PANAMA CITY — A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment Monday charging Linda M. Taylor, 35, and Donnie N. Whitfield, 24, both of Panama City, with possessing firearms as convicted felons, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced.
The indictment alleges that on six different occasions between December 2014 and February 2015, Taylor possessed a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol, a Phoenix Arms .22 caliber pistol, a Lorcin .380 caliber pistol, a Maverick 12-gauge shotgun, a Sig Sauer 9 millimeter pistol, and ammunition. The indictment further alleges that the Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol and the Phoenix Arms .22 caliber pistol were stolen and sold.
Taylor also is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, and Whitfield is charged with possessing the same Maverick 12-gauge shotgun.