Three Ocala Men Charged with Distribution of Controlled Substances, Including Pounds of Methamphetamine

Ocala, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an 11-count superseding indictment charging Kelvin Leon McChriston (56, Ocala), a/k/a “Big Pole,” Jahlique Debanairr Lawson (28, Ocala), a/k/a “Gang Gang,” and Corey Jarrell Tavares Rocker (27, Ocala), a/k/a “Spin,” with distribution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.

McChriston is charged in seven counts with distribution and possession with intent to distribute, or aiding and abetting the distribution and possession with intent to distribute, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. If convicted on all counts, he faces a minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Lawson is charged in four counts with distribution and possession with intent to distribute, or aiding and abetting the distribution and possession with intent to distribute, methamphetamine and fentanyl. If convicted on all counts, he faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison due to having a qualifying prior conviction for a serious violent felony offense. Rocker is charged in one count with aiding and abetting the distribution and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted, he faces an enhanced minimum penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison for having a prior conviction for a serious violent felony offense. 

According to court records, between December 11, 2025, and July 27, 2026, 10 controlled purchases were made involving either methamphetamine, fentanyl, or cocaine, from McChriston, Lawson, or Rocker. 

On December 11, 2025, Lawson and Rocker, aiding and abetting each other, distributed and possessed with intent to distribute approximately 56 grams of methamphetamine. On December 18, 2025, Lawson distributed and possessed with intent to distribute approximately 30 grams of methamphetamine. Lawson and McChriston, aiding and abetting each other, distributed and possessed with intent to distribute approximately 450 grams of methamphetamine, on December 23, 2025, and approximately 14 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl, on January 14, 2026. 

McChriston then distributed and possessed with intent to distribute the following controlled substances: approximately 57 grams of methamphetamine and 16 grams of a mixture and substance containing cocaine on February 12, 2026; approximately 354 grams of methamphetamine on April 2, 2026; approximately 29 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl on both May 12, 2026, and July 6, 2026; and approximately 434 grams of methamphetamine on July 27, 2026. McChriston is further charged with possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine on August 11, 2026. 

In 2016, Lawson was convicted of robbery with a firearm. He was released from the Florida Department of Corrections for that conviction in October 2025.

In 2022, Rocker was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released from the Florida Department of Corrections for that conviction in November 2025. 

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Marion County Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Janette Swartzberg.