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Four Escambia Residents Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges
June 18, 2012
Four Escambia County residents have been sentenced for their part in a federal drug conspiracy that was transporting large amounts of cocaine and marijuana into the Escambia County area.
Marquis Marchello Hopkins, age 31 of Cantonment, received five years probation based on the court’s determination that he was a minor participant in the overall conspiracy, that he immediately admitted guilt and that he cooperated with law enforcement.
Three other Escambia County residents received federal prison time.
Labarren D. Fields, age 34 of Pensacola, received a sentence of 200 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. Jamil Demario Tenon, age 28 of Pensacola, received a sentence of 140 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Eldon Turmaine Abram, age 28 of Pensacola, received a sentence of 24 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.
According to court documents, federal authorities identified a sizable cocaine and marijuana trafficking operation, with supply sources in both Texas and Georgia, transporting kilograms of cocaine and large amounts of marijuana into the Pensacola area for distribution. The ongoing investigation involved multiple states and federal agents in the Pensacola area coordinated closely with federal agents in Texas and Georgia.
Other indictments are pending in the operation, authorities said.
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6 Responses to “Four Escambia Residents Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges”
With mandantory sentences on that cocaine, it is amazing we have not seen more violence and shootouts in these arrest.
If you are looking at dying in federal prison or on the sidewalk? I pray the cartels never set up shop here.
Based upon these sentences, I would say the two long term guys (200 months = over 17 years and 140 months = over 11 years) are second or third time offenders and the two short term guys are probably first time offenders ( but yes, they have probably been doing this a long time – just got caught this time).
Federal sentencing follows strict guidelines. The judge can give anywhere between the minimum and the maximum, but not over or under. Also, no parole. All federal offenders will do a minimum of 85% of their time. More if they don’t behave because they lose good conduct time. The amount of drugs involved as well as prior records were the main items that lead to the sentencing lengths.
Believe me – those two with the long sentences will be hating life about three years in.
Your so right, Michael. Even though these dealers are the scum of the earth, there are too many people out there using. They are our neighbors and our co workers. Unfortunately, the ones using are part of our everyday society and they are only showing their offspring how to do the same thing. So so sad what our generation is doing to the next. We can only pray that its not too long until the good Lord has had ENOUGH….
Not enough prison time for all the users out there as well. Guys like these four would never exist if there weren’t hundreds of coke heads out there living among us, going to work and school while pretending they’re somehow above the petty crime we see on the news each evening when in fact they and their money are the fuel!
I agree, not enough prison time. Major drug traffickers should all have mandatory sentences, definitely more than 2 years or probation. Maybe they were only caught this one time, but I’d put money on odds that they have all been pushing drugs many other times when they got away with it.
not enough prison time for major traffickers