From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM – A Bessemer man arrested by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force on Jan. 4, 2023, appeared in federal court today, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
The maximum penalty for possession with the intent to distribute marijuana is five years in prison. The maximum penalty for possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and fentanyl is 20 years in prison. The minimum penalty for carrying a machine gun during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime is life in prison. The maximum penalty for possession of a machine gun is 10 years in prison.
The ATF investigated the case along with U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Hoover Police Department and the Bessemer Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Royster is prosecuting the case.
An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.