11-04-2025
Fairfax PCP trafficker who spent years on the run to spend 10 years in prison
FAIRFAX, Va. () — A Fairfax man who ran a cross-country drug trafficking scheme was sentenced Thursday after nearly eight years on the run.
Otis Chevalier, 46, was a kilogram-level PCP dealer who shipped drugs through the mail from California to Virginia and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (USAO).
To avoid detection, he would send packages of PCP to the mothers of his children, rather than to his own home. After receiving the packages, he redistributed them, using a storage unit in Upper Marlboro, Md., to store, prepare and repackage the PCP.
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Chevalier used starter fluid and other solvents to prepare the PCP for distribution, and used liquid droppers and Mason-style glass jars to repackage it.
Nearly a decade ago, on June 6, 2015, U.S. Postal Inspectors responded to the report of was leaking package that was shipped from California to an apartment in Alexandria. Inside, the USAO said investigators found glass jars containing around two gallons of PCP.
On Dec. 11 of that year, Chevalier reportedly shipped three packages from California to Virginia and Maryland. One of the packages, which had been sent to an address in Chantilly, was seized by U.S. Postal Inspectors a week later.
It had about 6.5 kg of a mixture containing PCP.
Chevalier's home was searched by law enforcement on Feb. 18, 2016. At his Fairfax home, the USAO said investigators found marijuana, syringe-style droppers with PCP residue, multiple cellphones, tens of thousands of dollars, and more.
For the next year, law enforcement seized containers of PCP and materials used to process PCP during various searches.
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On Jan. 5, 2017, a judge issued a warrant for Chevalier's arrest.
His lawyer notified him of the warrant and pending federal charges, leading Chevalier to flee. He used the alias 'Delone Jones' and remained a fugitive until his arrest on Aug. 29, 2024.
He was sentenced on April 10, 2025, to spend 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute PCP and distribution of PCP.
Chevalier had also been previously convicted of a felony drug charge involving PCP, during which he was found to have caused a home explosion in Bowie, Md.
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