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Tyrone Bernard Watkins, Mikel Leshane Presley, and Jade Leela Mitchell Little have been indicted for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Northwest Alabama. The alleged incidents occurred between October 2023 and August 2024 in Colbert County. Watkins, Presley, and Little are accused of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. The investigation was led by the DEA, ATF, and FBI, along with the Colbert County Drug Task Force.
Watkins, aka ‘T.Y.,’ 33, of Muscle Shoales, Alabama, was also charged with distribution of methamphetamine. Presley, aka ‘Mike Lowery,’ 34, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, was charged with distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and receipt or possession of an unregistered firearm. Little, 34, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, was charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The indictment, filed in U.S. District Court, contains 11 counts against the three defendants. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara M. Judah is prosecuting the case. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Alabama
- Location: AL
- Source: DOJ Press Release

