Man Arrested In 2020 Lincoln County Drug Case Sentenced To Prison Term Aleef Jamar Nicks Man Arrested In 2020 Lincoln County Drug Case Sentenced To Prison Term March 2, 2021 U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced 39-year-old Aleef Jamar Nicks of Charlotte to 108 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearms charges resulting from a traffic stop in Lincoln County on April 30, 2020. Nicks must also serve three years under court supervision after he is released from prison. On April 30, 2020, a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy was traveling Mundy Road when he observed a vehicle without any tail lights. The officer activated his emergency lights and siren and the vehicle pulled off to the side of the road. When he approached the vehicle he could smell the odor of marijuana and saw a black backpack on the rear seat.