Gainesville Resident Sentenced to 46 Months on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges
A 20-year-old Gainesville man has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for marijuana distribution and an unregistered firearm offense, according to official court records.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 2:07 p.m. ET
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Aug 19, 2026, 2:23 p.m. ET
Gainesville Resident Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Drug and Firearm Case
According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida, 20-year-old DaMorie Lamontay Miles of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced on August 19, 2026, to 46 months in federal prison. Miles was sentenced for one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and one count of receipt, possession, transfer, or production of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
Court records reflect that Miles communicated via text message and social media to buy and sell marijuana and to obtain a machine gun conversion device. He was arrested after a search of his residence discovered over 600 grams of marijuana and the device.
United States Attorney John P. Heekin stated, "This successful prosecution and sentence notches another win for the Department of Justice, and continues to fulfill the promise made by President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche that we will devote the full might of the federal government toward delivering safe, drug-free streets for our citizens." Gainesville Police Chief Nelson Moya said, "Our goal is to make Gainesville a safer place, and that means keeping dangerous drugs and illegal firearms out of the hands of those who would use them to harm others."
Miles' sentence will run consecutive to a state sentence involving possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a Florida delinquent. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives alongside the Gainesville Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christie S. Utt.
Aug 19, 2026, 2:07 p.m. ETFirst report
Gainesville Resident Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Drug and Firearm Case
According to official court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida, 20-year-old DaMorie Lamontay Miles of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced on August 19, 2026, to 46 months in federal prison. Official records show Miles was sentenced for one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and one count of receipt, possession, transfer, or production of a firearm which is not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. The case remains open as details develop.
Official records state the sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida John P. Heekin. United States Attorney John P. Heekin stated: "This successful prosecution and sentence notches another win for the Department of Justice, and continues to fulfill the promise made by President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche that we will devote the full might of the federal government toward delivering safe, drug-free streets for our citizens." Court records reflect that Miles communicated via text message and social media to buy and sell marijuana and obtain a machine gun conversion device (MCD), and was arrested after a search of his residence discovered over 600 grams of marijuana and the MCD.
Gainesville Police Chief Nelson Moya said: "Our goal is to make Gainesville a safer place, and that means keeping dangerous drugs and illegal firearms out of the hands of those who would use them to harm others." According to official records, Miles' sentence will run consecutive to another state sentence involving possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a Florida delinquent. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives alongside the Gainesville Police Department, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christie S. Utt.
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