FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — A federal jury has convicted a 42-year-old Boynton Beach man for setting a vehicle on fire while it contained fentanyl, crack cocaine, cash, and a firearm during a drug trafficking investigation in Palm Beach County.
Willie James Skipper Jr., of Boynton Beach, was under surveillance on October 31, 2025, after officers observed him engaging in suspected narcotics exchanges in an area known for violent crime and drug trafficking, according to court records and evidence presented at trial. A narcotics-detection K-9 later alerted to Skipper’s vehicle, stated the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
“This case shows the lethal mix we are confronting in South Florida,” said U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones. “The evidence at trial showed that Willie James Skipper Jr., a multi-convicted felon, set fire to a vehicle loaded with drugs and a firearm while law enforcement officers stood just feet away.”…