Gumptown Magazine News Staff
Montgomery, AL- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama indicted six individuals for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.
According to the indictment, 57-year-old Jim Carter, Jr., from Montgomery, Alabama; 38-year-old Francisco Lopez, from Texas; 40-year-old Maria Beatriz Palomo-De Lopez, a Mexican national; 63-year-old Saundra S. Curry, from Deatsville, Alabama; 37-year-old Bryce Johnson, from Union Springs, Alabama; and 52-year-old Michael Anthony Evans, an Alabama State Trooper from Montgomery, Alabama, are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. The conspiracy began at an unknown date and continued through at least June of 2024.
The indictment further alleges that Jim Carter, Jr., and Francisco Lopez are each responsible for at least five kilograms of cocaine involved in the conspiracy.
The indictment also charges Jim Carter, Jr., Francisco Lopez, and Maria Beatriz Palomo-De Lopez with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.
Maria Beatriz Palomo-De Lopez was also indicted for illegally re-entered the United States after being deported in 2013.
Jim Carter, Jr. and Francisco Lopez each face a sentence of ten years to life in prison. This is due to the alleged amount of cocaine. The other defendants are facing a sentence of up to 20 years.
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