Six-time convicted felon gets 140 months in prison on gun, ammo & drug charges

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A six-time convicted felon from Maryland was sentenced to over a decade in prison for possessing a firearm, ammunition, and drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced Monday.

37-year-old Anthony McNair was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing drugs with the intent to distribute.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief George Nader, Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD).

On April 21, 2022, Prince George’s County police officers conducted a traffic stop on McNair’s car for multiple traffic violations in Suitland, Maryland.

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Before the traffic stop, police watched McNair continue to drive his car for an extra 18 seconds before coming to a complete stop. Officers called that the “slow roll” technique — a way for individuals to attempt to hide contraband before officers approach a vehicle.

When authorities finally approached the vehicle, they smelled marijuana coming from the car.

McNair then provided the officers with a driver’s license that belonged to someone else.

After McNair handed an officer three bags of marijuana that came out to 19.5 grams, officers directed him to exit the vehicle.

In response, McNair revved the car engine in an attempt to flee from the scene.

Officers removed McNair from the vehicle and detained him. Authorities then recovered a gun with nine rounds of .45 caliber ammunition from his vehicle.

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Officers also found about 43.4 grams of a “white powdery substance” in a clear baggie; 26 blue pills, drug paraphernalia; a digital scale; and a box of sandwich baggies.

According to investigators, this is McNair’s sixth felony conviction. McNair received a 210-month sentence in the District of Columbia for multiple counts of robbery last year.

Therefore, he will serve his Maryland sentence consecutive to the District of Columbia sentence.