Christopher De’Lanio Taylor, Methamphetamine Distribution, Louisiana 2018

A Shreveport man has been sentenced to 7 years and 2 months in prison for his role in distributing methamphetamine in the city.

Christopher De’Lanio Taylor, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to the January 12, 2018 guilty plea, law enforcement agents observed Taylor selling methamphetamine on August 3, 2016 and September 14, 2016.

They later searched his home and found synthetic marijuana, digital scales, baggies containing white residue, 62.73 grams of methamphetamine, $3,450, and a Smith and Wesson, Model 30, .32 long caliber revolver with ammo.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the government’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals.

The ATF, Caddo/Shreveport Narcotics Mid-Level Investigation Unit, and Shreveport Police Department conducted the investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mary J. Mudrick and J. Aaron Crawford prosecuted the case.

Taylor will also serve 5 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

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