U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Middle District Of Florida Fourth Quarter 2023 Prosecutions Reach 123 Firearms And Violent Crime Defendants As Part Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today the fourth quarter results of the Middle District of Florida’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy. During the fourth quarter, ending on September 30, 2023, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida has prosecuted 123 defendants for federal firearms and violent crime offenses. The prosecutions include defendants who have been indicted, pleaded guilty, been convicted at trial or who have been sentenced. In addition, law enforcement seized several silencers and hundreds of machine gun conversion devises. Over the last fiscal year, the United States Attorney’s Office has prosecuted more than 250 defendants and seized approximately 400 firearms. (See chart for case details)
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has also engaged in community outreach efforts aimed at violent crime prevention throughout the year. Specifically, re-entry program events this summer reached over 300 inmates and individuals recently released to the community.
“Our office is committed to reducing violent crime throughout the Middle District of Florida,” said U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg. “We will continue working with our law enforcement partners and community stakeholders as part of our joint effort to make our communities safer.”
PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. This evidence-based program has proven to be effective at reducing violent crime by engaging a broad spectrum of stakeholders working together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in communities and developing comprehensive solutions that reduce crime. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses on prevention and intervention efforts through community engagement and problem-solving partnerships, strategic enforcement of the most violent offenders, and locally based re-entry programs to reduce recidivism.
MDFL PSN 4th Quarter Case Highlights
United States v. Louis Michael Pasquazzi (Ft. Myers)
In July 2022, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Louis Michael Pasquazzi. A search of the vehicle revealed two firearms, one under the driver’s seat and the other in the passenger side glovebox. Following the traffic stop, a search warrant was executed at Pasquazzi’s residence which resulted in the recovery of cocaine and fentanyl. Additionally, four firearms and ammunition were located inside the home. Pasquazzi, a 12-time convicted felon, qualified as an Armed Career Criminal and was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison.
United States v. Dwayne Eric Thompson (Jacksonville)
On July 11, 2023, a federal jury found Dwayne Eric Thompson guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Thompson faces a minimum mandatory maximum penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 17, 2023. According to evidence presented at trial, on March 8, 2023, Thompson was arrested, pursuant to an outstanding warrant, by officers from the Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office and his car was searched. A loaded pistol was recovered from the center console. During the search, Thompson and the other passengers denied knowledge and ownership of the firearm. DNA evidence presented at trial showed that Thompson’s DNA was present on the firearm and the loaded magazine. At the time he possessed the firearm, Thompson had multiple prior felony convictions and was on federal supervised release, having previously been convicted by a federal jury in 2010, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Thompson had previously been sentenced to over 14 years in federal prison and was released on November 20, 2022. As a convicted felon, Thompson is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. Thompson qualifies as an Armed Career Criminal based upon his past criminal record.
United States v. Kingsley Wilson and Viviana Rodriguez (Ocala)
On August 22, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a 39-count indictment charging Kingsley Wilson (35, Kissimmee) and Viviana Rodriguez (41, Kissimmee) with dealing in firearms without a license, making a materially false statement to a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL), and causing an FFL to maintain false information in its official records. If convicted, Wilson and Rodriguez each face 10 years in federal prison for each count of making a materially false statement to an FFL; a maximum penalty of 5 years’ imprisonment for dealing in firearms without a license; and 5 years in prison for each count of causing an FFL to maintain false information in its official records. According to evidence presented in court, between January 2022 and July 2023, Wilson purchased 89 firearms from multiple gun dealers in Florida. During that same period, Rodriguez purchased approximately 40 firearms, also from licensed gun dealers. While purchasing these firearms, Wilson and Rodriguez each falsely certified on ATF Form 4473s (Firearm Transaction Records) that they were the “actual transferee/buyer” of the firearms. Actually, they were purchasing the firearms for other individuals. Ten firearms purchased by Wilson have been recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes (including homicides) in the Bahamas and Canada. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
United States v. DaMarris Jean Saint-Juste, et al (Orlando)
In September 2023, DaMarris Jean Saint-Juste, Marcus Terrell Ellington, Jr., Nelson Ross Henderson, and Rodreakas Deshay Smith, Jr. were each sentenced to prison terms of between 10-17 years for their respective roles in a string of armed robberies throughout Orlando. In a series of eight armed robberies, the men entered convenience stores wearing masks and brandishing firearms to compel the employees to surrender cash, lottery tickets, and tobacco products. The robberies were investigated by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and all four of the perpetrators were identified, charged, and convicted. Saint-Juste and Ellington fled Orlando and were apprehended by the FBI while hiding in North Carolina. A fifth participant, who was a juvenile when these crimes occurred, was prosecuted in state court.
United States v. Lemar Cowart and Armani Dilworth (Tampa)
On September 15, 2023, Lemar Cowart (27, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and Armani Dilworth (28, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to 8 years and 10 months’ imprisonment for possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on May 4, 2020, an eyewitness observed a car occupied by Dilworth and Cowart pull into oncoming traffic and shoot into the front of another vehicle. This action caused the other vehicle to retaliate, and a high-speed chase ensued. The car which Dilworth and Cowart occupied ultimately crashed into a gate at Azalea Middle School, and Cowart and Dilworth ran from the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, officers found cocaine, two substances containing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, alprazolam, oxycodone, amphetamine, buprenorphine, and cannabis. They also found indications of narcotics distribution, including plastic sandwich bags; two scales, scissors, smaller jewelry bags, and one firearm inside the vehicle. Dilworth’s and Cowart’s DNA were found on the firearm recovered in the vehicle.
These cases are being prosecuted by the Assistant United States Attorneys in all five divisions throughout the Middle District of Florida. For additional information on Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit our website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/project-safe-neighborhoods-0.
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Charged Cases |
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Defendant(s) (Age) |
Charges Minimum/Maximum Terms of Imprisonment |
Firearms Seized |
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Fort Myers Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Jimmy Derrick Diggs (57)
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Possession of firearms and ammunition as an Armed Career Criminal Minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
2 |
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Wyatt Henderson (64) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Coroy Flournoy (40) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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These PSN cases from the Fort Myers Division are being handled by AUSAs Simon Eth. |
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Jacksonville Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Danny Ray Boree (38)
Angela Denee Lynch (47) |
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to 40 years Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to 40 years
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Antonio Jose Melean Reyes (29) |
Using common carrier to transport firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number Maximum prison term: 5 years Smuggling goods from the U.S. Maximum prison term: 10 years |
3 |
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Jucory Randell Kirtsey (44) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Brendon Bobby Brown (25) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Minimum mandatory prison: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Tyler Christian Parker-Rivero (24) |
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana; distribution of marijuana; possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute Maximum prison term: 5 years per count Possession of a firearm during commission of a federal crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
6 |
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Anthony Tyrone Mackey (40) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
2 |
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Jason Dion Harris (42) |
False statements to a firearms dealer Maximum prison term: 5 years |
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Timothy Crowe (54) |
False statements to a firearms dealer Maximum prison term: 5 years |
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These PSN cases from the Jacksonville Division are being handled by AUSAs Kevin Frein, Brenna Falzetta, John Cannizzaro, Frank Talbot and Aakash Singh. |
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Ocala Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Clinton Kaham (25)
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Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Brady Kyle Milton Williams (27) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
2 |
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Raymond Devon Haynes (33) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Kingsley Samuel Richard Wilson (35) Viviana Rodriguez (41) |
False statement to a firearms dealer Maximum prison term: 10 years Dealing in firearms without a license Maximum prison term: 5 years False statement in required information kept by a firearms’ dealer Maximum prison term: 5 years |
139 |
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These PSN cases from the Ocala Division are being handled by AUSAs Hanna Nowalk, Sarah Swartzberg, and Belkis Crockett. |
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Orlando Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Antoine Johnson (44) |
Possession of a firearm by an Armed Career Criminal Minimum mandatory prison term 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Robert Badders (33) |
Receipt of child pornography Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to 20 years Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
2 |
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Angel Ruben Hernandez, Jr. (75) |
Failure to record firearms purchaser by FFL dealer Maximum prison term: 5 years |
9 |
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Nicholas Brooks Race (40) |
Bank robbery (two counts) Maximum prison term: 20 years per count |
0 |
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Xavier Omar Hernandez-Gerena (34) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Ellis Dulaire (25) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Jose’Luis Gabriel Villanueva (31) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
4 |
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These PSN cases from the Orlando Division are being handled by AUSAs Stephanie McNeff, Ranganath Manthripragada, Dana Hill, Michael Sartoian, Courtney Richardson-Jones, and Rachel Lyons. |
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Tampa Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Devon Floyd (31) |
Hobbs Act robbery Maximum prison term: 20 years |
2 |
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Stewart Walter Bachmann (55) |
Unlicensed possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record Maximum prison term: 10 years |
4 |
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Emmanuel Dourthe (24)
Brendan Wells (27) |
Conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances Minimum mandatory prison term: 10 years, up to life Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
1 |
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Sherron Gary (40) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Reshay Rashard Nelson (43) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: life |
1 |
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These PSN cases from the Tampa Division are being handled by AUSAs Samantha Newman and Michael Kenneth. |
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Adjudicated Cases |
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Defendant(s) (Age) |
Charges Minimum/Maximum Terms of Imprisonment |
Firearms Seized |
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Fort Myers Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Brandon Albanito (37) |
Possession of a firearm by convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
2 |
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Steven Barnes (26) |
Possession of a firearm by convicted felon. Maximum prison term: 15 years Possession of a firearm with obliterated serial number Maximum prison term: 5 years |
1 |
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Manuel Copland (30)
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Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
3 |
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Deshon Walker (27) |
Possession of a firearm by convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Keith Drayton, Jr. (30) |
Possession of a firearm by convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Marvin Harris (25) and Latrel Jackson (26) |
Conspiracy to commit interstate murder for hire, interstate murder for hire Maximum prison term: life |
2 |
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Mar’tavious Brown (45)
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Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
1 |
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Chester Risco, III (19)
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Possession of a firearm by convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Robert Wright (21)
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Possession of a machine gun Maximum prison term: 10 years |
1 |
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These PSN cases from the Fort Myers Division are being handled by AUSAs Simon Eth, Mark R. Morgan, and Michael Leeman. |
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Jacksonville Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Dwayne Eric Thompson (39) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Maisha K. Daniels (46) |
Selling a stolen firearm Maximum prison term: 10 years |
1 |
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Shawntae Jamell Clark (44) |
Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine Maximum prison term: 10 years Possession of a firearm as a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Edward Sherwood Gustafson, IV (30) |
Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to 40 years Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Lucas Shirley II (28) |
Transferring short-barreled rifles not registered in the national firearms registration and transfer record Maximum prison term: 10 years |
29 |
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Pocols Lashawn Jackson (39) |
Illegal distribution of a controlled substance Maximum prison term: 20 years
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Tony Kenneth Paul, Jr. (23) |
Possession of a machine gun Maximum prison term: 10 years
Possession with intent to distribute marijuana Maximum prison term: 5 years |
3 |
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Pernell Dewayne Bodiford, Jr. (25) |
False statements to a firearms dealer during firearm purchase Maximum prison term: 10 years |
0 |
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Bronquell Aurion Hutchinson (24) |
False statements to a firearms dealer during firearm purchase Maximum prison term: 10 years |
0 |
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Mario Lenard Elbert (34) |
Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl Maximum prison term: 20 years of Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years Possession of a machine gun Maximum prison term: 10 years |
2 |
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Charles Hood (65) |
Possession of an unregistered machinegun Maximum prison term: 10 years |
3 |
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These PSN cases from the Jacksonville Division are being handled by AUSAs John Cannizzaro, Michael J. Coolican, and Kevin Frein. |
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Ocala Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Christopher Worlds (36) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Eddie Lee Parks, III (24) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Brian David Casey (35) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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These PSN cases from the Ocala Division are being handled by AUSAs Tyrie K. Boyer, and Hannah Nowalk. |
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Orlando Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Antione Oshea Ladson (29) |
Possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana Maximum prison term: 20 years Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Christian Arroyo-Rivera (30) |
Possession of firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 10 years
Possession with intent to distribute cocaine Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to 40 years |
1 |
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Zachary Ramyard (22) |
Conspiracy to rob a postal carrier, robbery of postal carrier Maximum prison term: 35 years |
0 |
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Camilo Ignacio Vivas Sanchez (20) |
Conspiracy to rob a postal carrier, robbery of postal carrier Maximum prison term: 35 years |
0 |
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Jeremy Deion Middleton (24) |
Receiving stolen firearms Maximum prison term: 10 years |
13 |
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Terrell Anthony Robinson (36) |
Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA Maximum prison term: 20 years
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and Armed Career Criminal Minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Allen Lee Glover (24) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
2 |
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These PSN cases from the Orlando Division are being handled by AUSA David Pardo, Megan Testerman, Kara Wick, John Gardella, and Dana Hill. |
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Tampa Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Deandre Riviera Lopez (33) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Antonio Brown (55)
Steve Jackson (41) |
Conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery Maximum prison term: 20 years Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence Mandatory minimum prison term: 7 years |
1 |
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Basilio Amaury Bron, Jr. (43) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 10 years |
1 |
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Randell Love (48) |
Possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute Maximum prison term: 20 years Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
1 |
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Marquis Henry Mack (33) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Jonathan Kyle Eva (51) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years |
1 |
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Rodney Devon Jones (28)
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Carjacking Maximum prison term: 15 years Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence Minimum mandatory prison term: 7 years, up to life |
1 |
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Sean Peter Brewer (32) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Maximum prison term: 15 years of Possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it Maximum prison term: 20 years Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Minimum mandatory prison term: 5 years, up to life |
1 |
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Michael Edward Lindsey (47) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of controlled substance with the intent to distribute it Under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the minimum mandatory prison term: 15 years, up to life |
1 |
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Michelle Denise Herds (45) |
Possession of controlled substances with intent to sell; possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime Maximum prison term: life |
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These PSN cases from the Tampa Division are being handled by AUSAs David W.A. Chee, Charlie D. Connally, Michael Kenneth, Christopher F. Murray, Samantha Beckman, and David P. Sullivan. |
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Sentenced Cases |
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Defendant(s) (Age) |
Charges Sentence Imposed |
Firearms Seized |
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Fort Myers Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Travis Anderson (36)
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Possession of firearms and ammunition by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 9 years |
4 |
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Michael Karp (50)
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Possession of a firearm and ammunition in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Sentence imposed: 5 years |
6 |
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Shaborn Washington (25)
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Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 9 years, 2 months |
1 |
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James Blanks (27) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 1 year |
1 |
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Samuel Bruner (37) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 15 years |
3 |
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Louis Pasquazzi (53)
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Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Possession with intent to distribute controlled substance. Sentence imposed: 18 years |
4 |
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Javonte Whitfield (25) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 4 years, 9 months
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1 |
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These PSN cases from the Fort Myers Division were handled by AUSAs Simon Eth and Mark Morgan. |
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Jacksonville Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Dylan Milton Jarvis (31) |
Unlawful possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act firearm (sawed-off shotgun) Sentence imposed: 1 year, 4 months |
1 |
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Gregory Austin Eward (25) |
Conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers Sentence imposed: 2 years |
0 |
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Antoine Danielle Pearson, Jr. (28) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 3 years, 1 month |
1 |
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Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin (43)
Matthew Hoover (43) |
Conspiracy to transfer unregistered machineguns, transfer of unregistered machine guns, structuring withdrawals, possession of unregistered machine guns Sentenced imposed (Ervin): 5 years, 8 months Sentence imposed (Hoover): 5 years |
0 |
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Cody Mack McCormick (35) |
Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon Sentenced imposed: 1 year |
0 |
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Byron Jones (34) |
False statements to a firearms dealer Sentenced imposed: Time served plus 2 years’ supervised release |
0 |
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These PSN cases from the Jacksonville Division were handled by AUSAs John Cannizzaro, Michael Coolican, Kevin Frein, Laura Taylor, Kirwin Mike, Frank Talbot, and Cherie Krigsman. |
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Ocala Division |
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4th Quarter |
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David Robinson (24) |
Possession of an unregistered NFA weapon Sentence imposed: 18 months’ probation |
1
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Luis Alicea (29) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 2 years |
1 |
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Brandon Jamal Alex Grant (22) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 3 years, 1 month |
2 |
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Wayne A. Phillips, Jr. (44) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 15 years |
1 |
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Antonio Eugene Brutton (35) |
Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon Sentence imposed: 16 years |
2 |
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Raeqwon Emmanuel Munnerlyn (27) |
Possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; possession of a firearm/ammunition by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 18 years |
1
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Woodrow Milton Butler (40) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 7 years |
1 |
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These PSN cases from the Ocala Division were handled by AUSAs Sarah Swartzberg, William S. Hamilton, Hanna Nowalk, and Tyrie K. Boyer. |
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Orlando Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Anthony Quantarius Brooks (21) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 4 years |
1 |
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Michael Jerome Virgil (23) |
Armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence Sentence imposed: 10 years, 10 months |
1 |
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Robert J. Potocnack (48) |
Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crimes Sentence imposed: 15 years |
2 |
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Alvarez Caprio Cosby (25)
Desmond Nyshon Smith (18) |
Possession of firearm as a convicted felon Sentence imposed (Cosby): 3 years Sentence imposed (Smith): 3 years |
3 |
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Rafick Gordon Gilpin (32) |
Conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense Sentence imposed: 10 years |
1
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Leo Lamar Massey, III (47) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 1 year |
1 |
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Jacoby Jules Colon (20)
Darius Rodney Capers (19) |
Conspiracy to rob postal carriers, armed postal robbery, and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence Sentence imposed: 10 years Conspiracy to rob postal carriers and attempted robbery of a postal carrier. Sentence imposed: 4 years, 9 months |
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DaMarris Saint-Juste (20) Marcus Ellington (22)
Nelson Henderson (21)
Rodreakas Deshay Smith, Jr. (19)
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Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence Sentence imposed (Saint-Juste): 17 years, 10 months Sentence imposed (Ellington): 16 years Sentence imposed (Henderson): 15 years, 6 months Sentence imposed (Smith): 10 years, 6 months |
1 |
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Deontrae Walden (23)
Aqunis Green (24) |
Bank burglary and bank theft in connection with the destruction of an ATM Sentence imposed (Walden): 3 years, 6 months Sentence imposed (Green): 1 year, 6 months |
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Bengie Emannual Silva-Ramos (31) |
Unlawfully engaging in the business of dealing in firearms, transferring and possession of machine guns, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, possession of firearms in furtherance of the drug conspiracy Sentence imposed: 7 years, 9 months |
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These PSN cases from the Orlando Division were handled by AUSAs. Courtney Richardson-Jones, Megan Testerman, John M. Gardella, Ranganath Manthripragada, Michael P. Felicetta, and Dana Hill. |
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Tampa Division |
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4th Quarter |
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Shawn Lanier Lowman, Jr. (23) |
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 6 years, 6 months |
1 |
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Rafael Jose Gonzalez Alomar (39) |
Possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it Sentence imposed: 7 years, 3 months |
1 |
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Dartis Cobb (35) |
Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 4 years, 3 months |
1 |
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James John Hall (34) |
Unlawfully making a firearm Sentence imposed: 2 years, 3 months |
1 |
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Deion R. Brown (27) |
Possession of a firearm by a felon Sentence imposed: 15 years, 8 months |
1 |
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Johnathan Thuemler (32) |
Possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 6 years, 5 months |
1 |
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Demetrius Lamar Rahmings (28) |
Possession of a loaded firearm by a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 10 years |
1 |
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Jerome Miller, Jr. (39) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition as an Armed Career Criminal Sentence imposed: 15 years |
1 |
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Lemar Cowart (27)
Armani Dilworth (28) |
Possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them Sentence imposed: 12 years, 7 months
Possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime Sentence imposed: 8 years, 10 months |
1 |
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Steve Jackson (41) |
Conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence Sentence imposed: 13 years, 6 months |
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Toney Dewayne Salter (30) |
Possession of a firearm by convicted felon Sentence imposed: 15 years |
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Marquvius Trevon Dixon (27) |
Possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number; conspiracy to possess a firearm as a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 10 years |
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Terrance Paul Snow (22) |
Possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon Sentence imposed: 1 year, 9 months |
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These PSN cases from the Tampa Division were handled by AUSAs Charlie D. Connally, David W.A. Chee, Samantha Newman, Risha Asokan, Samantha Beckman, Shauna Hale, Maria Guzman, Michael Gordon, Michael Sinacore, and David P. Sullivan. |
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Updated October 18, 2023
Topics
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses
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