HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. – A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple drug, assault, and weapons charges in Hendry County.
The State Attorney’s Office confirmed Preston Watson was found guilty on the following charges:
- Three counts of actual possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Two counts of possession of a place with knowledge of trafficking, sale, or manufacture of a controlled substance
- Two counts of selling a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a public park
- One count of aggravated assault with a firearm
- One count of trafficking amphetamine (14 grams or more)
- One count of conspiracy to traffic (7 grams or more) in a controlled substance
- One count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device
Watson was arrested back in 2019 by Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics investigators, according to prosecutors. Deputies were investigating a criminal organization selling drugs and firearms in Hendry County.
Watson was running a trap house, which is used to sell drugs, in LaBelle. SAO officials said he sold drugs to undercover law enforcement claiming it was heroin. A Florida Department of Law Enforcement analysis determined it was a mixture of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
In another investigation, Watson arranged to sell a trafficking amount of methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement, prosecutors said. During the arrange sale in the home Watson was running, he pointed a gun at the officer and cocked the trigger.
During a third investigation, Watson and co-defendant Angel Herrera sold a “Tommy Gun” style gun to the undercover law enforcement officer.
Prosecutors confirmed Watson did an open plea to the court, which is a defendant’s right to plea directly to a judge, giving up their right to a jury trial. It is not a plea agreement.
Herrera was sentenced to a 3-year minimum/mandatory sentence for possession of a gun by a convicted felon.
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