Convicted Felon Sentenced to 30 Months for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Multiple Firearms

WASHINGTON - Robert Spriggs, 38, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana and for his unlawful possession of multiple firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Spriggs pleaded guilty on March 3, 2026, to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. In addition to the 30-month prison term, U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich ordered Spriggs to serve three years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested a 50-month prison term.

According to court documents, beginning in October 2023 and continuing through May 2024, Spriggs and his co-conspirators made multiple trips between the Baltimore-Washington area and Los Angeles to obtain marijuana for distribution. On one such trip in February 2024, law enforcement intercepted Spriggs and two co-conspirators at BWI Airport upon their return. Agents found 54.5 pounds of marijuana packed in vacuum-sealed bags in Spriggs's two suitcases.

Spriggs and his co-conspirators stored and sold their marijuana from an apartment in the 1900 block of C Street SE, which they referred to among themselves as the "Spot." Between April and October 2024, agents observed daily hand-to-hand drug transactions outside the building. Text messages recovered by law enforcement showed Spriggs coordinating drug sales and, in one exchange, telling associates that he made far more money as "Spot Manager" than he ever expected to earn from a conventional job.

On Oct. 30, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Spriggs's residence in the 500 block of 49th Street SE. Inside the apartment, agents recovered an AK-style rifle, a Springfield XD pistol, and a Kahr .45-caliber pistol, along with accompanying magazines and ammunition. Spriggs admitted to possessing the firearms.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI Washington Field Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Division Office.

The matter was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nihar Mohanty and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Isabelle Sun.

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