Henderson Pippins, a 45-year-old resident of Mobile, Alabama, has been sentenced to 197 months in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization led by Darrin Southall. The sentencing took place on September 25, 2025, in federal court.
According to court documents, Southall operated a large-scale criminal enterprise that distributed significant quantities of controlled substances and laundered drug proceeds through various bank accounts and nominees in the Mobile area. Pippins was identified as a kilogram-level distributor within this network.
On February 18, 2022, Darrin Southall received a sentence of 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to conducting a continuing criminal enterprise, drug distribution, and conspiracy to launder drug proceeds.
United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer handed down the sentence for Pippins and ordered him to serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment. During this period, Pippins will be required to undergo testing and treatment for substance abuse and will be subject to searches based on reasonable suspicion. No fine was imposed; however, he must pay $200 in special assessments.
The investigation involved several law enforcement agencies: the Mobile Police Department, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Saraland Police Department, the St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell prosecuted the case.
