County's First Drug 'Kingpin' Sentenced To Prison Without Parole

ANNAPOLIS, MD — An Annapolis man who pleaded guilty in January to supervising and managing a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing heroin and fentanyl throughout the state has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Traymont Jerrell Wiley, 28, who police had tracked since 2015, is considered the "first local kingpin" to be prosecuted in the county, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office said after his guilty plea.

"Mr. Wiley and those who sold poisonous drugs at his behest inflicted immeasurable damage upon our county," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess in a statement after the March 20 sentencing. "The dismantling of his operation is a historic accomplishment for law enforcement and the community at large"

Law enforcement officials launched an investigation into Wiley and his unnamed drug organization in the fall of 2015. Maryland State Police found that "Wiley and his associate, Vincent Clark, were making large monetary transactions at the Maryland Live! Casino, and spending sums of money that were far outside the normal range for individuals without any documented income," prosecutors said.

In addition, prosecutors said several suspects with low-level narcotic offenses told officials that Wiley and Clark were "actively involved in a drug trafficking organization, and that Wiley was the leader of said organization."

The gang frequently used taxi cabs and then rental cars in and around Annapolis. Prosecutors said between September 2016 and June 2018, Wiley spent over $68,000 renting at least 82 vehicles which members of the drug trafficking organization used to traffic heroin and fentanyl.

On April 30, 2018, Anne Arundel County Police spotted Wiley meeting up with Richard Mattingly, another one of his associates. After the interaction, Mattingly sped away in a car. He was then stopped by police, who found about 40 individually packed bags of brownish powder. Officials said the powder, which weighed approximately 20 grams, tested positive as a heroin and fentanyl mixture. Upon further investigation, police learned that Mattingly bought the substance from Wiley, and it cost about $2,000.

A day later, Mattingly met with Wiley again — this time to buy about 10 grams of a heroin and fentanyl mixture for about $1,000, prosecutors said.

On May 10, 2018, police tried to conduct a traffic stop on a rented blue Cadillac XTS. Wiley, who was in the car, fled from the scene, according to the State's Attorney's Office. He was later seen traveling by foot in the direction of his home. Police found Wiley's DNA inside the car and recovered his photo ID.

While Wiley wasn't apprehended, police also found two bags containing 487 grams worth of a heroin and fentanyl mixture.

Wiley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute narcotics-drug kingpin on Jan. 3, 2019.

Clark pleaded guilty to supervising a criminal gang and conspiracy to distribute narcotics on Dec. 19, 2018. He was sentenced on Feb. 1, 2019, to 40 years suspend all but 20 years of active incarceration, and five years of supervised probation upon release.