A 54-year-old Fort Walton Beach man has been indicted in federal court on multiple drug and firearm charges, including allegations that he possessed more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base with intent to distribute.
Anthony Bernard Allen was indicted on three federal counts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
The charges include possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance involving more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance involving less than 500 grams of cocaine.
Allen appeared before Chief United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Frank for his initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Pensacola.
His trial is scheduled for September 21, 2026, in Pensacola before U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.
Potential Federal Prison Sentence
If convicted, Allen faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five years in prison and up to life imprisonment on the federal drug trafficking charge.
The firearm charge carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison if Allen is convicted.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brooke D. Lindsay is prosecuting the case.
The indictment is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative targeting illegal drugs, cartels and transnational criminal organizations while addressing violent crime.
Indictment Is Not a Conviction
Federal prosecutors emphasized that an indictment is an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant violated federal criminal law. It is not evidence of guilt.
Allen is presumed innocent unless and until the government proves his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
His federal trial is currently set for September 21 in Pensacola.
