18-03-2025
DC man pleads guilty to selling drugs, fentanyl that left 2 dead in 2023
WASHINGTON () — The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia () said a D.C. man pleaded guilty to selling large amounts of drugs, including a sale of fentanyl that led to the deaths of two men.
On March 14, Jevaughn Mark, 33, of D.C., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of cocaine, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The attorney's office said that between Jan. 10, 2024, and March 13, 2024, Mark was charged with eight counts of unlawful distribution and distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
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The charges stemmed from six purchases where Mark sold drugs to undercover DEA and Metropolitan Police Department task force officers. Officials said during each instance, officers requested to buy ketamine, also known as 'Special K.'
Instead, they were given a mixture of fentanyl and other substances, including heroin.
Once authorities obtained an indictment, police executed a search warrant at Mark's home and located two guns, cocaine, fentanyl, a body armor vest and about $38,000 in cash.
On June 13, he was charged with a superseding indictment in connection to the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine that led to the deaths of Brandon Román and Robert Barletta.
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Under the plea agreement, the attorney's office noted that Mark admitted to causing the death of the two men by selling them 'Ketamine,' which was actually fentanyl, in 2023.
According to the USADC, Román and Barletta shared the drugs with each other. They were found dead inside their home in Northwest, D.C., the day after Mark sold them fentanyl.
Mark's sentencing is scheduled for June 13, 2025.
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