Knox Place Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to 100 Months in Federal Prison

WASHINGTON - Matthew Green, 31, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced October 7 in U.S. District Court to 100 months in prison in connection with his possession of a Glock 19 pistol as he was distributing narcotics in and around the 2900 block of Knox Place SE in Southeast D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Green pleaded guilty on July 8, 2025, to a two-count Information charging him with possession with the intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), cocaine base, and marijuana, and to possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. In addition to the 100-month prison sentence, the Honorable Timothy J. Kelly ordered Green to serve three years of supervised release.

Joining in the announcement of the sentencing was FBI Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the Washington Field Office.

According to court documents, in the Summer of 2024, FBI agents initiated a long-term investigation of a drug trafficking conspiracy centered around the 2900 block of Knox Place, SE.[1] Law enforcement had identified an alleged fentanyl and PCP trafficker with a stash house in the 2900 block of Knox Place. Over the course of their investigation into the trafficker's narcotics suppliers, investigating agents determined that Green was a supplier of the trafficker's PCP.

On October 3, 2024, an undercover officer met the trafficker outside a Knox Place apartment building. The trafficker subsequently waved to Green, who stepped into the building and then returned with several vials of PCP. As Green attempted to hand off the PCP to the trafficker, he instead asked Green to "give it to my man, cus," referring to the undercover officer.

In the morning of December 16, 2024, a caller to 911 reported seeing a man pointing a gun at cars near the 2800 block of Gainesville Street SE, approximately a half-mile from the 2900 block of Knox Place. Responding MPD officers saw Green, who matched the caller's description, and stopped him. From Green's front jacket pocket, officers recovered a loaded Glock 19, Gen 5 pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition in the magazine and one round in the chamber.

In Green's backpack, officers recovered an array of distribution-level quantities of narcotics that included 48 grams of crack cocaine, more than 62 grams of PCP that was packaged in 122 vials, 366 grams of marijuana, and a 20-ounce plastic bottle of pink liquid suspected to be "lean," a cocktail of prescription cough syrup and soda.

This case was investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office, with assistance from the DEA Washington Division and the Metropolitan Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew W. Kinskey, John Crabb, Jr., and John Parron, as well as former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sitara Witanachchi, of the Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking Offenses and Federal Major Crimes Sections of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.

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Editor's Note:
This matter occurred on date indicated but not published at that time due to government shutdown. Press release posted and made available following the return to normal operations.