Alabama
Autauga teen is the first convicted under Criminal Enterprise Act
An Autauga County teenager has been convicted under a state law targeting gun use by criminals, the state’s top law enforcement official said.
Tyrone Davis, 19, will be sentenced for possessing a pistol to promote a criminal enterprise, said Attorney General Steve Marshall. Davis was a member of the “Cosby Court Cartel,” a street gang operating in Autauga and Montgomery counties, Marshall’s office said in a news release. Davis’ case marks the first criminal enterprise conviction carrying a mandatory sentence for gang-related gun possession, Marshall said.
The law went into effect in September 2023.
“Armed gangs threaten the safety of every Alabama community, and minors who carry guns to support gang activity will now face real consequences,” Marshall said. “Working with the Legislature, we secured mandatory prison time for anyone who uses a firearm to benefit a gang. The Alabama Criminal Enterprise Act is one of the strongest tools in the nation, and we will use it aggressively to protect Alabama families.”
Davis pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly possessing a firearm during the commission of a criminal act intended to benefit a criminal enterprise, Marshall said. As a minor, Davis illegally possessed a pistol to “…embolden his gang,” Marshall said.
Charged under the Alabama Criminal Enterprise Act, he was denied youthful offender status and faces a mandatory five-year prison sentence that must be served day for day, Marshall said. Davis will be sentenced Jan. 22.
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