State Lawyer Dennis Ward introduced on Could 13 that Rollins E. Warden, 56, of Key West, was sentenced to seven years in Florida State Jail with out the potential of early launch. He was arrested in February 2023 with trafficking-level portions of cocaine and methamphetamine. Warden was arrested once more in February 2025 with important quantities of medicine. Warden pleaded no contest and was adjudicated responsible on all costs as a part of a negotiated plea settlement accepted by the courtroom, states a press launch from the state legal professional’s workplace.
The preliminary arrest happened on Feb. 28, 2023, when Key West Police caught Warden rushing on South Roosevelt Boulevard. In the course of the visitors cease, Ok-9 Jigsaw alerted police to the presence of medicine in Warden’s automobile. A search revealed 144 grams of cocaine, 143 grams of methamphetamine, 1.6 grams of marijuana, and a number of gadgets of drug paraphernalia. Warden admitted to officers on the scene that he had lately been smoking crack cocaine.
He was discovered responsible on the next costs:
- Trafficking in cocaine (28 grams to below 150 kilograms), a first-degree felony
- Sale or possession of methamphetamine (14 grams or extra), a first-degree felony
- Possession of no more than 20 grams of marijuana, a misdemeanor
- Possession and/or use of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor
Along with his jail sentence, Warden was ordered to pay $158,000 in fines and courtroom prices, and his driver’s license was suspended.
“This was a critical and harmful case involving trafficking-level portions of medicine that destroy lives and communities,” mentioned State Lawyer Dennis Ward. “I wish to commend the Key West Police Division for his or her excellent work and a focus to element,” citing Detectives Andrew Hudson and Christopher Bozzetti, Sergeant Jay Conaty, Sergeant David Kouri, Ok-9 Jigsaw, and Officers Thomas Anglin and Stephen Adorno. “I additionally thank Assistant State Lawyer Jon Byrne for his thorough dealing with of the case and for negotiating a decision that protects the residents of Monroe County.”
The plea and sentencing have been accepted by Decide Mark Jones.
Chief Assistant State Lawyer Joseph Mansfield added, “The no-contest plea and full adjudication on this case replicate the energy of the proof and the superb coordination between regulation enforcement and our prosecution crew. This was a transparent message that large-scale drug trafficking won’t be tolerated in our neighborhood.”