Bobby Kirkendoll, Cocaine Trafficking, Louisiana 2020

A Shreveport man with a long history of crime has been sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Bobby Kirkendoll, 44, was sentenced on January 9, 2020 by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote. Kirkendoll pleaded guilty to the charges in January 2020.

According to the investigation, in April 2019, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop Kirkendoll’s vehicle for a traffic violation. Instead of stopping, Kirkendoll drove away and a car chase ensued. During the chase, deputies observed him throw a gun onto the roadway, as well as other items, from the car. Eventually, Kirkendoll stopped the vehicle and deputies arrested him.

Deputies recovered the items that Kirkendoll threw from the car, which included a Ruger pistol, a Smith and Wesson revolver, and bags. Inside the bags were drug paraphernalia and a variety of narcotics including methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, and Alprazolam. The narcotics were tested by the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory and it was confirmed that the substances included at least 5 grams of methamphetamine.

Kirkendoll was previously convicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and felon in possession of a firearm in 2006. His state court convictions were for manslaughter and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in 1994; second degree battery in 1999; and aggravated incest in 2008.

The case was investigated by the DEA and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Leon H. Whitten.

Kirkendoll will serve 162 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/shreveport-man-lengthy-criminal-history-sentenced-federal-court