DC Dealer Gets 20 Months in Fentanyl & Coke Ring

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A D.C. man is headed to federal prison for two years after admitting his part in flooding Southeast Washington with fentanyl and cocaine. Maurice Tutt, 52, was sentenced today to 20 months for his role in a drug operation centered around the notorious Potomac Gardens Housing Project.

Federal prosecutors laid out how Tutt was a link in a chain moving fentanyl, cocaine base (crack), powder cocaine, and methamphetamine through the neighborhood. The operation wasn’t a small-time hustle; it involved a network distributing deadly drugs directly into the community. While Tutt’s specific role wasn’t detailed in the official statement, he clearly wasn’t just a street-level runner.

The sentencing comes as D.C. continues to grapple with a rising tide of fentanyl-related overdoses and violent crime. The Potomac Gardens area has long been a hotspot for both, and federal authorities have been increasing pressure on drug crews operating there. This conviction marks another step in their effort to dismantle those networks, though plenty more work remains.