WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

DAYTON, Ohio - Marcus Gullatte, Sr., 38, of Dayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. He faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison.

Gullatte was on supervised release when he engaged in drug transactions. He has two prior federal drug trafficking convictions for which he was sentenced to 36 months and 60 months in prison respectively.

According to court documents, throughout the summer of 2024, Gullatte acquired bulk amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine from a source of supply in the Dayton area a...