Prince George's Suspect Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charges In Drug Trafficking: Prosecutor

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A 28-year-old District Heights man has pleaded guilty to brandishing and discharging firearms in relation to drug trafficking crimes in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C.

Trenton Robinson happens to be one of more than two dozen individuals arrested as part of a joint FBI/ATF investigation which resulted in the seizure of more than 49 pounds of marijuana, 61 grams of crack cocaine, 23 firearms including three fully automatic machineguns and more than $497,000 in cash.

Robinson, who used the street nickname “Zulu,” pleaded guilty to one count of brandishing a firearm in relation to drug trafficking and one count of discharging a firearm in relation to drug trafficking. According to the government’s evidence, starting in approximately June 2018 and continuing through April 2021, Robinson and his co-conspirators kept drug dealing territory on Trenton Place SE in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. – a territory they defended by carrying and discharging firearms at perceived rivals. As part of his role in the conspiracy, Robinson distributed marijuana in bulk quantities and served as an armed defender of the co-conspirators’ drug dealing territory, court documents indicated.

As part of his plea agreement, Robinson admitted that he conspired with others to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine. Robinson also admitted that he conspired with others to use, carry and possess firearms in relation to drug trafficking. Robinson also admitted to carrying and brandishing firearms on multiple occasions between Jan. 2, 2020, and May 30, 2020, when necessary to defend the co-conspirators, their drugs or their cash. Robinson also admitted that, on April 12, 2020, he brandished and discharged a fully automatic .223 caliber AR-Pistol at the driver of a passing vehicle in the co-conspirators’ drug-dealing territory. Robinson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 17 years in prison.