Mobile County Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years’ Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Trafficking

MOBILE, AL – On May 12, 2025, United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Robert Leon Johnson to 294 months’ imprisonment for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.  According to court documents, on March 31, 2023, a Mobile Police Officer witnessed Johnson driving a motorcycle and initiated a traffic stop near Johnson’s home.  Johnson was observed traveling with a black backpack and when the officer approached Johnson, he was bending up from the front of a vehicle that was parked on his property.

Moments later, another officer arrived and spotted the same black backpack stuffed underneath the front of the vehicle.  Officers searched the backpack and found two plastic bags containing approximately 131.3 grams of Methamphetamine and $1,176 in U.S. currency.  Johnson has an extensive criminal history.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the City of Mobile Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney George F. May.