NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Maurice McKeithan, also known as “Puff,” has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for two counts of distribution of fentanyl. He pleaded guilty to the charges on December 16, 2025.
According to a press release, the Wilmington Police Department and ATF made several controlled purchases of fentanyl and carfentanyl at various locations from McKeithan in Wilmington. A video from one of the controlled purchases shows that McKeithan had a firearm in his pocket.
McKeithan is also said to have repeatedly broken society’s laws and trust with prior convictions for selling heroin (2012), conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon (2015), and assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill as a habitual felon (2019). At the time he committed these most recent federal offenses, McKeithan was on probation for felony fleeing to elude law enforcement.
The release also said that McKeithan was a validated member of the United Blood Nation street gang…