Keante K. Gunn, Drug Trafficking, Wisconsin 2021

MADISON, Wis. – In a shocking turn of events, Keante K. Gunn, 32, of Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for possessing heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

Gunn pleaded guilty to the crime on May 12, 2022, and was subsequently sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

The investigation, led by the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, Madison Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, revealed that Gunn had been dealing dangerous drugs in the Madison area, posing a substantial danger to the community.

On April 16, 19, 22, and 26, 2021, Dane County Narcotics Task Force officers, using a confidential informant and an undercover officer, purchased crack cocaine and heroin laced with fentanyl from Gunn in Madison.

On June 16, 2021, law enforcement officers arrested Gunn and searched his residence in Madison, finding a bag containing crack cocaine, heroin with fentanyl, and methamphetamine in his bedroom. A safe in the same room yielded a Glock 9mm handgun with two loaded magazines, with Gunn’s DNA discovered on one of the loaded magazines.

Gunn’s DNA was later discovered on one of the loaded magazines. Gunn was prohibited from legally possessing a firearm based on multiple prior felony convictions. During the time of the controlled drug buys and home search, he was on extended supervision for three state cases, two involving convictions for second-degree recklessly endangering safety and the other for burglary.

The charge against Gunn was the result of an investigation conducted by the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, Madison Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven P. Anderson prosecuted this case.

This case has been brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department’s program to reduce violent crime. The PSN approach involves collaboration by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and communities to prevent and deter gun violence.

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