Khiri Jackson, a 31-year-old resident of Cross City, Florida, has admitted guilt in federal court for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. This development was disclosed by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “Methamphetamine addiction destroys lives and harms communities throughout North Florida, but this trafficker’s days of flooding our streets with this poison are over. My office is committed to fulfilling the promise of President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America by aggressively pursuing and prosecuting drug traffickers, and I deeply appreciate the outstanding work of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to keep these offenders and these deadly drugs off our streets.”
According to court documents, Jackson had been under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration since late 2024 for his involvement in drug trafficking activities. On April 15, 2025, he was apprehended near Old Town, Florida after returning from Ocala. Approximately a pound of drugs was discovered in a vacuum-sealed bag on the driver’s side of his vehicle.
Jackson faces a prison sentence ranging from at least ten years up to life imprisonment.
The investigation involved collaboration between the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dixie County Sheriff’s Office, and Levy County Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorneys Adam Hapner and James A. McCain.
Sentencing is set for September 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor at the United States Courthouse in Gainesville.
This case falls under Operation Take Back America—a national initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration and dismantling cartels as well as transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida operates among 94 offices serving as principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. Public court documents can be accessed online through their website.
