Tampa Man Headed To Prison For Possessing Firearms, Drugs

Tampa FL

25 October, 2021

3:28 PM

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TAMPA, FL — A federal jury has found Keon Moore, 29, of Tampa guilty of possessing a firearm or ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Moore faces a minimum mandatory penalty of five years, and up to, 40 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 6. Moore was indicted on June 4, 2020. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Moore is a convicted felon who stored guns and drugs for use by himself and others, sold guns and drugs, and threatened violence to collect drug debts. In one of Moore's private Facebook communications, a person to whom Moore provided drugs on consignment, but who failed to pay on time, begged Moore not to kill him via drive-by shooting over the $90 he owed. The charges and trial revolved around a Public Storage unit rented by Moore, but used by at least one other man. After a drug-detecting dog alerted law enforcement officers to a 50-square-foot storage unit, the inside was searched and officers found seven guns, including two assault rifles; ammunition; approximately 45 grams of pure methamphetamine; 34 grams of cocaine, 53 grams of Eutylone; 1.6 kilograms of marijuana, among other drugs; and an article of clothing containing Moore's DNA. Moore was previously convicted for burglary and drug possession, and is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. This case was investigated by the FBI, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Tampa Police Department.