St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for His Involvement in DTO

Shyron Deonta Givens, a/k/a “Ron,” (45, St. Petersburg) was sentenced in federal court to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine. Givens had pleaded guilty on April 16, 2021.

According to court documents, Givens was one of eleven defendants charged with federal drug trafficking offenses. According to the indictment, from around August 2018, and continuing through November 26, 2019, Givens and others conspired to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. As part of this conspiracy, Givens facilitated cocaine deals between the co-defendants. In total, Givens was responsible for several drug transactions that involved more than 5 kilograms of cocaine.

Each of the eleven individuals charged in this case has pleaded guilty and been sentenced, as reflected in the chart below:

Defendant (age, residence)	Sentence Imposed
Ahmad Rashad Weston, a/k/a “Blood,” (45, St. Petersburg)	17 years, 6 months
Charleston Shellie Long, a/k/a “Shellie,” (41, St. Petersburg)	7 years, 6 months
Shyron Deonta Givens, a/k/a “Ron,” (45, St. Petersburg)	5 years, 10 months
Charlie James McDuffy, Jr. (34, Clearwater)	10 years
Teddy Terrell Strachan (40, Pembroke Pines)	6 years, 6 months
Ceveghnta Billvon Guyden, a/k/a “Chop,” (44, St. Petersburg)	17 years, 6 months
Quincy Alfonzo Turner, a/k/a “Chico,” (44, St. Petersburg)	10 years
Justice Deshonna McLaurin, a/k/a “Jussy,” (27, St. Petersburg)	5 years
Willie Carl McLaurin, a/k/a “Baldy,” (55, St. Petersburg)	Time Served
Ja’Vonta Willie McLaurin, a/k/a “Tay Tay,” (28, St. Petersburg)	5 years
Willie Carl McLaurin, Jr. (33, St. Petersburg)	5 years

This case was investigated by a multi-agency task force through the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Agencies involved in this OCDETF operation include the Drug Enforcement Administration Tampa District Office, the St. Petersburg Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

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