Mobile Man Sentenced On Gun And Drug Charges

United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Barron O’Neal Brisker, also known as Barron O’Neal Salter, 39, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and using, carrying, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of and in relation to a drug trafficking felony.  Brisker pled guilty to the charges in April of 2015.

At the sentencing hearing, the case prosecutor pointed out to United States District Court Judge Callie V. S. Granade that Brisker had four prior drug felonies in Mobile County Circuit Court, and that the last two were for distribution charges.  The prosecutor also pointed out that Brisker had been arrested on eight additional distribution charges in 2013, which were still pending in state court and involved allegations that he was selling the drugs near a school.  The prosecutor argued that the statutory mandatory penalties were appropriate for Brisker and that he represented a menace to the community. 

Judge Granade imposed the mandatory sentence of 181 months imprisonment, which consisted of a minimum mandatory sentence of 121 months on the drug charge, which will be followed by a minimum mandatory consecutive sentence of 60 months on the gun charge.  The judge also ordered that Brisker serve a five-year term of supervised release when he is released from his incarceration.  The judge further ordered that during his imprisonment and his supervision, Brisker will undergo mental health treatment as well as treatment for drug abuse.  No fine was imposed, but the judge ordered that Brisker pay $200 in special mandatory assessments.    

The case was investigated by the Mobile Police Department, the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  It was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office by Assistant United States Attorney Gloria Bedwell.