Photo for Headline Surfer® / Stanley Rhodes Gainey, convicted drug dealer, is shown here in his Florida Department of Corrections profile.DAYTONA BEACH -- It wasn't his drug dealing that put him in the slammer for the next decade as much as the piling up of the rap sheet.
So goes the story of Stanley Rhodes Gainey, sentenced Nov. 1 by Circuit Judge R. Michael Hutcheson to 10 years in prison as a "habitual felony offender. And he comes in at No. 71 in the Headline Surfer® countdown of the top 100 stories of 2013.
A Volusia County jury found the 51-year-old Daytona Beach man guilty of sale of a substance in lieu of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony that normally carries a five-year prison sentence.
But as Assistant State Attorney Chris Miller who prosecuted Gainey put it, "due to the defendant's status as an HFO, the maximum was increased to 10 years" and Circuit Judge R. Michael Hutcheson obliged in sentencing Gainey who represented himself at trial.
But as Assistant State Attorney Chris Miller who prosecuted Gainey put it, "due to the defendant's status as an HFO, the maximum was increased to 10 years" and Circuit Judge R. Michael Hutcheson obliged in sentencing Gainey who represented himself at trial.
"This enhanced sentencing for a criminal will help keep one convicted felon away for the maximum time allowable by law," Miller told Headline Surfer®.
In June 2012, the Daytona Beach Police Department arrested Gainey as part of the "Summer Heat" Task Force Operation that focused on drug dealers in high crime areas within the city limits.
Counting 'em down: Headline Surfer® Ranking of the Top 100 Stories of 2013
71. Daytona Beach drug dealer gets 10 years in prison as 'habitual felony offender'
72. Decomposing body found in DeBary that of woman reported missing two weeks earlier
73. Apopka man arrested on kiddie porn charges
74. Daytona State ranked 35th nationally among community colleges in awarding 2-year degrees
75. Norman Church wins 2013 Lipton Cup Regatta in New Smyrna Beach
76. State Rep. Dwayne Taylor receives award at firefighter conference in Daytona Beach
77. Georgia man drowns in Ormond Beach surf July Fourth weekend
78. Apopka teen backing up SUV in family driveway hits toddler who wandered outside -- killing her
79. Hernando County judge elevated to Tavares-based 5th circuit judgeship
80. New Smyrna Beach cops: Cocaine dealer shot in ankle during robbery
81. Stetson University in DeLand ranked prominently by US News & World Report, two other publications
82. Kissimmee man sentenced to five years in prison for downloading kiddie porn
83. Gov. Scott takes part in Patriot Day celebration at high school in St. Johns County
84. Day-long problems with E911 calls at Daytona emergency operations center back in September
85. St. Augustine man gets 35 years in prison for scaring elderly woman & her dog with air pistol in robbery attempt
86. WROD-Radio's Tracy Dillon shines morning spotlight on food drive
87. Harvick wins Sprint Unlimited under lights at Daytona
88. Sheriff: Nearly 5 dozen guns turned in during one-day amnesty at DeLand fairgrounds
89. Daytona State College foreign-languages chair honored
90. Daytona Beach cops: Pedestrian struck & killed by motorist trying to cross ISB two days before Thanksgiving
91. Orange City man sentenced to prison for shooting own brother
92. Seminole County Sheriff's helicopter looks for nighttime prowler in Lake Mary
93. Ponce Inlet turns to 'CodeRed' for mass alerts
94. DeLand man, 60, sentenced to life in prison for sexually battering 11-year-old boy
95. Volusia County GOP leader Tony Ledbetter named to key Florida Republican post
96. New Smyrna cop shop has first father-son on force.jpg){kind=small}
97. Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis waves green flag to start 2013 Daytona 500
98. Governor pays respects to 82-year-old Congressman in Orlando
99. New Smyrna Beach cops: Kind donation made for daughter of hit and run victim
100. VCSO: $9,000 worth of cigarettes stolen from DeBary convenience store in September