Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida
Two Pensacola residents, Calvin D. Thomas, Jr., 30, and Satori Ashanti Keys, 45, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to armed drug trafficking. According to an announcement from United States Attorney John P. Heekin for the Northern District of Florida, both men face counts of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, more than 500 grams of cocaine, and marijuana. They are also charged with one count each of possession with intent to distribute those substances, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Thomas is scheduled for arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Hope Thai Cannon on August 12, 2025 at 11:00am in Pensacola. Keys is set for his initial appearance and arraignment at the same time and place.
If found guilty as charged, both men could face up to life imprisonment.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jessica S. Etherton.
“An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial,” stated the release.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), an initiative from the Department of Justice that coordinates resources to address illegal immigration, target cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and respond to violent crime through programs like Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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