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Date: 01-12-2024
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Case Number: 5:22-cr-00350
Judge: Liles C. Burke
Court: The United States Court for Northern District of Alabama (Madison County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Huntsville
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Lonnie Dean Hewlett, 30, of Huntsville, was sentenced to 145 months in prison. Hewlett pleaded guilty in July 2023 to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to a plea agreement, on May 18, 2020, Hewlett, attempting to elude law enforcement, led officers on a chase. During the chase, a female passenger either jumped from or was thrown from a vehicle. Also, during the chase, officers observed the rear passenger throw a black backpack from the vehicle. Once officers were close enough to determine the rear passenger was a child, officers discontinued their pursuit. The bag thrown from the vehicle was recovered and officers discovered a firearm, a loaded 30-round magazine, a loaded 15-round magazine, a 100-round drum magazine, cocaine, and a set of digital scales.
The ATF investigated the case along with the Huntsville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Pillsbury prosecuted the case.
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