Crestview Man Indicted for Distributing Methamphetamine

Pensacola, Florida -John Martin Elmore, 37, of Crestview, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine and one count of possession of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges.

Elmore appeared in federal court for his arraignment before Chief United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Frank. Trial is scheduled for September 21, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II in Pensacola, Florida.

If convicted, Elmore faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years' imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment, on each count.

The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Crestview Police Department, and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jessica S. Etherton and Thomas S.P. Geeker.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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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