Philadelphia man gets 15 years for marijuana trafficking and gun offences
Deon Hanton, 35, received 15 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release on 27 October 2026. A jury had convicted him of marijuana trafficking and two firearms offences.
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania, United States
Deon Hanton, 35, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
on 27 October 2026 for marijuana trafficking and firearms offences.[1][2]U.S. District Judge Kai N. Scott also ordered five years of supervised release
after the prison term.[1][2]The sentence followed a jury trial in June 2026,
when Hanton was convicted on all three counts against him.[1][2]
A federal grand jury had indicted Hanton in December 2024.[1]The charges
were possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it, possessing a gun to
further drug trafficking, and possessing a firearm despite a felony conviction.[1][2]Prosecutors said trial evidence showed that he began trafficking
marijuana after serving state prison sentences for drug and other offences.[1][2]He was still on state parole and armed himself with a gun he was
prohibited from possessing.[1][2]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Philadelphia Police Department
investigated the case.[1][2]U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced the
sentence, and federal prosecutors Branwen McNabb O’Donnell and Shannon Zabel
handled the prosecution.[1]
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