On a September day in 2014, the small community of Atlantic, Virginia, was unsettled by the discovery of a local man's violent death. Jacques Duvual Fauntleroy, a 35-year-old male, was found deceased in his home on Greta Road on September 18th. An investigation by the Accomack County Sheriff's Office revealed that he had suffered from apparent gunshot wounds.
For nearly two months, the case remained at the forefront of the local consciousness.
Then, in early November, authorities announced a significant breakthrough. On November 7, 2014, arrest warrants were obtained for 28-year-old Marcus Mitchell Davis, also a resident of Atlantic. The charges brought against him were severe: first-degree murder, robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and two counts of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
A notable detail in the investigation was that Davis was already incarcerated at the Accomack County Jail at the time he was charged with Fauntleroy's murder. He had been taken into custody on September 19, 2014, just one day after Fauntleroy's body was discovered, in connection with other undisclosed incidents. Following the murder charges, he was held without bond.
Further investigation into Marcus Davis's background reveals a connection to a larger criminal enterprise. It was discovered that a Marcus Jay Davis, believed to be the same individual, was a high-ranking member of the Rollin' 60s Crips street gang based in Danville, Virginia. In June 2018, after a manhunt that ended in North Carolina, Davis was arrested by the FBI and Danville police. He faced a federal indictment under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, with charges that included murder, attempted murder, and racketeering conspiracy.
Ultimately, a jury convicted Marcus Jay Davis for his role in the criminal organization that was involved in murder, assault, and drug trafficking. His appeals, which challenged the legal instructions given to the jury and the definition of a 'crime of violence,' were unsuccessful. For his crimes, which included the use of a firearm during a crime of violence and murder in aid of racketeering, he was sentenced to 324 months, or 27 years, in federal prison.
