A Bradenton man will spend more than a decade in prison after troopers said they found drugs, a gun and thousands of dollars in cash during a January 2024 traffic stop on Interstate 75.
A Manatee County judge sentenced 39-year-old William Henry Caldwell IV to 13 years in prison, including a seven-year minimum mandatory term, after a jury convicted him of armed drug trafficking and firearm charges in December, according to court records. The sentence, imposed by Senior Judge Charles E. Roberts, also includes more than $100,000 in fines and court costs tied to the conviction.
The offenses carried a maximum possible sentence of life in prison under Florida law…