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Washington, D.C. Man Convicted for Gun Use & Drug Trafficking
In a shocking turn of events, a federal jury in Maryland has convicted Madani Ilara Tejan, a 30-year-old man from Washington, D.C., of using a firearm in connection with a murder and a robbery, and for a drug distribution conspiracy.
The guilty verdict was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
According to the evidence presented at the nine-day trial, on October 3, 2018, Tejan met with a drug customer to whom he had arranged to sell drugs. During the meeting, Tejan shot and killed the drug customer, then stole the victim’s car, wallet, and other personal items.
On October 20, 2018, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, associated with Tejan, and law enforcement recovered the victim’s wallet, two bags of marijuana, and a prepaid cellular phone.
Investigation revealed that the prepaid phone had been in contact with the victim’s phone several times on October 3, 2018, and was used interchangeably with Tejan’s registered phone to communicate with the victim in the hours before his murder.
Additionally, 1,013 fentanyl pills were seized from Tejan while he was residing in a government-run residential facility. Tejan’s social media accounts and phone messages revealed that he distributed fentanyl marketed as oxycodone as well as other prescription drugs and marijuana to multiple individuals, including the victim.
Tejan faces a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances; a maximum of 20 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances and for an armed commercial robbery; and a maximum of life in federal prison for use of a firearm to commit murder in relation to a crime of violence.
No sentencing date has been set for Tejan.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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