TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal grand jury has indicted former Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Culpepper, 57, of Havana, Florida, on multiple weapons charges, including possession of machine guns, unregistered firearms, and a silencer, federal prosecutors announced.
Culpepper faces three counts of possession of a machine gun, three counts of possession of an unregistered firearm or short-barrel rifle, and one count of possession of an unmarked silencer. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison on each count.
He appeared for arraignment on September 11, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick in Tallahassee. A trial date has been set for November 4, 2025, before U.S. Chief District Judge Allen C. Winsor…