Indictment Charges District Resident in Selling Dose of Fentanyl that Killed a 20-Year-Old Virginia Man
WASHINGTON – An Indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court charging Anthony Winslow, 44, of the District, in connection with selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 20-year-old Virginia man, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Jack Hargreaves was just 20 years old. His parents are now living every family’s worst nightmare. Anthony Winslow is being held accountable for his death, but no prosecution can undo this loss,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “Fentanyl continues to devastate families across our region. The D.C. Safe Task Force has seized more than 6.8 kilograms of fentanyl-laced drugs. DEA data shows progress, with 29 percent of fentanyl pills tested in FY 2025 containing a potentially lethal dose, down from 76 percent two years earlier. But the threat remains deadly. If you sell this poison in our communities, we will find you, prosecute you, and hold you accountable.”
“Unfortunately, this indictment involves the death of a very young resident from Virginia. Another promising young life, full of potential, has been lost to the war we are facing during this Fentanyl Crisis,” said Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx of the DEA Washington Division. “DEA’s sole mission is to combat illegal drugs, ensuring that those responsible for distributing deadly substances are held accountable. To all of you out there who sell or give deadly substances to our citizens, know that you are our priority, and we will commit all our resources to ensure you face the justice you deserve. Together, with our law enforcement and community partners, we are working towards a Fentanyl Free America.”
“Fentanyl and other illicit drugs devastate our community, and the Metropolitan Police Department remains committed to holding accountable those who traffic them,” said Assistant Chief of Police Ramey Kyle of the Metropolitan Police Department. “We’re grateful for the partnership of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the DEA, and the dedicated members of MPD who work tirelessly to protect the District and pursue justice for victims.”
According to the Government’s detention memo, John “Jack” Hargreaves, 20, of Sterling, Virginia, died on May 20, 2024, of a suspected drug overdose.
Early that morning, around 6 a.m., Winslow allegedly had driven Hargreaves’ Infiniti to a fire station at 50 49th Street NE. Hargreaves was pronounced deceased at the fire station. The Defendant reported to responding officers that the decedent picked him up the night before in DC, they drove to the Defendant’s friend’s house in Virginia, and he took over driving when the decedent began driving erratically because he had taken Xanax or Percocet. The Defendant drove to the fire station with the decedent already deceased in the passenger’s seat.
Winslow stayed at the scene until an MPD detective arrived. Winslow gave his account to the detective. After the interview, Winslow walked away from the fire station.
Personnel from the Medical Examiner’s office removed Hargreaves from the car’s passenger seat and recovered four blue M30 pills from Hargreaves’ left sock. The pills were analyzed at a DEA lab and tested positive for fentanyl.
Investigators reviewed data on Hargreaves’ phone and found evidence that Winslow had been selling narcotics to Hargreaves for a couple of months leading up to his death. The communications also showed that Winslow sold Hargreaves “blue pills” before they met up on May 19, 2024.
This case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and the DEA, Washington Division.
This investigation is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.
The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders.
The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Washington D.C. comprises agents and officers from numerous federal agencies with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Today’s action also was taken pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14367, which designated illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as Weapons of Mass Destruction.
