Federal prison terms in two central Florida cases: One for drugs, the other for weapons

A federal judge has sentenced a Lady Lake man, Devonne L. Walker, to 25 years in prison, and three other men also have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-state drug sale conspiracy.

One of the men sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. was Chauncy Stackhouse, 30, of Leesburg, who was hit with an eight-year term. Another was Tymane D. Hamilton, 30, of Phoenix, sentenced to 16 years and eight months behind bars for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

Another Phoenix defendant, Kanisha D. Savage, 29, was sentenced to five years, 10 months in prison.

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According to court documents and evidence presented in court, the group imported more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine, 50 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of heroin, and over 50 kilograms of marijuana that were distributed in central Florida.

Between 2018 and 2019, Hamilton agreed with others to ship 49 parcels containing illegal narcotics to Florida from source states, including Arizona and California, the Department of Justice said. Hamilton was responsible for acquiring the drugs and packaging them in parcels.

On at least two occasions, he also personally shipped packages from California containing several kilograms of methamphetamine and marijuana.

This case was investigated by Drug Enforcement Administration, with support from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal Service Inspection Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael P. Felicetta.

In another federal court news:

Three-year prison term for possessing destructive devices

Senior U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell sentenced a Sumter County man to three years in prison for possessing destructive devices and firearm silencers in violation of a domestic violence injunction.

James Clay Bexley, 35, of Center Hill, pleaded guilty on July 28.

According to court records, Bexley was arrested at his home after contacting his wife in violation of an injunction.

Sumter County Sheriff’s deputies discovered six firearms, two silencers, and two small explosive devices in Bexley’s vehicle, according to the Department of Justice.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad responded and discovered two pipe bombs on Bexley’s front porch. After obtaining a search warrant, federal agents recovered approximately 35 pounds of explosive materials and bomb-making equipment from within the residence, along with an additional 12 firearms and two silencers, the Department of Justice said.

The silencers and explosive devices violated federal law, and it is a federal crime to possess firearms while subject to a domestic violence injunction.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Tyrie K. Boyer.

This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Federal courts: Men sentenced in drugs/weapons cases in Ocala, Florida