PCP Dealer in Possession of a Machine Gun Sentenced to 138 Months in Federal Prison

           WASHINGTON – Lamont Langston, 44, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 138 months in federal prison for supplying and coordinating the distribution of more than two kilograms of PCP to undercover officers while also possessing at least two firearms—a Glock with a machine gun conversion switch and an AK-style Draco semiautomatic pistol. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

           Langston pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, 2024, before Judge Dabney L. Friedrich to one count of possession with intent to distribute one kilo of phencyclidine (PCP) and to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. In addition to the 138-month prison term, Judge Friedrich ordered Langston to serve five years of supervised release. 

           According to court documents, Langston procured PCP for the conspiracy from at least November through late February 2024. On nine occasions, Langston’s co-conspirator, Jamar Bennett, sold wholesale quantities of the PCP to two undercover officers in water or juice bottles.

           Langston often stored the PCP at the home of co-conspirator Kelvin Sanker Jr., 42, who was later sentenced on Jan. 30, 2025, to 65 months in prison for his role in the trafficking ring. Co-conspirator Bennett, 45, was sentenced on Jan. 15, 2025, to 121 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of PCP, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.  Co-conspirator Norman Morris, 44, was convicted on June 4, 2025, for conspiracy to distribute PCP, following a jury trial. Morris will be sentenced on October 24, 2025.

           In addition to being the source of supply, Langston acted as an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor of others in the conspiracy. He admitted that he directed others in the preparation, storage, collection, and distribution of PCP.

           On February 25, 2024, Langston met with a co-conspirator on the 300 block of 57th St. NE. As an MPD police cruiser came down the street, Langston turned, ran, and discarded a loaded Glock Model 22C .40 caliber handgun with a machine gun conversion device and an extended magazine. Langston was apprehended about 30 minutes later, after an extensive search involving a K9 unit and a police helicopter. Police recovered a loaded AK-style Century Arms Micro Draco pistol with a 30-round extended magazine, $9,868 in cash; and an 8-ounce water bottle containing PCP. Less than 48 hours after his arrest, Langston began making calls from the jail to his co-conspirators to protect and further the conspiracy.

           Langston was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to his 2016 Superior Court conviction, and three-year prison sentence, for assault with a dangerous weapon.

           This case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration Washington Division, and the Metropolitan Police Department. It was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam L.D. Stempel and Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter V. Roman.

Security video still of Langston holding a can of starter fluid, as he let himself into a stash house for the conspiracy.