Tuscaloosa Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison on Drug Charge

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A Tuscaloosa man was sentenced 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.

U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler sentenced Jimmy Lee Spencer, 37, to 48 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Spencer was convicted of this charge in August 2023.      

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 packaging material that he used to package and sell narcotics in the community.

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