A Mobile County man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine. On December 1, 2025, Chief Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock of the United States District Court handed down a 168-month sentence to Charlie Alexander Hall after he agreed to sell approximately 8.5 ounces of methamphetamine to undercover agents for $2,000 in May 2024.
According to court documents, law enforcement conducted surveillance on Hall at his residence in Semmes, Alabama. Officers observed Hall placing a five-gallon bucket containing methamphetamine into his vehicle. When officers attempted a traffic stop for an infraction, Hall accelerated and drove through a residential area at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. During the pursuit, Hall threw the bucket from his car, causing it to open and scatter methamphetamine across the roadway.
The chase continued at high speeds until Hall was stopped and apprehended with assistance from a canine unit. Authorities recovered the bucket and about 1,275 grams of methamphetamine from the road. Later that day, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Hall’s home and found another kilogram of methamphetamine in a similar five-gallon bucket behind the house.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced the sentencing.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations, and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit.
Assistant U.S. Attorney George May prosecuted the case for the United States.
“This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime,” according to officials.
