Tag: Ocala
Pattreon Stokes, Methamphetamine Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Pattreon Stokes, a 35-year-old from Summerfield, has been busted for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute in Ocala, Florida. The incident occurred on July 14, 2026, while Stokes was on federal supervised release from a prior conviction. Stokes faces a minimum of 25 years to life in federal prison due to…
Corbit Sterling Earvin, Methamphetamine Distribution, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Corbit Sterling Earvin, a 47-year-old Ocala resident, has been indicted for distributing methamphetamine in Marion County, Florida. Between April and May 2026, Earvin sold approximately 1,290 grams (or 2.8 pounds) of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer on six occasions. The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and…
Corey Wilkerson, Possession of Obscene Animated Images, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read Corey Wilkerson, a 30-year-old man from Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possessing thousands of obscene animated images of child sexual abuse. The images, which depicted the sexual abuse of prepubescent and infant females, were found to be in Wilkerson’s possession between October 20,…
Jiaan Cao, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chinese national, Jiaan Cao, 33, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated gold scam that targeted victims in Ocala, Florida. The scam, which took place between October 2024 and December 12, 2024, involved Cao and his co-conspirators gaining access to victims’ computers,…
Billy Boortz, Methamphetamine Possession, Texas 2025
⏱ 2 min read Billy Boortz, a 43-year-old federal inmate from Duval County, Texas, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The incident occurred on July 18, 2025, at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, Florida. Boortz attempted to assault corrections officers when they…
Phillip Washington III, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Phillip Washington III, a 33-year-old from Marion County, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Ocala, Florida. On May 13, 2024, the Marion County Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST) executed a search warrant on Washington’s residence, where they found…
Yoandris Jose Ruiz Bello, Child Sex Abuse Material Production, Florida 2024
⏱ 2 min read Yoandris Jose Ruiz Bello, a 32-year-old Venezuelan national, tried to coax a 13-year-old girl into creating explicit videos and sending them to him in Ocala, Florida. On August 21, 2024, Ruiz Bello engaged in a sexually explicit conversation with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations special agent, who was posing as the…
Cornelius Alexander Thompson, Sexual Abuse and Bribery, Florida 2020
⏱ 2 min read Cornelius Alexander Thompson, a 38-year-old federal correctional officer, has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate and taking bribes at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County, Florida. Between January 2020 and August 9, 2023, Thompson engaged in a sexual act with a federal inmate under his authority, and between…
Alexander Nolasco-Hernandez, Illegal Reentry, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three previously deported aliens – Alexander Nolasco-Hernandez, Ruben Marcos-Santiago, and Celedonio Plancarte-Perez – were busted in Ocala, Florida, for sneaking back into the country. The trio pleaded guilty to illegal reentry, a federal crime that carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison. The arrests were made in June 2026,…
Marlon Jefferson Fajardo-Paiz, Child Sex Abuse Material Distribution, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Guatemalan national was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material and reentering the US after deportation. Marlon Jefferson Fajardo-Paiz, 22, was previously removed from the country on July 20, 2018, and had no permission to apply for readmission. During an investigation into a…
