Three Men Convicted on Drug Charges

ANNISTON, Ala. - A federal jury has convicted a Tuscaloosa man on drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Hofer.

The jury returned a guilty verdict against Hanston Alexander Clark, 33, of Tuscaloosa, after two days of testimony before U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze. Clark was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and use of a communication facility in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to evidence presented at trial, in June 2023, Clark used a telephone to exchange calls and text messages with his co-defendant to arrange a drug transaction. On June 29, 2023, Clark drove to Anniston, Alabama, and delivered three pounds of methamphetamine and one hundred grams of fentanyl to his co-defendant.

Two other defendants, Terrance Antwon Stevens, 41, and Yannick Keyon Wolf, 35, both of Anniston, Alabama, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Stevens also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and use of a communication facility in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

This investigation is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF is an independent component of the U.S. Department of Justice. Established in 1982, OCDETF is the centerpiece of the Attorney General's strategy to combat transnational organized crime and to reduce the availability of illicit narcotics in the nation by using a prosecutor-led, multi-agency approach to enforcement. OCDETF leverages the resources and expertise of its partners in concentrated, coordinated, long-term enterprise investigations of transnational organized crime, money laundering, and major drug trafficking networks.

The DEA and ATF investigated the case along with the Oxford Police Department and 7th Judicial Major Crimes Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brittany Byrd and Alan Kirk are prosecuting the case.