United States of America v. Kelvin Undray Cokley, II

Tampa, Florida, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841, and commission of a violent felony with a machine gun.

Kelvin Undray Cokley, II, age 31, of Sarasota, Florida distributed 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, possessing a firearms as a convicted felon, and possessing a machinegun in furtherance of drug trafficking.

In November 2024, Cokley was the subject of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation involving fentanyl trafficking in Sarasota. Cokley used an apartment in Sarasota to store and process fentanyl. Agents observed Cokley conducting drug transactions in a hotel parking lot in Sarasota. During their surveillance, Cokley called Elijah Jones, a charged co-defendant, to discuss suspected police surveillance in the area. Cokley and Jones became concerned about law enforcement activity and Cokley declared it was time to “clean house.” Agents obtained three search warrants and executed them within hours of the call. They seized 10 firearms and ammunition from Cokley’s bedroom as well as approximately 12.5 grams of a fentanyl mixture from a satchel with his wallet and a scale.

The Defendant was found guilty and faces s a minimum penalty of 40 years, up to life, in federal prison.