Dayton man sentenced to 22 years in prison for dealing drugs while on federal supervised release

DAYTON, Ohio – Marcus Gullatte, Sr., 38, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 264 months in prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Gullatte is a career offender and a prolific drug trafficker. He has engaged in an escalating pattern of drug trafficking over the past decade and has multiple drug convictions.

According to court documents in this case, throughout the summer of 2024, Gullatte acquired bulk amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine from a source of supply in the Dayton area and then resold the drugs for cash. 

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

Gullatte was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2024 and pleaded guilty in June.

Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Jason Cromartie, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cincinnati Division, announced the sentence imposed today by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Deputy Criminal Chief Tabacchi is representing the United States in this case.

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