DC Fentanyl Dealer Tossed Gun, Drugs From Window

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WASHINGTON D.C. – A D.C. man with a lengthy rap sheet is facing serious time after a jury found him guilty yesterday of drug and gun charges, following a brazen attempt to ditch evidence during an arrest. Derrick Thomas Martin, 33, tossed a backpack packed with a loaded pistol, cocaine, and enough fentanyl to kill thousands, out of his apartment window as cops moved in.

The bust went down November 25, 2024, at an apartment on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Martin was already wanted on a warrant from Maryland for similar firearm and drug offenses he skipped court for. When officers with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Apprehension Unit knocked, Martin didn’t answer the door – he chucked the backpack. Inside, police found roughly 700 grams of cocaine, over 5,700 fentanyl pills, and a Century Arms Micro Draco pistol – a compact weapon chambered in the same high-powered ammunition as an AK-47.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro highlighted the dangerous circumstances: the drugs and cash were stashed in an apartment where a child was present. Martin, with 31 prior arrests on his record, is being labeled a “career criminal.”

Martin’s sentencing is set for July 10, 2026, before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. He’s looking at a minimum of 15 years behind bars. This case shows the constant flow of fentanyl and firearms onto D.C. streets and the efforts by law enforcement to stop it.

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