D.C. Dealer Tossed Drugs, Gun From Window

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D.C. streets are a little less toxic after a federal jury slammed Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, with multiple felonies. The career criminal was found guilty yesterday of tossing a backpack packed with a loaded Century Arms Micro Draco pistol, 700 grams of coke, and over 5,700 fentanyl pills out of his apartment window last November.

Cops from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Apprehension Unit hit Martin’s place on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE to serve an outstanding warrant from Maryland. Martin, already facing charges there for gun and drug offenses, decided to play toss – sending the backpack plummeting to the street below.

The bust revealed more than just the bag’s contents. Inside the apartment, investigators found a disturbing scene: large quantities of drugs and cash stashed just feet from where a child was sleeping. According to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the Micro Draco – essentially an AK-47 pistol – was a major threat.

Martin’s record speaks for itself. Thirty-one prior arrests, and now a likely trip back to the cage. He’s looking at a minimum of 15 years when Judge Trevor N. McFadden hands down the sentence on July 10, 2026. Pirro says that’s a win for the city.