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A notorious Tallahassee dealer, Tedrick Childs, has been caught peddling death on the streets. Between November and December 2025, the 46-year-old was selling cocaine and methamphetamine to undercover DEA agents.
This wasn’t Childs’ first rodeo; he was already on supervised release for a 2017 federal conviction for distribution of cocaine.
But Childs’ latest crimes caught up with him, and he’s now facing up to 30 years in prison for the cocaine count and a minimum of 15 years to life for the methamphetamine count.
The case was part of the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative targeting transnational cartels and organized crime.
Childs’ sentencing is set for July 20, 2026, before Chief Judge Allen C. Winsor in the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Florida
- Location: US
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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