Convicted Felon Charged with Drug & Gun Offenses
Gainesville, Fla. – Quardarell Henry Robinson, 38, of Williston, Fla., has been indicted in federal court for manufacturing crack cocaine, possessing with the intent to distribute multiple controlled substances, possessing a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possessing multiple firearms as a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.
Robinson appeared in federal court for his arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Midori Lowry in Gainesville, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for June 17, 2026, at 8:30 am before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor.
Robinson faces up to life imprisonment for possessing a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, at least 5 years of which must be consecutive to any other sentence. Robinson also faces up to thirty years’ imprisonment for each of the controlled substance offenses and up to 15 years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The case was jointly investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Florida Highway Patrol. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Adam Hapner and James A. McCain.
An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
