JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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According to a plea agreement beginning no later than July 7 through September 11, 2024, the man, Brian Gregory Brightman, had orchestrated and led a drug trafficking organization to distribute controlled substances. Brightman operated from at least six different locations in or around Jacksonville.
On Sept. 11, federal agents executed search warrants at locations associated with Brightman, where oxycodone, fentanyl, marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and four firearms were seized.
As part of his plea, Brightman has agreed to forfeit a Glock firearm, a Smith & Wesson .380 pistol, a Radical Firearms AR-15, and a 9 mm Sig Sauer pistol and associated ammunition because these assets facilitated the drug conspiracy.
Brightman faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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