Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of two Monroeville men on drug charges stemming from the original investigation that led to the arrest of Conecuh County Commissioner John William Andrews, Jr.
In a statement released Tuesday, Marshall said Jack Lamar Jordan, 57, and Jimmy Coy Salter, 64 are each charged with one count of conspiracy to manufacture controlled substance I, one count of unlawful possession of marijuana II and one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Jordan and Commissioner Andrews were arrested in September, 2017, on warrants for the same charges and were released on bond.
Marshall noted his office's Criminal Trials Division presented evidence to a Monroe County grand jury on Aug. 23 which resulted in the new indictments against Jordan and Salter. He noted the two are set to be arraigned on Sept. 19 before Monroe County Circuit Judge Jack B. Weaver.
Marshall said the charges against Jordan and Salter arose from evidence involved in the pending criminal case against Andrews, who was indicted in March, 2018, on six felony counts of unlawful distribution of marijuana. A status hearing in Andrews' case is set for Oct. 23.
Marshall noted the charges against Jordan and Salter arose after the execution of a search warrant on their residence during the course of the investigation of the drug charges against Andrews.
If convicted, Jordan and Salter each face prison terms of 20 years to life in prison for conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance I, up to one year in jail for unlawful possession of marijuana II and up to one year for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
