CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A 20-year-old man with a long history of arrests in Charlotte County will serve 25 years in prison after pleading no contest to multiple charges, including fentanyl trafficking.
On March 11, 2026, Anthony Mojica appeared in a Charlotte County courtroom where Judge Shannon McFee sentenced him to 25 years in prison, the mandatory minimum for trafficking in fentanyl. Mojica will also serve five years of probation following his release and will not receive credit for time already served.
Authorities say Mojica has been known to law enforcement for years, with interactions involving both the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Punta Gorda Police Department dating back to 2018, when he was just 13 years old.
His first felony arrest occurred in 2019, when he faced three drug-related felony charges along with two misdemeanors, including resisting arrest.
Over the following years, Mojica was repeatedly arrested on various charges, including:
- January 2020: Arrested for firing a gun at the hood and windshield of an occupied RV and for violating probation.
- July 2020: Arrested again for probation violation.
- October 2020: Arrested on 10 burglary and larceny charges.
- January 2021: Arrested on drug possession and paraphernalia charges.
- April 2022: Arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after firing a gun from a vehicle at another person, along with drug-related charges and resisting arrest.
- April 2022 (later): Re-arrested for possession of a controlled substance and probation violation.
Officials said Mojica also repeatedly absconded from court-ordered residential commitments and failed to appear for court hearings.
His most recent arrest came in April 2025, when deputies responded to a report of a firearm being discharged in a Walmart parking lot. During that incident, authorities said Mojica was found in possession of 39 grams of fentanyl and 34 grams of cocaine. Investigators noted that only four grams of fentanyl qualifies as a trafficking amount under Florida law.
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said Mojica had numerous opportunities to change course but continued to commit serious crimes.
“When I say that we are not playing games with these people who think they can get away with anything and endanger our community with their reckless behaviors, I mean that,” Prummell said. “This young man has been a problem for far too long, with many opportunities to turn his life around, and now the consequences have caught up to him.”
Prummell also thanked deputies and detectives involved in the case, saying the sentence sends a clear message to others involved in similar criminal activity.
“Let this be a clear message to anyone living this kind of life — we don’t mess around,” he said. “Your time is coming, too.”
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