Wilsonville man charged with trafficking meth

Published 3:44 pm Monday, November 6, 2017

COLUMBIANA – A Wilsonville man was arrested Nov. 5 and faces drug-related charges including trafficking methamphetamine.

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Duke Brandon Alexander, 37, who listed an address off Carol Road in Wilsonville, was being held at the Shelby County Jail as of Monday, Nov. 6, on bonds totaling $261,000, according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

The warrant for Alexander’s arrest alleges that the suspect was found to be in possession of between 28 and 500 grams of methamphetamine in the area of Farley Court in Hoover.

Alexander has also been charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

At the time of the arrest, Alexander was out of jail on bond on a third-degree burglary charge.

He has also faced several drug-related charges in the past, according to court records.

The case has been assigned to District Court Judge Daniel A. Crowson Jr.

No preliminary hearing had been set as of Monday, Nov. 6.