U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
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A Tallahassee man has been indicted on charges related to alleged threats against top U.S. officials including the President. Authorities say Diego M. Villavicencio faces several counts after being arraigned in federal court. The case will proceed to trial in May.
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A Pensacola man has been indicted on federal charges related to child pornography and exploitation offenses. Authorities say Donschee Ricky Montrell Foster faces significant prison time if convicted. The case forms part of a broader national effort against child sexual exploitation.
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A Pensacola woman has been indicted on federal charges of child neglect following an investigation by Eglin Security Forces Investigations. The defendant faces up to five years in prison if convicted and is scheduled for trial in April.
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A Pensacola resident, Terry Terrell Crenshaw, 39, has been indicted on federal charges including possession with intent to distribute cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; use of a communication...
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Eddie Jerome Scott, a 38-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on several charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
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Perry Crane Walker, II, a 44-year-old business owner from Tallahassee, has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges involving sexual crimes against children.
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Patrick Shane Johnson, a 51-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank robbery and bank theft.
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Ronald Pate Newman, III, a 27-year-old resident of Youngstown, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of producing child pornography.
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Laurie Ann Chapman, 53, from Pensacola, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to fentanyl trafficking.
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William Jared Breski, a 37-year-old resident of Eastpoint, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to child sex crimes.
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Peter Daniel Ring, a 31-year-old resident of Bell, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to sending multiple threats to kill or cause physical harm.
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Kendrick J. Hills Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm during a...
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Michael Termaine Bell, a 43-year-old resident of Marianna, Florida, has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple drug and firearms charges.
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A federal grand jury has indicted Scott D. Oranje, 52, of Mary Ester, Florida, on charges including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by...
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Cadale Lamar Carson, a 34-year-old resident of Mary Ester, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
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Federal law enforcement agencies are working with state and local authorities to investigate a suspicious fire at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Havana, Florida.
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Earl Vincent Hudgins III, a 32-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
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John Frederick Black, a 46-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, has been charged with one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors.
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Ulysses Robinson, Jr., a 41-year-old resident of Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for armed robbery and related firearm offenses.
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Phillip Timothy Howard, a 64-year-old attorney from Tallahassee, Florida, will continue serving his 14-year federal prison sentence after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld his conviction and sentence on January 7, 2026.