Federal Recidivist and Pennsylvania Woman Plead Guilty to Drug Trafficking
A Florida recidivist with a prior federal drug conviction and a Pennsylvania woman pleaded guilty to separate drug trafficking charges involving crack cocaine, methamphetamine, and synthetic cannabinoids. The Florida defendant faces at least 10 years to life, with sentencing set for September 3, 2026.
A federal recidivist from Perry, Florida, and a woman arrested by the McKean County Drug Task Force have pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges.
Nicholas Michael Freeman, 48, of Perry, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of cocaine, crack cocaine, and 5 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The plea was announced by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Court documents reflect that a Perry Police Department officer speaking with a group of individuals around a burn barrel observed the defendant manipulating a plastic jeweler's baggie commonly used for street sales of narcotics, containing what the officer believed to be a pill. The officer handcuffed the defendant, removed the baggie from his pocket and determined that the suspected pill was actually a piece of crack cocaine. The defendant was arrested and officers searched the fanny pack he had been wearing, finding 57 small baggies containing methamphetamine, 99 small baggies containing crack and powder cocaine, and 25 small baggies and 9 large sandwich style bags containing synthetic cannabinoids. The defendant faces at least 10 years in prison and a maximum potential sentence of life imprisonment for his current charges. This represents an enhanced sentence because the defendant was previously convicted in 2013 of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base and sentenced to 84 months in federal prison. The case involved an investigation by the Perry Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Sentencing is scheduled for September 3, 2026, at 2:00 pm, in the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before United States District Judge Robert L. Hinkle. 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.
In McKean County, Pennsylvania, Tammy McMahon of Bradford pleaded guilty during a plea hearing at the courthouse on February 19th. McMahon admitted that she had delivered crack cocaine while under the surveillance of the McKean County Drug Task Force and that she possessed methamphetamine. She will appear for sentencing at a future date. Detective Kolin Strawcutter investigated the case.