MOBILE, AL - A native of El Salvador living illegally in Springfield, Arkansas, was sentenced today in federal court to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 12 kilograms of methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Luis Alexander Guzman Calderon, also known as Bryan Jose Pinto Sandoval, was arrested after a high-speed automobile chase in Mobile County during July of 2021 on I-65 in the Saraland area involving several local law enforcement agencies. The chase ended when Guzman Calderon’s vehicle, a Honda Civic, wrecked near Dauphin Street in Mobile. During the pursuit, Calderon, who was the passenger in the vehicle, threw out a black plastic trash bag containing 12 kilograms of methamphetamine. Police recovered the bag and the drugs. The driver of the Honda, Umberto Rosales Mendoza, has also entered a guilty plea to the federal conspiracy charge and will be sentenced on March 7, 2022.
Chief United States District Court Judge Jeffery U. Beaverstock imposed a sentence of 135 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a supervised release term of five years. As a condition of supervision, Guzman Calderon will be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for deportation consideration. As other conditions of his supervision, Guzman Calderon will undergo testing and treatment for drug abuse, and he will be subject to a search of his person and premises upon reasonable suspicion. No fine was imposed but the judge ordered that Guzman Calderon pay $100 in special assessments.
The case was investigated by the Saraland Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
