Washington D.C. Resident Gets 3-Year Term for Possessing Illegal Firearm, Selling Drugs Near School

DEBARYLIFE – DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, a 37-year-old man from Washington, D.C., was sentenced to three years in prison for operating an illegal firearm and trafficking crack cocaine close to a school.

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that McNeil was sentenced to 36 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, with an additional six years of supervised release.

According to the same source, McNeil acknowledged guilt at his January 24 plea hearing about his unlawful possession of a gun by a convicted felon and his crack cocaine peddling near schools.

The conviction results from McNeil’s September 21, 2023, arrest. At that time, he was already on release from prior offenses when he was apprehended by police, carrying a loaded Glock, cash, and drugs, not far from Phelps High School.

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The arrest that led to the punishment that took place today happened in the vicinity of 1919 I Street, Northeast, which is dangerously close to the school. Officers made an incriminating find on McNeil that included a digital scale, crisp $545.25 banknotes, and almost 20 grams of a material that was ultimately identified as crack cocaine.

In addition to the semi-automatic that has put McNeil in hot water, McNeil’s car also produced additional evidence, this time a lump sum of $4960. The gun, a Glock model 30.45 millimeter pistol with a round chambered and almost full magazine was found in the automobile, which was parked not far from the location where McNeil was being held.

The recent encounter between law enforcement and this serial offender, along with the sentencing that followed, highlights the persistent challenges of gun violence and drug trafficking in the nation’s capital.

McNeil’s record of comparable convictions presents an image of a man who, despite numerous run-ins with the law, is unable to escape the cycle of crime. While the neighborhood surrounding Phelps High School briefly exhales, he must now deal with the fallout from his actions.