TAMPA, Florida — A 31-year-old St. Petersburg man has been charged with multiple drug and firearm offenses, potentially facing life in federal prison.
Rayshawn Smith has been charged by criminal complaint with distribution of a controlled substance resulting in great bodily injury, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, drug distribution, and possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon, according to U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
The complaint alleges that between May 13, 2025, and January 14, 2026, Smith sold various drugs, including methamphetamine and fentanyl, to a confidential informant. On November 13, 2025, a one-year-old child in Smith’s care ingested fentanyl and required life-saving measures at a hospital…