Elton Scoggin Sentenced in Acadiana Meth Conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the final sentencing in a methamphetamine conspiracy that swept through Lafayette and surrounding areas of Louisiana.

Elton J. Scoggin, 36, from Breaux Bridge, faced justice this week after conspiring with ten others to distribute methamphetamine between April and December 2015. Scoggin received his sentence on Monday, sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Scoggin was one of several defendants who conspired with Jeremy David Hamlett, 38, and Lovelace Louis Comeaux, 54, both from Lafayette. The trio planned the distribution of high-quality, pure methamphetamine, a total of over 15 kilograms, sourced from Texas. Scoggin’s involvement, as evidenced by his August 24, 2016 guilty plea, included planning the sale and receiving funds from drug sales.

Hamlett and Comeaux were the primary suppliers in the ring. Other defendants sentenced previously include Darrell James Serrette II, Jade Dupuis, Jared J. Dupuis, John S. Stutes, Travis Joseph Thibodeaux, Kevin Comeaux, Matthew James Hebert, and Ronnie J. Touchet. Their sentences varied from 12 months to 120 months in prison.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA (Lafayette Task Force), Louisiana State Police, Lafayette Metro Narcotics (LMN), with assistance from ATF, FBI, DEA Task Force, St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office, and LMN in apprehending all defendants. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Myers P. Namie and Daniel J. McCoy prosecuted the case.