A Dade City man was sentenced to five years in prison following a plea bargain in connection with a shooting in North Port in 2023 that injured one individual, according to Sarasota court records.
William Walker, 41, was sentenced on April 17 to five years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence and possession of methamphetamine. There is a three-year minimum mandatory for the third charge meaning that Walker will need to serve three years at minimum in prison.
Sarasota Judge Thomas Krug also sentenced Walker to two years of probation as a drug offender through the Florida Department of Corrections. Walker did receive credit for time served, which was 340 days in jail.
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Walker was initially charged with aggravated battery with great bodily harm with a firearm, shooting into an occupied dwelling/vehicle, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, possession of methamphetamine, armed trafficking in cocaine with a firearm and conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine.