Jury convicts Pensacola man accused of dealing large amounts of fentanyl

PENSACOLA, Fla. – A federal jury has convicted a Pensacola man accused of being an armed fentanyl dealer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida has announced.

Marcus D. Flintroy, 32, of Pensacola, was found guilty by a federal jury last week on two counts of distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

United States Attorney Jason R. Coody announced the guilty verdict.

According to the USAO, between December 8, 2022, and January 5, 2023, Flintroy distributed and possessed with intent to distribute approximately 200 grams of fentanyl in Pensacola.

During the trial, it was disclosed that the quantity of fentanyl reportedly found by law enforcement was “an extremely large amount of a lethal controlled substance,” said the USAO.

The evidence against Flintroy culminated with a traffic stop conducted by law enforcement, which Flintroy reportedly tried to evade by ramming his vehicle into multiple undercover law enforcement vehicles. Flintroy then ran on foot when his vehicle became disabled, but law enforcement officers caught him, the USAO said.

In his vehicle, law enforcement said they located approximately 100 grams of fentanyl, numerous items of drug paraphernalia, a loaded assault rifle, a loaded pistol, and over 180 rounds of ammunition.

According to the USAO, Flintroy has prior state felony convictions for offenses ranging from fleeing and eluding law enforcement, aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, grand theft auto, and sell, manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver a controlled substance.

Flintroy had just been released from state prison in late 2021 before engaging in the new federal offenses, the USAO said.

Sentencing in the case is set for October 19, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers. Based on his prior criminal history, Flintroy faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in federal prison with a maximum of up to life imprisonment.

This case resulted from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, the Pensacola Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Assistant United States Attorneys David L. Goldberg and Jessica S. Etherton prosecuted the case.