Baltimore Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges
A Baltimore man has been sentenced in federal court in connection with drug-trafficking crimes, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced. U.S. Chief District Judge George L. Russell, III, sentenced Dennis Harlee, 26, to 70 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, on December 4, 2025, Baltimore Police Department officers patrolled a West Baltimore block known as a prolific open-air drug market and for gun violence associated with the drug trade. After an unknown person spotted law enforcement and alerted others that police were in the area, several individuals, including Harlee, sprinted out of the rear yard of a residence on the block.
Detectives saw Harlee running while holding his left arm stiff against the side of his body, apparently holding something against his waistband. Believing he was armed, officers followed him in their vehicle before pursuing him on foot. Harlee entered a backyard and attempted to toss the firearm, but it bounced off the side wall of a house. Officers recovered the loaded firearm, which held five rounds of ammunition including a chambered round, and also recovered from Harlee a clear plastic bag containing 32 clear gel caps of a fentanyl mixture.
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Charles Doerrer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and Commissioner Richard Worley of the Baltimore Police Department. The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Wood.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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