(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) - Wesley Eugene Parker, 25, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing cocaine. He pleaded guilty on May 22, 2017.
According to court documents, on Dec. 28, 2016, and again on Jan. 10, 2017, Parker sold powder cocaine to a confidential informant. The sales took place at Parker’s home in Fernandina Beach. On Jan. 26, 2017, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at that home and recovered firearms, ammunition, and illegal drugs, including marijuana and cocaine. This is Parker’s sixth adult conviction for selling cocaine.
On Aug. 16, 2017, in a related case, Frank Malik (21, Fernandina Beach) was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for distributing cocaine from the same location as Parker.
These cases were investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, They are being prosecuted by United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
