Two men from Portsmouth have received prison sentences for their involvement in firearms trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Court documents show that between June and September 2024, law enforcement conducted six controlled purchases involving both firearms and heroin from Rolondo Lavar Moody, age 45. During one transaction on August 9, 2024, Kievon Anthony Whitehurst, age 30, transferred a rifle to Moody, who then sold it.
Both individuals had prior felony convictions. Whitehurst’s record includes reckless handling of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Moody had previous convictions for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, assault-related offenses, attempted malicious wounding, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Due to these prior convictions, neither man was legally allowed to possess firearms or ammunition.
Moody pleaded guilty on April 8 to being a felon in possession of a firearm and trafficking in firearms. He was sentenced on September 4 to ten years in prison. Whitehurst pleaded guilty on July 29 to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced today to two years and six months in prison.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc W. West from the Virginia Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case.
