Four-Time Felon and Drug Dealer in Tok Sentenced for Possessing Arsenal of 32 Firearms

Fairbanks, Alaska – Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a four-time convicted felon was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for illegally possessing 32 firearms, some of which were stolen, and possessed in connection to drug distribution in Tok, Alaska.

Floyd Julius Stuck, 49, of Tok, Alaska, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to 64 months, three years of supervised release, and 80 hours of community service. On March 3, 2017, Stuck pled guilty in federal court for being a felon in possession of firearms, and agreed to forfeit all rights to firearms and ammunition named in the forfeiture allegation.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Hattan, who prosecuted the case, the Alaska State Troopers (AST) obtained a search warrant on Feb. 2, 2016, for Stuck’s property in Tok after numerous reports of drug trafficking and other criminal activity. AST found and seized approximately 32 firearms (three of which proved to be stolen), ammunition, as well as numerous additional items of stolen property at Stuck’s Tok residence.

Reported to be the “biggest drug pusher” or dealer in Tok, evidence that Stuck was trafficking methamphetamine, heroin, prescription opiates, and marijuana was also seized from his home, along with evidence that Stuck was selling the drug paraphernalia needed to use those drugs. The investigation further revealed that Stuck accepted stolen firearms and other stolen property as payment for the drugs he was selling. In addition to Stuck’s federal firearms charge, he is also facing pending state drug charges arising from the same search warrant.

At sentencing, Judge Beistline noted that Stuck had “come to Tok to avoid the law” and “set up [a] criminal lifestyle” in that small Interior community. Judge Beistline underscored that it is important “to get the word out” that criminal conduct like Stuck’s will not be tolerated.

Acting U.S. Attorney Schroder commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) who conducted the investigation, as well as AST for their substantial assistance, leading to the successful prosecution of this case.