Baltimore Man Sentenced to Five Years for Drug and Firearm Charges
Dwone Bryant was sentenced to five years in federal prison for firearm possession and drug trafficking.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 4:07 p.m. ET
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Aug 19, 2026, 4:23 p.m. ET
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Five Years for Drug and Gun Offenses
Official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland state that U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced 29-year-old Dwone Bryant of Baltimore to five years in prison followed by three years of supervised release on August 19, 2026. Bryant was sentenced for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
According to trial evidence cited in official records, law enforcement monitored Bryant on November 6, 2023, using surveillance near bus stops in the 200 block of North Eutaw Street. Agents observed Bryant sell 10 buprenorphine strips in exchange for $50. Following his arrest, law enforcement recovered a handgun loaded with nine rounds of live ammunition, 16 additional buprenorphine strips, 11 pills containing methamphetamine, a small baggie of suspected marijuana, and $166.75. Official records state Bryant was prohibited from possessing firearms due to multiple prior drug-related felony convictions.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alongside the Baltimore Police Department, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Levin.
Aug 19, 2026, 4:07 p.m. ETFirst report
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Firearms and Drug Offenses
According to official court documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland, 29-year-old Dwone Bryant of Baltimore was sentenced on August 19, 2026, to five years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher imposed the sentence for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The case remains open and developing.
Official court documents state that on November 6, 2023, law enforcement agents used a surveillance camera to monitor the 200 block of North Eutaw Street near the Lexington Market metro and bus stops. Agents observed Bryant conduct a hand-to-hand drug transaction, selling 10 buprenorphine strips for $50. Following his arrest, officers recovered a handgun loaded with nine rounds of live ammunition, 16 additional buprenorphine strips, 11 pills containing methamphetamine, a small baggie of suspected marijuana, and $166.75.
Court documents note that Bryant was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition due to multiple prior drug-related felonies. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence alongside Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer and Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Richard Worley. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Levin prosecuted the case under Project Safe Neighborhoods.
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