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USAO Press Release on December 4, 2025

Orlando, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the return of an indictment charging nine defendants with a drug trafficking conspiracy, distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, bromazolam, and firearms offenses. A summary of the counts and associated minimum and maximum…


USAO Press Release on December 4, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – John Caleb Allen, 26, of Bristol, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury of ten counts, including two counts of attempted murder of a federal officer. The guilty verdict was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District…


USAO Press Release on December 3, 2025

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Terrance Josiah Fasold, 32, of Pensacola, Florida was sentenced to 10 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, and more than 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of firearm in…


USAO Press Release on December 2, 2025

United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today that 12 individuals were indicted across three divisions of the Northern District of Florida.

The following indictments were filed in the Gainesville division:

  • Patrick Johnson, of Gainesville, Florida, indicted for bank…

USAO Press Release on December 2, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Michaela Nicole McMeans, 56, of Panacea, Florida, has pleaded guilty to making false statements to acquire a firearm and conducting a straw purchase of two firearms. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the…


USAO Press Release on December 2, 2025

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – John Cody Hawthorne, 32, of Pensacola, Florida was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of a short-barreled rifle, and possession with intent…


USAO Press Release on December 1, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – James Wiley Kelley, Jr., 51, of Altha, Florida, pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered National Firearms Act weapon, possession of a machinegun, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. The…


USAO Press Release on December 1, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Orinthian Frazier, 46, of Panama City, Florida, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the guilty plea…

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