Anthony Dwayne White, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maryland 2020

Greenbelt, Maryland – Anthony Dwayne White, a 29-year-old man from Suitland, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to the guilty plea, White was previously convicted of attempted distribution of cocaine in the District of Columbia Superior Court on June 20, 2014, and was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment, with all but 6 months suspended. Upon his conviction, White became ineligible to possess a firearm.

Since his 2014 conviction, White has illegally possessed firearms on at least two separate instances. On September 24, 2020, law enforcement officers conducted a search of White’s District Heights, Maryland residence, pursuant to a lawfully issued search warrant, and recovered one .40 caliber handgun with one round of ammunition, a magazine containing fourteen rounds of ammunition, two digital scales, one glass measuring cup with heroin residue, three boxes of buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film, and other identifying information in White’s name.

After White was advised of his rights, White admitted that the handgun was in his possession. On January 30, 2021, in Washington D.C., a Metropolitan Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. White was identified as the driver of the vehicle and was asked to step outside the vehicle. After processing White’s license and registration, the officer discovered that White had an active arrest warrant related to the September 24, 2020 offense.

When the officer asked White to put his hands behind his back, White attempted to flee on foot. In the process of capturing White, the officers and White fell to the ground. During the conflict, an officer observed a handgun in White’s jacket pocket. The handgun was identified as a .45 caliber pistol loaded with thirteen rounds of ammunition.

White faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each count followed by up to three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm has scheduled sentencing for November 17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner commended the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore, the Metropolitan Police Department (D.C. MPD), and the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) for their work in the investigation. Lenzner thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin B. Pulice, Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brendan Woods, and Brian W. Lynch, who are prosecuting the case.

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