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Birmingham Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 23 Years
Birmingham – The leader of one of Birmingham’s largest cocaine- and heroin-trafficking rings has been sentenced to nearly 23 years in federal prison.
Patrick DeWayne Hall, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler to 22 years and 11 months in prison for his role in leading the illegal drug-trafficking organization based in northeast Birmingham.
According to the guilty plea, Hall, along with his lieutenant Lovodas DeAngelo Blake, 27, was arrested in the early morning of August 2, 2016, by an FBI SWAT team after leading federal agents on a high-speed chase through northeast Birmingham.
The pair hid for several hours in the attic of a Northeast Birmingham home before running to the house after ditching their Chevrolet Tahoe in the front yard of a home. Agents recovered more than nine kilograms of cocaine and almost $20,000 from the vehicle.
Among the defendants sentenced today was David Wayne McDaniel, 24, who received a seven-year, six-month sentence. Others sentenced included Teddy Tonell Davis, 34, to 15 years, eight months in federal prison, and Corey Lionel Pitts, 38, to 10 years in prison.
The investigation resulted in the forfeiture of large amounts of cash, four vehicles valued at more than $160,000, five parcels of real property valued at more than $300,000, and 23 money judgments levied against the defendants for $10 million.
The case involved a 72-count indictment charging Hall and 23 others with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and cocaine.
The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Dimler. The FBI, IRS Criminal Investigation, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and other agency members of the FBI’s North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force investigated the case.
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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