Man pleads to trafficking heroin and promoting prostitution charges

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A Wake County man pleaded guilty for trafficking heroin and promoting prostitution charges.

David Julian Gantt, 28, was charged with two counts of Trafficking in Heroin, PWIMSD a Schedule IV Controlled Substance and two counts of Promoting Prostitution.

Detectives with the New Hanover Sheriff’s Office received information from the Raleigh Police Department that Gantt had traveled from Raleigh and was posting advertisements for prostitution services available in Wilmington.

Gantt solicited men online to engage in prostitution services with a 29-year-old female at the Budgetel Inn located at 4903 Market Street.

After the criminal investigation, detectives discovered more than eight grams of heroin concealed within the folds of Gantt’s stomach and crotch area.

Gantt was sentenced up to 8 years in prison for his charges.