United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Pensacola, Fla. – Jamil M. Hampton, 55, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been indicted in federal court on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine; one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges. 

Hampton appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho for his initial appearance at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida. Trial is scheduled for October 19, 2026, in Pensacola before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.

If convicted, Hampton faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and up to life imprisonment on the drug conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute counts due to a prior conviction for a serious drug felony; a minimum mandatory 5 years’ imprisonment and up to life imprisonment, consecutive to any other sentence, on the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking count; and up to 15 years’ imprisonment on the felon in possession count.            

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas S.P. Geeker.

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.