Lamont M. Langston, PCP Conspiracy and Gun Crimes, Washington 2024

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Four Washington D.C. men have been charged with distributing and conspiring to distribute massive amounts of phencyclidine (PCP) in the metropolitan region, and with firearms offenses.

Lamont M. Langston, 43; Jamar Bennett, 44; Norman Morris, 43; and Kelvin Sanker, 42, were hit with a 21-count superseding indictment in U.S. District Court. The indictment alleges that the defendants organized a drug trafficking organization that packaged and distributed multiple kilograms of PCP in the District of Columbia.

Jamar Bennett allegedly sold PCP to undercover officers on numerous occasions in 2023 and 2024. The PCP was supplied by Langston, with assistance from Morris and Sanker. Bennett and Morris are also alleged to have dealt fentanyl in the District of Columbia, with Bennett selling large quantities of fentanyl to an undercover officer.

Lamont Langston was arrested on February 25, 2024, after fleeing from a police cruiser and discarding a handgun that had been converted into a machinegun with a “giggle switch.” Langston hid from law enforcement in the Watts Branch tributary stream until he was located with help from an MPD helicopter and extracted with an MPD K9.

Law enforcement recovered an AK-style Mini Draco pistol loaded with 22 rounds of ammunition, a water bottle containing an amber liquid that tested positive for PCP, and nearly $10,000 in cash from Langston’s person, coat, and vehicle. Bennett was arrested March 6, 2024, and Morris and Sanker were arrested April 17, 2024.

All four defendants are charged with conspiring to distribute PCP. Langston is also charged with using, carrying, and possessing a machinegun in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; and with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Bennett is charged with five counts involving the distribution of fentanyl, and nine counts involving distribution of PCP.

The case is being investigated by DEA and FBI. It is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Stempel and Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Roman of the Violence Reduction and Trafficking Offenses Section.

An indictment is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of criminal laws and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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