Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Defendant, aka ‘Frontline,’ Was Serving a Suspended Sentence During the Offenses

             WASHINGTON – Earl Isaac III, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to 90 months in prison in connection with possessing a Glock firearm with a machine gun conversion device, narcotics trafficking, and related counts, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves, Special Agent in Charge Craig Kailimai of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Washington Field Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

            Isaac, 21, also known as “Frontline,” pleaded guilty on January 9, 2024, before U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to four counts: (1) unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon; (2) unlawful possession with intent to distribute marijuana; (3) unlawful possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and (4) using, carrying, and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense. In addition to the prison term, Judge Kollar-Kotelly ordered Isaac to serve five years of supervised release.

            According to the government’s evidence, police executed a search warrant at a residence on Stanton Road SE on June 1, 2023. Under a bathroom sink, police found a .40 caliber Glock firearm, outfitted with a machine gun conversion device, and loaded with a high-capacity magazine that contained 21 rounds of ammunition. Police also found more than 100 small, round, blue pills inscribed with “M30” throughout the premises that were determined to contain fentanyl; 2.68 kilos of marijuana; and $2,020 in cash in the front left pocket of Isaac’s jeans.

            Isaac previously was convicted in 2022 for carrying a pistol without a license and sentenced to a 14-month suspended prison term under the Youth Rehabilitation Act with a one-year probationary term in D.C. Superior Court, which was later revoked.

            Isaac’s social media account showed that Isaac advertised marijuana for sale, sold marijuana and fentanyl, and posed with marijuana and the money he had earned from drug sales.

            The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with valuable assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration. It is being handled by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Coley and Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Sellinger. Valuable assistance was provided by former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Leiter and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sitara Witanachchi.