TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Justin Grantsteadman, 36, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida…

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Jaquan Tyrell Calhoun, 21, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced in federal court to 5 years and 10 months imprisonment for possession of a machinegun. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of…

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Kevin Eugene Leeks, Jr. (34, Leesburg) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Leeks faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – David Alan Miles, 31, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida…

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Jesse Jay Perez, 28, of Morgan Hill, California, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the…

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Jerney Jabara Purifoy, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Malik Ray, 28, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to eight years and two months in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The sentence was announced by…

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Camerino Perez Perez, 41, a/k/a “Squirrel,” a Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition as an alien unlawfully in the United States. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Vinson Tavaris Brown, 33, of Homestead, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and illegal possession of a machinegun. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Bill Ed Culpepper, Jr. 56, of Havana, Florida, has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of an unregistered machinegun. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charge.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “When…

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Malcolm Terrell Louis, 39, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and two…

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Jarrel Daniel Rivaz, 35, of Panama City, Florida was sentenced to twelve years in federal prison after a federal jury verdict convicted him for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and marijuana, possession of a firearm in…

Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Kyle Dudek has sentenced Derick Desir (28, Cape Coral) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for his role in a firearm trafficking conspiracy. Desir pleaded guilty on July 23, 2025, to conspiring to make a false statement to a firearms dealer and making…

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Oscar Cruz-Baldo, 40, of Mexico, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today that 46 individuals were indicted across three divisions of the Northern District of Florida during the lapse in appropriations…