blu or Trap Monster, 41, received the sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, psilocyn, and heroin; possession with intent to distribute cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Court documents state that Virginia Beach Police obtained state arrest warrants for Hardy in September 2023 following a shooting incident at an apartment where a woman and children were present. The charges included brandishing a firearm, use of a firearm during commission of a felony, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Law enforcement arrested Hardy on October 10, 2023 at a hotel in Virginia Beach. During the arrest, police searched his vehicle and recovered approximately $1,600 in cash, 13.03 grams of cocaine, 14.44 grams of heroin, 11.71 grams of psilocyn, and four firearms—one of which was stolen. Ballistics linked one firearm to the September shooting incident. Officers also found a cellphone containing messages dating back to December 2020 documenting sales of heroin, cocaine, and psilocyn.
Hardy has previous convictions including grand larceny, destruction of property, obstructing justice, unlawful delivery of controlled substances, unlawful possession of a firearm, eluding police (endangerment), and burglary. He committed the recent offenses while under conditions related to two separate convictions.
Hardy pleaded guilty on November 19, 2024. Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. imposed the sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan M. Montoya prosecuted the case alongside former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Alyssa Miller—an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office—who assisted in prosecution efforts.
More information is available on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia’s website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/norfolk-career-offender-sentenced-15-years-prison-federal-drug-trafficking-and-firearms
