Tag: Alabama
Justin William Gifford, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Florida 2025
⏱ 2 min read Justin William Gifford, a 26-year-old from Enterprise, Alabama, attempted to entice a minor and was caught in a multi-agency law enforcement operation in June 2025. Gifford responded to an online ad and engaged in explicit conversations with an undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old. He sent an explicit photo and planned…
Aaron Samson Riley, Child Sex Exploitation and Possession of Child Pornography, Alabama 2023
⏱ 2 min read Aaron Samson Riley, a 38-year-old from Madison, Alabama, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 15-year-old minor and possessing child pornography in a multi-state crime spree. The abuse occurred in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, between April and September 2023. Riley’s crimes were uncovered after the child…
Artez Martre Williams, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Alabama 2025
⏱ 2 min read Artez Martre Williams, a 24-year-old Mobile man with a history of violent crime, was busted by Mobile Police Department narcotics investigators on November 20, 2025, for illegally possessing a loaded Glock 9mm pistol. Williams, a multi-convicted felon, was found with the gun in his bedroom closet, along with paperwork bearing his…
Marvell Jawawn Williams, Fentanyl Trafficking, Alabama 2026
MOBILE, Ala. – A Mobile man has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his role in fentanyl trafficking and other firearm-related charges, according to court documents. Marvell Jawawn Williams, 41, of Mobile, was sentenced on July 28, 2026, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted…
Theron Samuel Johnson, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Alabama 2023
⏱ 2 min read Four men, including former federal defendants, have been indicted in an East Alabama drug-trafficking conspiracy. Theron Samuel Johnson, Jeffrey Leon Battle, Toney Courtez Jenkins, and Samuel Lane Jr. are accused of distributing methamphetamine, cocaine base, cocaine, and marijuana in Calhoun County between November 2023 and April 2026. The men, all from…
John Patrick Best, Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud, Alabama 2026
⏱ 2 min read John Patrick Best and Kevin Douglas Padgett, two men from Georgia and Alabama, have been charged in federal court for their alleged roles in a scheme to acquire and sell counterfeit United States postage stamps. The scheme, which involved buying and distributing large quantities of fake stamps, is said to have…
Brandon Azael Lopez, Cocaine Smuggling, Alabama 2023
⏱ 2 min read Brandon Azael Lopez, a 30-year-old Texas man, was caught smuggling six kilograms of cocaine on Interstate 20/59 in Greene County, Alabama, on December 12, 2023. Lopez was traveling with his brother, allegedly to work for an oil company in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, his nervous behavior during a traffic stop raised…
Leeladhar H. Tandel, Drug Trafficking, Alabama 2024
⏱ 2 min read Leeladhar H. Tandel, a 44-year-old from Mobile, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to his role in a massive international drug trafficking ring that sold pharmaceuticals like Tapentadol, Alprazolam, and Zolpidem to customers across the US. The ring operated from July 2024 to March 2025, using websites like MEDDZONLINE.COM and PHARMACYSTORESONLINE.com to take…
Randall Latroy Richardson, Kidnapping, Alabama 2025
⏱ 2 min read Randall Latroy Richardson, a 42-year-old man from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was arrested on Christmas Eve for allegedly kidnapping a victim in the early morning hours of December 24, 2025. The incident occurred in Tuscaloosa, and by sunrise, Richardson was apprehended and taken into custody. The motive behind the kidnapping is not yet…
Robert Marshall Jr., Methamphetamine Distribution and Gun Possession, Alabama 2026
⏱ 2 min read Robert Marshall Jr., a 33-year-old Montgomery, Alabama man, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm. The trouble started on February 6, 2023, when Marshall was pulled over by law enforcement in Montgomery. A search of his vehicle turned up 20 grams of meth,…
