WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following press release:
TAMPA, Fla. -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Marcus Lutrell Walden (36, Winter Haven) has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine and p-fluorofentanyl (a fentanyl analogue). Walden faces a minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to the plea agreement, on February 14, 2024, Walden agreed to sell what he believed was methamphetamine and fentanyl, which he described in communications as "ice cream" and "mashed potatoes" to a confidential source in Winter Haven, Florida. Walden agreed to meet the confidential source ...