Gainesville man pleads guilty to armed drug trafficking charges

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Gainesville faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges on Monday.

John P. Heekin of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced Monday, that Eddie Jerome Scott, 38, pleaded guilty to armed drug trafficking charges.

According to court documents, Scott sold methamphetamine at his home in August and September of 2025. During a search in September of 2025, Gainesville Police Department officers found over 1,200 grams of methamphetamine, 18.5 grams of cocaine, almost a third of a gram of fentanyl, marijuana, and other drug related materials.

During this search, officers also found a pistol. Scott was prohibited from having any firearms because of previous felony drug convictions.

Scott faces a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of life in federal prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1, 2026.

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