Douglas Craig Reid Jr. and Martrice Lamar Portis, both 47 and residents of Pensacola, have been charged in federal court with conspiracy to unlawfully dispense and distribute controlled substances, as well as obtaining controlled substances by fraud. The announcement was made by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
The trial for both defendants is scheduled for March 2, 2026, before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers. If found guilty, each could face up to 20 years in prison.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the DEA Diversion Control Division, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force. Court documents indicate that this case is connected to a previous case indicted during the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown initiative.
Assistant United States Attorney Alicia Forbes is prosecuting the case.
“An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial,” according to the statement from authorities.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida operates as one of 94 offices serving as principal litigators under guidance from the Attorney General. Public court documents can be accessed online through the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. More information about this office can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.
