Ashaad Anthony Turner, a 24-year-old previously convicted felon, was sentenced on Mar. 27 to 30 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a stolen, loaded firearm and intending to distribute marijuana in Northwest Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address gun violence and drug distribution involving repeat offenders in the District of Columbia.
Turner pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2025 before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan to two counts: unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and unlawful possession with intent to distribute marijuana. In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Sooknanan ordered Turner to serve three years of supervised release.
According to court documents, Metropolitan Police Department officers stopped Turner on Aug. 25, 2024 during a traffic stop at a gas station in the 900 block of Florida Avenue NW. Turner provided officers with a false name and dropped blue round pills containing heroin as he exited the vehicle. A search led police to find a stolen Sig Sauer P365 pistol loaded with one round in the chamber and twelve rounds in the magazine as well as additional quantities of cocaine base and marijuana along with packaging materials consistent with drug distribution.
Authorities reported that the Sig Sauer pistol had been stolen from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. Turner had prior convictions for assault with a dangerous weapon after firing at someone in D.C., as well as illegal possession of a firearm in Prince George's County Circuit Court—making this his third conviction involving firearms within five years. At his August arrest he was already on probation following his Maryland conviction.
The Metropolitan Police Department investigated this case while prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared English along with former Assistant U.S Attorneys Megan McFadden and John Parron.
