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Oxford: Man sentenced to eight years in federal gun and crack case

The U.S. Attorney's Office said a judge imposed the term after a June guilty plea. CBS 17 and WCTI12 independently named Shamar Wayquis Evans, 35, and the eight-year length.

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By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, in a Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, release, said a federal judge sentenced Shamar Wayquis Evans, 35, also known on that page as "sly dollar," to eight years in federal prison for possessing a gun as a convicted felon and for possession with intent to sell crack.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • That release said he pleaded guilty on June 16, 2026, and that U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan imposed the term. It listed Case No. 5:25CR00238FL-1.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Oct. 28, 2026)
  • CBS 17, posted Friday morning and citing the same office, independently named Evans of Oxford, used "sly dollar," and wrote that a judge on Wednesday sentenced him to eight years in federal prison. Its opening sentence called that term "nearly a decade." This file uses the eight-year figure the office and the rest of that page printed.Confirmed by CBS 17 (posted Oct. 30, 2026, 7:04 a.m. ET)
  • WCTI12, posted Thursday, independently named Evans, 35, also known as "Sly Dollar," and wrote that a federal judge sentenced him to eight years for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute. That page is a Nexstar station, as is CBS 17; the two write-ups are not treated here as two newsrooms.Confirmed by WCTI12 (posted Oct. 29, 2026, 3:12 a.m.)
  • The office wrote that ATF and the Oxford Police Department investigated him, that officers made multiple controlled purchases of crack, and that on January 3, 2025, they executed search warrants at two residences connected to him. At the first, they found a firearm and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom. At the second, they found him with 14 grams of crack inside his jacket. CBS 17 and WCTI12 both printed the two-house search and the 14 grams. CBS 17 did not print the January 3, 2025, date. WCTI12 did not print controlled purchases or that date.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office (Oct. 28, 2026); CBS 17 (Oct. 30); WCTI12 (Oct. 29)
  • The office wrote that he has North Carolina convictions for assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and for selling heroin in 2017, and for selling heroin in 2018. CBS 17 printed those same years. WCTI12 listed the assault and heroin convictions and did not print the years.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office (Oct. 28, 2026); CBS 17 (Oct. 30); WCTI12 (Oct. 29)
  • CBS 17 wrote that he was under investigation for drug trafficking in 2025 and that he was taken into custody last year. The office page does not use those two phrases.Confirmed by CBS 17 only (Oct. 30, 2026)

Still unknown

  • The exact prison term in months. The office, CBS 17, and WCTI12 all wrote eight years. CBS 17's opening sentence also said "nearly a decade."
  • Whether he plans to appeal
  • What the office meant by printing "From September 2025 through January 1, 2025" as the investigation window. That span cannot be read in order. This file does not repair it.

What this means for you

Public safety
This story is a court sentence, not an emergency notice. It is not an official or emergency source. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina

This site is not the U.S. Attorney's Office, ATF, or the Oxford Police Department. For the written announcement, use the Eastern District page linked below. This is not an emergency service. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In Oxford, a federal judge sentenced Shamar Wayquis Evans, 35, to eight years in prison for a gun count and a crack count, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina said Wednesday.

CBS 17, posted Friday morning, independently used his name, Oxford, and that eight-year length. Its opening sentence also called the term "nearly a decade." This file keeps the eight-year figure the office printed.

WCTI12, posted Thursday, independently named him and wrote eight years. That station and CBS 17 are both Nexstar, so they are not treated here as two newsrooms.

What the office posted

The Wednesday release said he pleaded guilty on June 16, 2026, to possessing a gun as a convicted felon and to possession with intent to sell crack. U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan imposed the term. The page lists Case No. 5:25CR00238FL-1. It also prints the name "sly dollar."

It said ATF and Oxford police investigated him and made multiple controlled purchases of crack. On January 3, 2025, officers executed search warrants at two residences connected to him. At the first, they found a firearm and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom. At the second, they found him with 14 grams of crack inside his jacket.

CBS 17 carried the two-house search and that jacket weight. That page omitted the January 3 date. The station added that investigators looked at him in 2025 and that he was taken into custody last year. Those two phrases are not on the official release.

WCTI12 carried the two residences and the same 14-gram figure. It omitted the controlled purchases, that January date, and the judge's name.

Prior convictions

The office listed a North Carolina conviction for assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, a 2017 heroin-sale count, and another heroin-sale count in 2018. CBS 17 used those years. WCTI12 listed the assault and heroin counts without the years.

What we don't know yet

The pages we read do not give the sentence in months. They also do not say whether he will appeal.

The office page prints "From September 2025 through January 1, 2025" as an investigation window. That span cannot be read in order. This file does not repair it.

What happens next

He is to serve the term in the federal system. We will update this story if the court posts the exact months. This site is not that federal office or Oxford police. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

Photos

Text-only. No office or station photos are used here.

Why it matters

An Oxford man is going to federal prison after a guilty plea on a gun count and a crack count. Neighbors need the office's own term, a second account we can read, and that one station's "nearly a decade" line does not match eight years.

Updates

  1. Oct 30, 2026, 8:16 AM

    The U.S. Attorney's Office said Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Shamar Wayquis Evans, 35, of Oxford, to eight years after a June 16 guilty plea. CBS 17 and WCTI12 independently named him and that length. CBS 17's opening sentence also said "nearly a decade."

Sources

  1. Oxford Drug Dealing Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison (U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2026: Shamar Wayquis Evans, also known as "sly dollar", 35; eight years; possessing a gun by a convicted felon and possession with intent to sell crack; pleaded guilty June 16, 2026; U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan; Case No. 5:25CR00238FL-1; ATF and Oxford Police Department; controlled purchases; January 3, 2025, search warrants at two residences; firearm and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom; 14 grams of crack in his jacket; assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and selling heroin in 2017; selling heroin in 2018. The page also prints "From September 2025 through January 1, 2025," which cannot be read as a sequence. Ellis Boyle, Alicia Jones, and Chief Brandon Goins quotes, Operation Take Back America framing, and the office photo are not used here. Text-only; no office photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 8:16 AM

  2. Granville County man sentenced to federal prison on firearm, crack cocaine charges (CBS 17 / WNCN, posted Oct. 30, 2026, 7:04 a.m. ET: U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday; opening sentence said a Granville County man will serve nearly a decade; later, eight years in federal prison; Shamar Wayquis Evans of Oxford, also known as "sly dollar"; ATF and Oxford Police Department; drug trafficking activities in 2025; taken into custody last year; two homes; firearm and drug paraphernalia in the bedroom of the first; 14 grams of crack cocaine in his jacket at the second; assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and selling heroin in 2017; selling heroin the following year; pleaded guilty to possessing a gun as a convicted felon and possession with intent to sell crack. Read via the station's public WordPress JSON because the HTML page returned 403 here. Boyle, Jones, and Goins quotes are not used here. Text-only; no CBS 17 or office photos used.)

    Published by CBS 17 (WNCN) · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 8:16 AM

  3. Oxford man sentenced to eight years for crack, gun offenses (WCTI12, News 12 Staff, posted Oct. 29, 2026, 3:12 a.m.: Shamar Wayquis Evans, also known as "Sly Dollar," 35; eight years; possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute; pleaded guilty June 16, 2026; firearm and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom at one residence; 14 grams of crack cocaine in his jacket at another; prior North Carolina convictions including assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and selling heroin; ATF and Oxford Police Department. No judge name, no January 3 date, no controlled-purchase line. WCTI12 and CBS 17 are both Nexstar stations. Text-only; no WCTI12 photos used.)

    Published by WCTI12 · Checked Oct 30, 2026, 8:16 AM

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