Cheriton man gets 25 years in prison for drug offense

By Linda Cicoira

Three Northampton men pleaded guilty Wednesday in Northampton Circuit Court to distributing cocaine.

Forty-four-year-old Randy Lee Myrick, of Woodcock Circle in Cheriton, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for selling cocaine on April 25, 2023. It was a third or subsequent offense of illegal drug distribution for Myrick. All but 10 years of the term were suspended. Four identical counts were not prosecuted. Upon release, Myrick will be on supervised probation for two years.

Thirty-four-year-old Keyon Antonio Kellam, of Cemetery Road in Exmore, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine on March 22, 2024. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but seven months suspended. Kellam will be on supervised probation for two years after serving the term.

Fifty-year-old Timothy Tremaine Washington, of Westfield Avenue in Exmore, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute the drug on Feb. 26, 2024. Two other indictments were not prosecuted. Washington was set to be sentenced on April 14, 2025.