Law enforcement officials, educators hope man accused of fentanyl arrest faces harsher punishments [Video]

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Jackson Lewis, 19, was booked in Mobile County Metro Jail on Tuesday, for allegedly selling fentanyl on Mary G. Montgomery High School grounds.

He was already out on bond for giving fentanyl to his 15-year-old girlfriend, who was found dead due to an overdose, in 2022, and law enforcement officials and educators hope he’ll face stiffer consequences for his offense.

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Lewis is booked on distributing and selling drugs to minors. Andy Gatewood, the Director of Safety and Security for Mobile County Public Schools, said his SROs received the tip after several people came forward about Lewis selling the drugs on MGM’s campus.

They’ve been working with the sheriff’s office for over a week.

“The folks involved or folks who had pertinent information felt comfortable with going to my resource officer and giving them that information,” Gatewood explained. “Which I understand …