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D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Gun and Drug Dealing
Leroy Jones, 32, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possessing firearms, including a short-barreled rifle, in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
Jones was arrested in June 2017 after Deputy U.S. Marshals found suspected narcotics, ammunition, and a firearm in plain view while conducting an eviction at an apartment building in the 1300 block of Kenyon Street NW.
The marshals secured the apartment while a search warrant was sought, and Jones returned to the unit, where he was detained by officers from the Metropolitan Police Department.
A search of the apartment revealed a duffel-style bag containing a Wyndham Weaponry .223-caliber short-barreled rifle, a rifle-pistol, two handguns, several high-capacity magazines, and various types of ammunition, as well as a ballistic vest, loose ammunition, a loaded magazine, suspected narcotics, and $3,409 in cash.
The suspected narcotics were submitted to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and were later confirmed to be mixtures of substances containing cocaine and cocaine base.
U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Michael Hughes, U.S. Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, commended the work of those who investigated the case and expressed appreciation for the assistance provided by the DEA.
Jones’ sentence, which includes five years of supervised release, was accepted by Senior Judge Reggie B. Walton.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys C.B. Buente, Steven B. Wasserman, Emory V. Cole, and Vincent Caputy investigated and prosecuted the case, while Paralegal Specialist Catherine O’Neil, Legal Assistant Peter Gaboton, and Criminal Investigator Derek Starliper assisted from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Key Facts
- State: Washington DC
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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