FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 11, 2008

Jury convicts Calhoun drug dealer in four minutes

State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the conviction, in Calhoun County Circuit Court, of Anthony "Bull" Patterson, on a charge of Sale of Cocaine.

A two males, four females jury deliberated just four minutes before finding Patterson, BM, DOB:11-06-1977, of Blountstown, guilty in the March 27, 2007, incident. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Blountstown Police Department worked the case.

Sentencing is set for February 6th. Patterson, who has prior convictions for sale of a controlled substance and escape, and a pending robbery case, may be a Habitual Offender. If found to be a habitual offender, Patterson faces a maximum of thirty years prison.