United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Deon Hanton, 35, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Kai N. Scott for drug and gun offenses.
The defendant was charged by indictment in December 2024 with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
In June of this year, he was convicted on all counts at trial.
As proven at trial, after serving prison sentences following state convictions for drug and other crimes - and while still on state parole - Hanton began trafficking significant amounts of marijuana, arming himself with a firearm that he was not permitted to possess.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Branwen McNabb O'Donnell and Special Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Zabel.
Contact
[email protected]
215-861-8300
Updated October 27, 2026
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Offenses
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