SEATTLE — A 40-year-old Renton man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 50 months in prison for drug trafficking, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The sentencing follows an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations into drug trafficking and sex trafficking linked to the “Family Mafia Crips” gang. Law enforcement authorities identified Davon Malbrough as a gang member who repeatedly sold fentanyl and methamphetamine at a homeless encampment in Bellingham.
According to court records, law enforcement observed Malbrough at the Bellingham transient encampment on several days in July 2023. On three separate occasions, Malbrough sold fentanyl powder and pills to an individual working with law enforcement.
In December 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of Malbrough’s Jaguar SUV. The search resulted in the seizure of 10 grams of pure methamphetamine, 3.5 grams of fentanyl pills, 12.6 grams of fentanyl powder, two drug scales, and $1,250 in drug proceeds.
A federal grand jury indicted Malbrough in October 2025 on charges of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and two counts of distribution of controlled substances. In June 2026, he pleaded guilty to possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute.
U.S. District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson presided over the sentencing hearing and addressed the nature of the offenses. “This is a very serious offense. The defendant distributed highly addictive drugs to highly addicted people,” Evanson said.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zachary Dilon and Kate Crisham prosecuted the case. Prosecutors requested a 63-month sentence, noting Malbrough’s prior conviction and rapid recidivism. Malbrough had been released from prison in late 2018 following a nearly 150-month sentence for first-degree assault and ended his term of supervised release on Oct. 18, 2022. Prosecutors wrote in court filings that he resumed drug sales and human trafficking less than a year later.