Upper Marlboro Drug Dealer Gets 15 Years in Prison

A 48-year-old Upper Marlboro man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for dealing drugs.

Donald Hunter known as "Pep" was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland.

Hunter, who was arrested in February 2011 and pleaded guilty in June 2011 for conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), cocaine base and heroin, and for felony gun possesion had been convicted four times previously on drug charges, according to federal prosecutors.

Hunter and at least three other conspirators—including Wayne Glymph and Samuel Braxton— sold PCP, heroin and crack to customers in Prince George's County and Washington, DC, according to court records.

Braxton's Temple Hills apartment and a bowling alley were used to store and distribute the drugs, according to the plea. Hunter packaged and delivered the drugs to customers, as well as collecting drug debts, the records stated.

According to the press release, "Hunter was responsible for distributing between one and three kilograms of PCP, between 28 and 112 grams of crack, and between 100 and 400 grams of heroin."

According to court records, it was on Feb. 23, 2011 that police searched Hunter's residence and found 8.5 grams of heroin, plastic baggies with cocaine residue, assorted drug paraphernalia and a loaded revolver.

Braxton, 44—otherwise known as "Fats"—and Glymph, 46, of Fort Washington, pleaded guilty to their participation in the conspiracy earlier and were  sentenced to 27 years and 10 years in prison, respectively.

Ten people have pleaded guilty for charges related to this drug conspiracy, according to the press release.