Seattle man gets five years in prison for dealing cocaine with ghost gun

A 24-year-old Seattle man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine while armed with a 3D-printed handgun, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington.

They say Ishmael Malakhi Weddington received the five-year prison term in U.S. District Court after federal law enforcement officers caught him selling drugs in the city’s downtown commercial district.

Weddington pleaded guilty on Aug. 6, 2026, to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez imposed the sentence, which includes three years of supervised release following his release from prison…

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