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Alonzo Plenty Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison on Drug and Firearm Charges

A 35-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced on August 18, 2026, following a federal drug-trafficking and firearms investigation.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 3:36 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 4:05 p.m. ET
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On August 18, 2026, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher 35-year-old Alonzo Plenty to 11 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. Plenty was for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Plenty also agreed that the offense violated the conditions of his previous federal supervised release stemming from a prior conviction for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person. Official records state that on March 5, 2024, law enforcement pursued Plenty near the 800 block of Pontiac Avenue after observing him display characteristics of an armed person. During the foot pursuit, agents saw Plenty discard a firearm, which had been reported stolen from a Baltimore Police Department officer in 2006. Upon arresting Plenty, agents recovered 32 individual baggies of cocaine base, 26 gelcaps containing a counterfeit controlled substance, two cell phones, and $3,255. During booking at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, Plenty attempted to flee and discarded a bag containing 50 buprenorphine strips.

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  1. Aug 18, 2026, 3:55 p.m. ET

    Alonzo Plenty Sentenced to 11 Years on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

    On August 18, 2026, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher sentenced 35-year-old Alonzo Plenty to 11 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to official court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. Plenty was sentenced for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

    According to official records detailing evidence presented at trial, law enforcement agents pursued Plenty on March 5, 2024, near the 800 block of Pontiac Avenue after observing him displaying characteristics of an armed person. During the pursuit, Plenty discarded a firearm that was reported stolen from a Baltimore Police Department officer in 2006. Upon arresting Plenty, agents recovered 32 individual baggies of cocaine base, 26 gelcaps containing a counterfeit controlled substance, two cell phones, and $3,255. During an escape attempt at Central Booking, officers recovered a bag containing 50 buprenorphine strips that Plenty discarded into a holding cell.

    Official records state Plenty acknowledged that the offense violated conditions of his prior federal supervised release stemming from a previous conviction for firearm and ammunition possession. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence alongside representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Baltimore Police Department, and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Liane Kozik prosecuted the case.

  2. Aug 18, 2026, 3:36 p.m. ETFirst report

    Baltimore Man Sentenced to 11 Years on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

    On August 18, 2026, 35-year-old Alonzo Plenty of Baltimore was sentenced in federal court to 11 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release on drug-trafficking and firearm charges, according to records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher imposed the sentence for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The situation remains open as a developing case.

    According to court records, law enforcement agents observed Plenty displaying characteristics of an armed person on March 5, 2024, near the 800 block of Pontiac Avenue. When agents pursued Plenty down an alley, he discarded a firearm that had been reported stolen from a Baltimore Police Department officer in 2006. Upon his arrest, officers recovered 32 individual baggies of cocaine base, 26 gelcaps containing a counterfeit controlled substance, two cell phones, and $3,255. Plenty also agreed that the offense violated the conditions of his previous federal supervised release from a prior conviction for possessing a firearm and ammunition.

    During booking at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center, Plenty attempted to flee and discarded a plastic bag containing 50 buprenorphine strips into a holding cell, court records state. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence alongside ATF Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Richard Worley, and Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Carolyn J. Scruggs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Liane Kozik prosecuted the case under the Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

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