Tuscaloosa Man Convicted on Drug Charge

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A federal jury today convicted a Tuscaloosa man on a drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.

The jury returned its guilty verdict against Jimmy Lee Spencer, 37, after 2 days of testimony before Chief U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler.  Spencer was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana.     

According to evidence presented at trial, Spencer had large amounts of cocaine and marijuana inside his home in Tuscaloosa.  He also had multiple firearms, digital scales, a money counter, a vacuum sealer, and a plethora of packaging material that he used to package and sell narcotics in the community.

The maximum penalty for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana is 20 years in prison. 

The ATF investigated the case along with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brittany T. Byrd and M. Blake Milner are prosecuting the case.