Dover Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Federal Drug, Gun Convictions

DOVER, Del. – A Dover man was sentenced on Thursday to 150 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a person
prohibited.

The United States Attorney’s Office District of Delaware has announced that 35-year-old Amir Watts was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika on Mar. 19.

“Guns and drugs are a lethal combination. This defendant trafficked in both,” said U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace. “Judge Noreika’s just sentence appropriately reflects the dangerousness of Amir Watts’ conduct.”

According to court documents, Watts was arrested on his way to sell an undercover officer two pounds of methamphetamine. In the months prior to his arrest, Watts had sold that same undercover officer increasing quantities of methamphetamine and a gun.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Delaware State Police investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Claudia L. Pare prosecuted.