PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the sentencing of Ke Andre Montez Gant to 6.5 years in prison. Gant faced charges including possession and attempts to sell fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and psilocybin mushrooms, illegally conducting an enterprise, and illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The sentencing took place at Pima County Superior Court on April 7, 2025.
“The Attorney General's office is making Arizona safer by busting one fentanyl dealer after another,” stated Attorney General Kris Mayes. “My office continues to work in lockstep with local law enforcement to put an end to the scourge of fentanyl that's infiltrated every Arizona community. Drug dealers and the cartels should be thinking twice before operating in my jurisdiction."
Between May and September of 2023, Gant was involved with an enterprise that conducted its affairs through racketeering in Pima County. During this period, he illegally sold methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl. On September 21, 2023, Gant attempted to knowingly sell approximately 0.161 pounds of fentanyl pills and 0.166 grams of methamphetamine, while in possession of psilocybin mushrooms. On the following day, he was found in possession of a firearm, despite being a convicted felon without restored gun rights.
Gant received a 6.5-year prison term for attempting to sell a narcotic drug and illegally conducting an enterprise. Additionally, he was sentenced to 4.5 years for weapons misconduct as a prohibited possessor, with both sentences to run concurrently. He is required to pay $4,450 to the State Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and forfeit three guns involved in the crime.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety conducted the investigation, and Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Lochner prosecuted the case.