The man convicted of trafficking marijuana to benefit a criminal enterprise will spend 25 years in prison.
Marcus Cobbs, Jr., was found guilty in February after prosecutors proved he knowingly participated in an organized crime enterprise in Mobile County. The conviction was the first criminal enterprise prosecution in the state.
Following the conviction, the Mobile County Sheriff's Office received backlash over the new law enhancement, prompting Sheriff Paul Burch to explain what it entails.
The statute allows prosecutors to target criminal networks.
“If you choose to take part in organized criminal activity in Mobile County, you will be held accountable,” said Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood. “This case is not just about drug trafficking; it’s about dismantling the networks that fuel violence and profit from illegal activity. The Criminal Enterprise statute gives us the tools to go after those operations at their core, and that’s exactly what we will continue to do.”
Circuit Court Judge Jill Phillips sentenced Cobbs to 25 years in prison.
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