Washington DC Large Scale Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison. Friday, October 5, 2024, 6:30 P.M. ET. 3 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,. WASHINGTON, DC.- On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Antonio Christian Payne, 31, of Northeast Washington D.C., appeared in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to 235 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release on 10 federal felony charges in connection with drug trafficking and firearms offenses throughout the District of Columbia.