Jerry Thomas McCarigie, Methamphetamine Distribution, Florida 2025

Panama City Beach Resident Convicted of Methamphetamine Distribution

A federal jury in the Northern District of Florida has found Jerry Thomas McCarigie, 49, of Panama City Beach, guilty of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine.

The verdict was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Heekin praised the investigative work of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, which conducted a drug trafficking investigation at a motel in Panama City Beach on November 15, 2023.

During the execution of a search warrant, law enforcement located fentanyl, multiple baggies containing more than 48 grams of methamphetamine, and a digital scale in McCarigie’s pockets.

The verdict is the result of a joint investigation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. McCarigie faces a minimum mandatory term of five years’ imprisonment and a maximum sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in Pensacola, Florida, before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers.

The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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