Two Lakeland Men Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Connection With Drive-By Shooting of 11 Men in Lakeland

Press Release on October 18, 2023

TAMPA, Fla. ? United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Nicholas Quinton Hanson (31, Lakeland) and Marcus Dewonn Mobley, Jr. (23, Lakeland) have pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition, and possessing a firearm and ammunition, respectively, as convicted felons. Each faces a maximum...

Middle District of Florida Fourth Quarter 2023 Prosecutions Reach 123 Firearms and Violent Crime Defendants as Part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy

Press Release on October 17, 2023

TAMPA, Fla. ? 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...

Del Rio Armed Career Criminal Pleads Guilty to Possessing Ammunition

Press Release on October 13, 2023

TAMPA, Fla. ? United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kenneth Lorenzo Jackson (48, Del Rio) has pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Jackson faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in federal prison under the Armed Career Criminal Act. A sentencing...