MARYLAND (WBFF) — A 22-year-old Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking and firearm offenses after investigators say he took possession of a package containing fentanyl pills and armed himself with a handgun.
Sadontae Barnett pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
According to the guilty plea, on Feb. 22, 2024, law enforcement conducted a controlled delivery of a package containing narcotics to Barnett’s residence. Investigators said they had interdicted the package the day before and discovered it contained a large quantity of fentanyl pills, totaling about 40 grams.
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After receiving the package, Barnett put it in a backpack and armed himself with a Glock Model 36, .45-caliber handgun, according to the guilty plea. When law enforcement attempted to stop him, authorities said Barnett ran and tossed the backpack and firearm before officers quickly apprehended him.
Barnett faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of life. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Christopher R. Heck, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations-Maryland, and Col. Michael A. Jackson, secretary of state police for the Maryland State Police.
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