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DAY 1,213Michael "Travis" Leake · American citizen · U.S. Air Force veteran
Myth vs. record

Did he deal drugs from his apartment?

Myth

He dealt drugs from his apartment.

Record

No drug found in his home was charged as intended for sale.

The fifth count is simple possession. The defense conceded the small quantity on the table, "in a microscopic dose," was for his own use, and disputed the bundle and the tablet. He is not serving 13 years for that powder. He is serving 13 years for sales that rest on one witness's word.

Source: Court file, Vol. 3, l.d. 14-15; defense closing, p. 9.

Finding 05: Nothing in his home was charged as for sale →

Cite this

Free Travis Leake, "Myth vs. record: Did he deal drugs from his apartment?," https://freetravisleake.com/fact-check/dealer-from-home/, updated September 30, 2026.