PERRY FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE WHILE ON SUPERVISED RELEASE

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Robert "Bobby" Shane Willis, 46, of Perry, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, with a sentencing enhancement due to a prior conviction for a serious drug felony. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Peddling deadly drugs in the Northern District of Florida is a one-way ticket to federal prison, but this defendant clearly didn't learn his lesson the first time so he has punched his ticket for yet another extended period of incarceration. The citizens of this District deserve safe, drug-free streets, and that is exactly what my office will deliver by continuing to aggressively prosecute crimes and criminals like this until that promise is fulfilled."

Court documents reflect on March 5, 2025, the defendant sold 6.6 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine during an undercover law enforcement operation. Willis had previously served 108 months in federal prison for drug-trafficking and firearms charges. At the time he committed the current offense, he was still on federal supervised release for those prior convictions.

Willis faces an enhanced sentence requiring a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison as well as a pending violation of supervised release for the prior felonies.

The case involved a joint investigation by the Perry Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James A. McCain.

Sentencing for Willis is scheduled for May 6, 2026, at 10:00 am, at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor.

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

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