MONTGOMERY, ALA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)), published as received.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Montgomery Police Department, and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of a Montgomery teacher on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
On October 29, 2026, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Langston Fremont Carter, 30, of Montgomery, Alabama, with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and two additional counts related to the unlawful possession of a firearm.
According to the charging documents, the alleged offenses occurred on October 22, 2026, at L.E.A.D. Academy in Montgomery. Carter, who was employed as a teacher at the school, is accused of possessing controlled substances, including oxycodone and marijuana, with the intent to distribute them. He is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing a firearm within a school zone.
Carter made his initial appearance in federal court on October 29, 2026. His arraignment is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
If convicted on all charges, Carter faces a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment on the drug trafficking charges. In addition, the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment, which must be served consecutively to any sentence imposed on the other counts. A federal district judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.
The ATF and Montgomery Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Feil is prosecuting the case for the Middle District of Alabama.
An indictment or criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
