Daryl “Dirt” Hubbard and Carl Todd moved large quantities of cocaine and marijuana through businesses and homes across the county, with one drugs handover ending in a fatal crash during a police pursuit
Two men with previous felony drug distribution convictions have been given lengthy federal prison sentences over a narcotics operation in DeKalb County that was linked to a deadly high-speed police chase. Daryl “Dirt” Hubbard, 46, was sentenced in federal court on Friday, while officials say 49-year-old Carl Todd received his punishment last year. According to evidence presented at their trials, the pair distributed large amounts of cocaine and marijuana through businesses and homes across the county from around 2022 until their arrests in 2024.
Todd pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was handed 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release.
Hubbard was convicted of the same offences. On Friday, a judge ordered him to serve 12 years and four months behind bars, along with five years of supervised release and a $5,000 fine.
Fatal crash followed warehouse handover
On 20 March 2023, Hubbard met two drug dealers at a warehouse he leased in Lithonia and handed them duffle bags filled with narcotics. When police attempted to stop the dealers’ SUV in Lamar County, the pair sped away, triggering a chase that ended when their vehicle smashed into a tree. The passenger was killed, while the driver was left paralysed.
Guns and drugs seized in raids
The two traffickers were arrested on 23 July 2024, when law enforcement officers executed search warrants at Hubbard’s home in Conyers and at a stash house in Stonecrest. Authorities say cocaine, marijuana and five guns were seized during the operation, one of the weapons having been stolen.
US Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said: “This case is a prime example of the consequences that could result from trafficking illegal drugs – one man dead, another paralyzed, and a police officer injured.”
He added: “Due to the hard work and sacrifices of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners and the Homeland Security Task Force, Hubbard and Todd were held accountable for their crimes and will serve lengthy prison sentences without parole.”
