This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)), published as received.
Tallahassee, Florida – Adolph Sutton, Jr., 65, of Malone, Florida, sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distributing 50 grams or more methamphetamine. Michael Peak, 56, of Bascom, Florida, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distributing 50 grams or more methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Thanks to the excellent work of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the DEA, and this successful prosecution by my office, this drug trafficking ring has been dismantled and we are one step closer to delivering the safe, drug-free streets that our citizens deserve. My office is putting drug traffickers on notice that anyone caught peddling deadly drugs in the Northern District of Florida has punched a one-way ticket to federal prison.”
Court documents reflect that on two occasions, Sutton and Peak sold methamphetamine to law enforcement as part of an undercover operation. On May 6, 2025, the defendants sold 223 grams of methamphetamine to law enforcement. On May 29, 2025, an additional 438 grams of methamphetamine were sold to law enforcement.
“These men profited off the suffering of our most vulnerable citizens,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel Escobar, Tampa Field Division. “Methamphetamine destroys the individual and ultimately the family. Our North Florida communities will be safer with these criminals off the streets.”
The conviction and sentence were the result of a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jessica S. Etherton and Eric W. Welch.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.
