CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Chattanooga man is facing a minimum of 15 years in prison after he was convicted Wednesday on drug trafficking charges and illegally having a gun.
According to a release from the District Attorney's Office, Jamaal Parker, 37, was arrested in March 2019 after authorities said he was sourcing cocaine from Atlanta and distributing it from a home in Chattanooga.
Parker, who also goes by "MoneyMaal" according to the release, was found with 4 kilograms of cocaine and a loaded gun when he was arrested. He was convicted of trying to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of crack cocaine.
He was also convicted of using a drug premise and illegally having a gun.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 14 at 9 a.m. before Judge Travis McDonough in Chattanooga. He could be sentenced to a maximum of life in prison.
