3 Lee County men indicted, charged under Criminal Enterprise Act

Three men in Lee County have been indicted for discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle, with enhanced charges under Alabama’s Criminal Enterprise Act.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Jamaroun Satterwhite, Demarious Ross and Timothy Bell each face four felony counts stemming from their alleged involvement in the crime.

Each suspect is charged with two counts of shooting or discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle and two counts of possession, use or carrying of a firearm.

If convicted, each defendant faces up to 99 years, plus an additional 20 years of mandatory time for firearms possession related to a Criminal Enterprise.

The Criminal Enterprise Act was adopted and signed into law in 2023. This law enhances penalties for crimes that benefit, promote, or further the interests of a criminal enterprise, while also imposing mandatory consecutive sentences for firearm possession in certain offenses.