Trussville man sentenced to 4 years for drug trafficking
Antonio Ellis, 50, was sentenced to 48 months in prison. He pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine in Oct. 2024.
Birmingham Police arrest carjacking suspect on same day as incident
According to the plea agreement, on May 9, 2023, a Trussville police officer observed a Ford F-450 traveling on I-59 and cross the outside fog line several times. The officer initiated a traffic stop, and during the stop, the officer could smell alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. Ellis was then asked to exit the vehicle.
Ellis initially complied with the officer's requests, but he then attempted to walk away from the scene and refused to follow the officer's orders. Additional officers arrived and arrested him. After being place into the back of a patrol car, officers searched his vehicle and found cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.
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