One person sentenced on drug, weapons charges in Virginia

VIRGINIA — A Lynchburg man has been sentenced to 106 months in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and oxycodone while possessing firearms, federal prosecutors announced last week.

Shytrez Robey, 25, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, investigators executed a search warrant at the Lynchburg apartment Robey shared with his roommate, Elijah Pollard, after making controlled drug purchases from Pollard.

Inside Robey’s bedroom, police found pressed fentanyl pills, a Glock 19 9mm, a Smith & Wesson 9mm, and drug packaging materials. Robey was not present at the time.

Two months later, law enforcement arrested Robey at his girlfriend’s apartment, where a second search uncovered marijuana, 60-70 assorted pills—primarily oxycodone—and a loaded Romarm Micro Draco AK-pattern pistol in a bedroom occupied by Robey, his girlfriend, and a toddler.

Investigators also found text messages on Robey’s phone related to drug sales.

Pollard previously pleaded guilty to separate charges and was sentenced to 12 years in prison in July 2024.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Lynchburg Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee Brett prosecuted the case.