A Sanford felon possessed firearms and distributed narcotics near a playground.
United States Attorney Roger Handberg recently announced that 23-year-old San’Drevious Jerome Lane, of Sanford, pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and distributing narcotics near a playground. Lane faces a minimum penalty of six years, up to life, in federal prison.
According to court records, Lane was convicted of felony offenses in 2022 and was released from the Florida Department of Corrections on April 3, 2024. On May 21, 2024, Lane distributed cocaine in Sanford. During the transaction, he possessed a firearm.
Officers located two fingerprints on the firearm, one belonging to Lane. As a convicted felon, Lane is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. In addition, on June 3, 2024, Lane sold approximately 28 grams of cocaine. The transaction took place approximately 800 feet from a playground.
This Central Florida case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam J. Nate.
His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 13, 2025.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
