Lexington County man sentenced to federal prison on drug, gun charges

COLUMBIA, S.C.(WOLO)– A Lexington County man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty, says the Justice Dept.

Courtesy: Sumter County Sheriff’s Office

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De’Marionne Zaquann Miller, 22, of Lexington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing the firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that on June 14, 2025, deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department responded to an apartment after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident.

While deputies were on their way to the location, they learned that Miller had an outstanding warrant for a probation violation, according to officials.

As law enforcement arrived to the scene, Miller ran out of the apartment with an AK-style rifle and a backpack.

When deputies caught up with Miller, he did not have the rifle, but after arresting Miller, the deputies retraced his steps and located the AK-style firearm, says the Justice Dept.

In the seized backpack, deputies located cash, numerous individual bags of marijuana, and two cellphones.

A subsequent search of the apartment revealed a large vacuum sealed bag of marijuana, a digital drug scale, and ammunition, say officials.

Miller was sentenced to 111 months imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision.