Montgomery teacher facing federal drug trafficking and gun charges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Montgomery Police Department and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of a Montgomery teacher on drug trafficking and gun charges.

Last week, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 30-year-old Langston Fremont Carter of Montgomery with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and two additional counts related to the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to the charging documents, the alleged offenses occurred on October 22 at L.E.A.D. Academy, a charter school in Montgomery. Carter, who was employed as a teacher at the school, is accused of possessing controlled substances, including oxycodone and marijuana, with the intent to distribute them. He is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing a firearm within a school zone.

His arraignment is scheduled for November 3.

If convicted on all charges, Carter faces a maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment on the drug trafficking charges. In addition, the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, which must be served consecutively to any sentence imposed on the other counts. A federal district judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.

— Information from the Office of the U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Alabama