Several felony cases heard in Northampton Circuit Court

By Linda Cicoira

Several felony cases were heard Monday in Northampton Circuit Court.

Twenty-five-year-old Douglas Michael Moore, of Cape Charles, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for three counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in January 2024. All but a year of the term was suspended.

In another case, Moore was sentenced to five years with all but four months suspended for three counts of stealing a credit card number in March 2024. He will be on supervised probation for five years.

Forty-year-old Kamal Yamani Cuffee, of Parker Lane in Exmore, was given 10 years with six years and six months suspended for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute on Nov. 29, 2023. Upon release, he will be on supervised probation for two years.

Thirty-one-year-old David Ira Smith III, of Hyslop Lane in Craddockville, was sentenced to 12 months in jail with all but three months suspended for selling cocaine on Oct. 12, 2023. He will be on supervised probation for two years.

Twenty-two-year-old Dashawn Richard, of 30th Ave, in Brooklyn, N.Y. pleaded guilty to receiving a stolen vehicle valued at $1,000 or more on July 4, 2022. Sentencing was set for Jan. 27, 2025.

Forty-one-year-old Muhammed Luqman Kaleem of Norristown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but three months suspended for eluding police.  He was also fined $2,750.

According to testimony, Kaleem, a high-ranking salesman for a metropolitan roofing and solar company, was driving back from visiting friends in Virginia Beach, when police clocked him going 93 miles per hour in Northampton County in his Corvette. He took officers from several jurisdictions on a chase that went in circles and included speeding through downtown Eastville in front of Northampton High School and going up to 140 mph on the highway. He will be on good behavior for five years. Kaleem apologized, commended officers, and said he has since sold the fast car.