Montgomery Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison Following Federal Gun and Drug Convictions

            Montgomery, Alabama – Today, United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that Franklin Douglas Hambrick, 35, from Montgomery, Alabama, received a sentence of 90 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal gun and drug charges.

            According to the federal indictment and other court records, on January 6, 2022, law enforcement in Montgomery initiated a stop on a vehicle after observing a traffic violation. The driver, later identified as Hambrick, fled the vehicle on foot but was apprehended after a short chase. Investigators searched a backpack Hambrick had with him. Inside the backpack, they found, a handgun, fentanyl, and marijuana. Hambrick has a previous felony conviction and is prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

             On April 2, 2024, Hambrick pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hambrick’s sentencing hearing occurred on July 22, 2024. 

            The Montgomery Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case, which Assistant United States Attorney Justin L. Jones prosecuted.