Rodrick Quinelle Dallas, Selling Drugs and Firearm, Florida 2025
Tampa man, Rodrick Quinelle Dallas, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Rodrick Quinelle Dallas (38, St. Petersburg) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and distributing cocaine. Dallas pleaded guilty in April 2025.
According to court documents, on December 20, 2022, Dallas sold an undercover officer from the St. Petersburg Police Department a firearm and cocaine. Dallas received an enhanced sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act based on his prior felony convictions for resisting an officer with violence and sale of cocaine.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the St. Petersburg Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David P. Sullivan.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
On May 26, 2021, the federal government launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Rodrick Quinelle Dallas, 38, St. Petersburg, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and distributing cocaine. He pleaded guilty in April 2025. The crime occurred on December 20, 2022.
Defendant: Rodrick Quinelle Dallas
Criminal Charges: Possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and distributing cocaine
City and State: Tampa, Florida
Exact Date: December 20, 2022
Sentence or Outcome: 15 years in federal prison
Case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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