TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former Quincy city manager has been found guilty by a federal jury in Tallahassee of possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon.
Robert Edward Nixon, 61, of Quincy, Florida, was convicted following a two-day jury trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. The verdict was announced Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, by U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin.
“My team of tenacious federal prosecutors continues to deliver outstanding trial victories to hold accountable any and all criminals who brazenly violate our laws,” Heekin said. “My thanks go out to our state and federal law enforcement partners, whose excellent investigative work led to this successful prosecution.”
Court records and trial testimony said that on Feb. 10, 2026, during a law enforcement investigation, officers executed a search warrant at Nixon’s residence. Two loaded handguns were found in his nightstand.
Prosecutors said Nixon was previously convicted in 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, of three felonies, including two counts of conspiracy to steal or misapply funds from an organization that receives federal assistance and to commit wire fraud, and aiding and abetting or misapplying funds as a credit union employee.
Nixon was terminated from his position as Quincy city manager in June 2025.
The case was jointly investigated by the Office of the State Attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christie S. Utt is prosecuting the case.
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before Chief U.S. District Judge Allen C. Winsor.