Man arrested on drug charges was Birmingham City Schools employee, could face animal cruelty charges

From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports

BIRMINGHAM – A man previously arrested for drug trafficking is now said to be a Birmingham City Schools employee, and could face additional charges after  more than 20 dogs were recovered from his property.

via Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation concluded a narcotics investigation on Dec. 8.

Charles Walker, 45 of Birmingham, was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking heroin and trafficking in synthetic controlled substance.

Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Birmingham Police Department’s NET Team seized 1,700 grans of heroin with fentanyl, 90 grams of crack cocaine, one handgun, one vehicle and $55,000 cash. The drugs had a total street value of $509,000.

A system spokesperson told WBRC that Walker is an employee of Birmingham City Schools, and is currently on leave from his job as a technology assistant.

On Monday, Birmingham Police said Walker could face additional charges after the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Humane Unit removed 22 pit bulls from Walker’s property following his arrest.

Police said the dogs were “in an unfit condition and were used as part of a dog fighting operation.”

Walker was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on Dec. 8 and bonded out early the next morning.