Robertsdale CBD store owner found not guilty of selling narcotics
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Baldwin County business owner has been found not guilty of selling illegal narcotics.
Brandon Stokes, who owns a CBD store in Robertsdale, was arrested in July 2022 along with his business partner, Michah Dangelo, after a year-long investigation conducted by the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force.
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BCSO officials said they executed a search warrant at his home and his store and seized several kinds of drugs including cocaine, LSD, ecstasy and marijuana.
Wednesday, Stokes was found not guilty on all five counts.
Stokes' attorney, Jonathan McCardle, told News 5 the jury was out just over an hour before returning the not guilty verdict on charges of distribution of Delta 9 THC, distribution of marijuana, cocaine and possession of marijuana.
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