Press Release
Birmingham Man Sentenced to Over Ten Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charge
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man was sentenced for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.
U.S. District Court Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Courdarius Lamont Hall, also known as “Skinny,” 26, to 123 months in prison. In April 2024, Hall pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to the plea agreement, during three separate controlled drug transactions in 2023, Hall sold methamphetamine and fentanyl to a confidential source. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies obtained a search warrant for Hall’s house. Deputies recovered a substantial amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl from his daughter’s Minnie Mouse backpack; a Glock .40 caliber pistol equipped with a machinegun-conversion device, commonly referred to as a “Glock switch;” a Draco.223 caliber firearm; and a loaded, extended drum magazine.
The FBI investigated the case along with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany T. Byrd prosecuted the case.
Updated January 30, 2025
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Firearms Offenses
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