Woodbridge man sentenced for federal drug trafficking and firearm crimes after vehicle pursuit from a shooting Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia Dateline: Alexandria, Virginia Date: 6 March 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Woodbridge man was sentenced today to eight years in prison for fentanyl trafficking and firearm offenses.

According to court documents, on March 26, 2023, a Prince William County Police Department officer observed a vehicle matching one described leaving the scene of a shooting at which a victim was struck by a stray bullet in her apartment. After a brief pursuit, the vehicle stopped, and Alhajie Alpha Kamara, 20, and two other individuals abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. During the chase, Kamara dropped a loaded .40-caliber handgun and a jacket. Inside the jacket were 494 fentanyl pills, Kamara’s iPhone, approximately $560 in cash, and a black ski mask.

Kamara was later arrested after being subdued by a bystander. While searching the vehicle from which Kamara had fled, police found two additional firearms, including one that was modified with a “Glock-switch” as a machinegun conversion device. On Dec. 11, 2023, Kamara pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and knowingly carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Prince William County; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Division; Virginia State Police; Prince William County Police Department; and Arlington County Police Department assisted in the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Bredemeier and Special Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Carter prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 23-CR-149.

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Updated March 7, 2024