Colbert County – 42-year-old Bobby Joe Speegle pleaded guilty to human trafficking charges on March 15, 2019.
Detectives at the time said Speegle drugged a 17-year-old girl and “exchanged” her with another man. The girl woke up as she was being sexually assaulted, authorities said.
42-year-old Bobby Joe Speegle was arrested by Muscle Shoals Police and charged with human trafficking and giving false information to law enforcement.
Online court records show Speegle entered his guilty plea to the charge of first-degree promoting prostitution. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with 336 days of jail credit.