TAMPA, F la . – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Benancio Pineda (50, Mexico) to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Pineda entered a guilty plea on September 28, 2023. According to court documents, o n December 20...

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Ronnie Lee Seward (41, Seffner) to 25 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine . Seward entered a guilty plea on September 20, 2023 . According to court documents, on January 12, 2023, the...

ORLANDO, Fla . – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Kyle Jay Hunter Baronville (36, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine . Baronville faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in...

TAMPA, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Ronnie Lee Seward (41, Seffner) to 25 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine . Seward entered a guilty plea on September 20, 2023 . According to court documents, on January 12, 2023...

ORLANDO , Fla . – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentenced Michael Jayson Scarlett (44, Moreno Valley, CA) to five years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it . The court also ordered Scarlett to...

ORLANDO, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced John David Horton (38, Georgia) to 10 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl . Horton had pleaded...

TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Robert Jones IV, a/k/a “Klout,” (24 , Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver . Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison for...

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Floyd Hintteon Green, Jr. (62, Winter Haven) to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine . Green was found guilty on September 6, 2023, following a bench trial. According...

ORLANDO, Fla . – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the return of an indictment charging Shawndell Johnson (31, Melbourne) with distribution of controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis sentenced Andrez Galarza Miranda (51, Mexico) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Galarza Miranda had pleaded guilty on September 29, 2023. According to court...