Thomas Joe Obregon, Drug Trafficking, Florida 2021

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A local man was sentenced to a significant amount of time behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple serious crimes.

Thomas Joe Obregon, also known as Tommy Gun, a 47-year-old man from Okaloosa County, was sentenced to seventeen and half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. According to the U.S. Attorney, those who repeatedly commit serious crimes are deserving of significant prison sentences.

In November 2020 and October 2021, Obregon, a convicted felon at-large on state arrest warrants and a bond violation, was arrested by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies in conjunction with the United States Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and found in possession of distribution amounts of heroin and a loaded Glock 9mm pistol.

As part of the investigation into Obregon’s drug trafficking activities, the Government was able to link Obregon to over 100 grams of “super blues” (pressed pills containing fentanyl), 400 grams of methamphetamine, and 100 grams of heroin.

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The case resulted from a joint investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Gordon prosecuted the case.

The defendant, Thomas Joe Obregon, is a 47-year-old man from Okaloosa County, Florida. The exact criminal charges brought against him are two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The city and state of the crime are Pensacola, Florida.

The sentence or outcome of the case is 17.5 years in federal prison. There are no dollar amounts associated with this case.

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