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The Tampa Field Division is responsible for ATF criminal enforcement and industry regulatory activities in 58 of the 67 counties in the State of Florida. This field division consists of two Federal Judicial Districts, the Northern and Middle Judicial Districts of Florida. The workforce is comprised of special agents, investigators, auditors, technicians and support staff. We encourage all residents to get involved and assist us in our goal of reducing crime in our neighborhoods by anonymously submitting information through our ATF Tips app (Android and iOS), visiting the reportit website, submitting an anonymous form, or by reaching out to your local field office. Give us a call and let us know what we can do for you. Our phone number is (813) 202-7300.
International Firearms Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

Press Release on February 7, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew has sentenced Jermaine Rhoomes (46, St. Petersburg) to four years and nine months in federal prison for trafficking firearms, ammunition, and gun parts to Jamaica, in violation of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The sentence...

Jacksonville Felon, Previously Convicted of Attempted Murder, Arrested on Firearms Charge

Press Release on February 7, 2020

Jacksonville, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the filing of a criminal complaint charging D.K. Johnson (80, Jacksonville) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. If convicted, Johnson faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.? According to...

Tampa Felon, Previously Convicted of Attempted Murder, Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Charges

Press Release on February 6, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? DeShawn Torrell Salley (49, Tampa) today pleaded guilty to distributing at least 50 grams of methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years, and up to...

Multiple Life Sentences Handed Down in Bradenton Gang Racketeering and Murder Case

Press Release on February 5, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? U.S. District Judge William F. Jung today sentenced Jordan Rodriguez (Bradenton, 26) to, among other things, three terms of life imprisonment.? Rodriguez?s co-defendants, Alfonzo Churchwell (Bradenton, 32) and Andrew Thompson (Bradenton, 25) were also sentenced to multiple...

Okaloosa Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon

Press Release on February 5, 2020

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA ? Dennis A. Toomer, 37, of Valparaiso, Florida, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced today by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern...

Fourth Rural King Robber Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Press Release on February 5, 2020

Ocala, Florida ? Christopher Louis Hooker (25, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Last week, three co-defendants, Carlos Eduardo Hampton, Jr. (22, Tampa), Quintin Eugene Augustus (18, Cocoa), and Jonathan Arthur Floyd (...

St. Petersburg Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 9 Years? Imprisonment

Press Release on February 4, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Mario D. Heatly (39, St. Petersburg) to nine years and four months years in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.? Heatly had pleaded guilty on September 26, 2019...

Bradenton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

Press Release on February 3, 2020

Tampa, Florida ? Joseph Brice, Jr. (26, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to distributing heroin and fentanyl, and to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. According to the plea agreement, Brice...

Rural King Robbers Plead Guilty in Federal Court

Press Release on January 31, 2020

Ocala, Florida ? United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that three men charged with the 2019 robberies of two central Florida Rural King locations?Carlos Eduardo Hampton, Jr. (22, Tampa), Quintin Eugene Augustus (18, Cocoa), and Jonathan Arthur Floyd (21, Cocoa) have each entered guilty...

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