MD Man Sentenced For Drugs, Gun Possession

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A Maryland man has been sentenced to prison for having fentanyl and other drugs in his possession, as well as being a convicted felon with a gun and ammo.

Anthony McNair, 37, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute.

McNair, who received a 210-month federal sentence in the District of Columbia for multiple counts of robbery last year, will serve his Maryland sentence consecutive to the District of Columbia sentence.

According to his guilty plea, on April 21, 2022, Prince George's County police officers conducted a traffic stop on McNair’s vehicle for multiple traffic violations in Suitland. Prior to the traffic stop, officers saw McNair as he continued driving his vehicle for an additional 18 seconds before coming to a complete stop. Based on training and experience, officers knew that the “slow roll” technique is a way for individuals to attempt to hide contraband before officers approach a vehicle.

When officers approached, they smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Then McNair provided the officers with a driver’s license that belonged to someone else. After McNair handed an officer three bags of marijuana, totaling 19.5 grams, officers told him to get out of the vehicle, according to the plea deal.

In response, McNair began to rev the car engine in an apparent attempt to flee from the scene. The officers removed McNair from the vehicle and detained him. Law enforcement then recovered a firearm with nine rounds of .45 caliber ammunition from McNair’s vehicle. They also discovered approximately 43.4 grams of a white powdery substance in a clear glassine baggie; 26 blue pills; drug paraphernalia; a digital scale; and a box of sandwich baggies. This is McNair’s sixth felony conviction, and as a convicted felon, McNair is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition.