MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -Monday’s start to a long-awaited federal drug trial presented a sharp contrast between a prosecutor’s opening statement that methodically previewed some of the mountain of evidence promised to jurors and the terse denial by the defendant.
It is the second time that Glennie Antonio “Little Man” McGee has gone on trial. The first time ended in a mistrial before the defense even got a chance to present its case. Since then, McGee asked for and received permission to represent himself on allegations that he oversaw a wide-ranging drug distribution network.
“This is a simple case about a crime family, a drug empire, a family business built upon bricks of cocaine and fentanyl pills,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller said during his opening statement…