District Jury Finds Recently Released Felon Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession

WASHINGTON - Deshawn Raphael Loggins, 24, a previously convicted felon on federal supervised release who resides in Capitol Heights, MD, was found guilty on Thursday, September 18, in U.S. District Court of narcotics and firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Following a four-day trial, a federal jury deliberated for over a day and found Loggins, also known as "Dae Dae," guilty of unlawful possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, of unlawful possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, and of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.

Judge Dabney L. Friedrich scheduled sentencing for Jan. 13, 2026.

According to court documents, on June 6, 2024, officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) were called to a building on the 100 block of Atlantic Street SE, in response to ongoing complaints.

Officers entered the vestibule and observed four individuals, including Loggins, seated around in a circle in the hallway. At the foot of Loggins' chair was a bottle of promethazine-codeine in a woman's name and a black drawstring bag. Immediately to Loggins' left was a clear bag containing three grams of a substance that field tested positive for crack cocaine. Loose cash was strewn on a flight of stairs. Through the open door of a nearby apartment, officers observed in plain view suspected crack cocaine, blue zips in clear plastic bags, additional U.S. currency, and a digital scale.

Officers placed Loggins under arrest and escorted him outside where he was searched. From Loggins' pockets, officers recovered $1,689 in cash and a key fob to a rented Dodge Charger. The Dodge Charger was parked nearby. After a trained MPD drug canine sniffed the vehicle, officers conducted a search of the car. In the center console, they found a firearm with an extended magazine, a plastic bag containing 50 grams of crack cocaine, and 177 oxycodone pills of assorted types.

Loggins has a prior felony conviction for drug trafficking, was recently released, and was on federal supervised release at the time he committed in the instant offense. In October 2022, Loggins was sentenced to 42 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine base. As part of that plea, Loggins admitted that he was responsible for selling between 28 grams and 112 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine base.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations' (HSI) Washington, D.C. field office, with assistance from the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition, valuable assistance was provided by Customs and Border Protection, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Iris Y. McCranie and Michael L. Barclay of the Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking (VCNT) section.

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