Armed drug dealer convicted on weapons and drug charges

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A federal jury convicted a man on drug and weapons charges Wednesday.

According to court records, the Wilmington Police Department conducted a traffic stop of Anthony Travis Slaughter, 30, on Princess Place Drive in Wilmington.

After a police K9 positively alerted on the vehicle, a police search uncovered approximately two pounds of marijuana, along with marijuana packaging and a digital scale in the car. Police also located a loaded firearm under the driver’s seat. 

Slaughter was prohibited from possessing a firearm based on seven prior state felony convictions for drug and violent crimes.  These include a conviction for common law robbery as well as multiple convictions for selling heroin.

Slaughter faces at least five years and up to life in prison when he is sentenced in August 2025.