NoVA Drug Trafficker Lived Under Fake Name For Years

ALEXANDRIA, VA — A 46-year-old Fairfax man, who lived under a fake name as a fugitive for nearly eight years, was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Otis Chevalier was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute PCP, as well as distributing PCP after fleeing arrest and living under a false identity as a fugitive, according to a release.

Court records described Chevalier as a “kilogram-level dealer,” who avoided detection by shipping PCP through the mail to the mothers of his children in Virginia and elsewhere rather than his residence.

“After retrieving the packages of PCP, he redistributed it,” according to court documents. “Chevalier utilized a storage unit in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to store, prepare, and repackage PCP for redistribution. Chevalier used solvents, including starter fluid, to prepare the PCP for distribution, and used various paraphernalia, including liquid droppers and Mason-style glass jars, in the repackaging of PCP.”

On June 6, 2015, U.S. Postal Inspectors determined that a leaking parcel shipped from California to an apartment in Alexandria contained multiple Mason-style jars containing approximately 2 gallons of PCP, according to court records.

On Dec. 18, 2015, postal inspectors seized one of three packages Chevalier had shipped from California to Virginia and Maryland the week before, court documents say. In the seized package, which was mailed to an address in Chantilly, investigators found approximately 6.5 kilograms of a mixture containing PCP.

When investigators searched Chevalier’s residence in Fairfax on Feb. 18, 2016, they discovered marijuana, syringe-style droppers with PCP residue, three starter fluid cans, multiple cellphones, and $27,704, according to court documents. Officers also seized multiple containers holding 2-3 gallons of PCP during a Jan. 4, 2017 search of Chevalier’s storage unit.

A day later, Chevalier’s attorney notified him that a federal magistrate had issued a warrant for his arrest, according to court records. To avoid prosecution on federal charges, Chevalier fled the area and lived under the alias Delone Jones as a fugitive until his arrest on Aug. 29, 2024.

“Chevalier was previously convicted of a felony drug charge involving PCP. In that case, Chevalier was found to have caused a residential explosion in Bowie, Maryland,” according to court records.