A federal judge in Alexandria, Louisiana, has handed down prison sentences totaling over 109 years to seven members of a notorious methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Natchitoches area.
According to court documents, United States District Judge Dee D. Drell sentenced the defendants for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
The investigation, led by the Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force, uncovered a vast network of methamphetamine dealers operating in northwest Louisiana.
The defendants and their sentences are as follows:
James Christopher Weeks, 51, of Montgomery, Louisiana, was sentenced to 360 months (20 years) in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Savannah Maria Weeks, 31, of Arcadia, Louisiana, was sentenced to 78 months (6 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
Eric Joseph Sandifer, 36, of Pineville, Louisiana, was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
Ashley Danielle Dowden, 39, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, was sentenced to 96 months (8 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
Candiace Shree Bronson, 39, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced to 78 months (6 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
Louis Vernon Jackson, 39, of Natchitoches, was sentenced to 360 months (30 years) in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Adam James Johnson, 41, of Natchitoches, was sentenced to 235 months (19 years, 7 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
In early March 2020, agents with the Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force received information regarding a group of individuals selling large amounts of methamphetamine in the Natchitoches area.
Through their investigation, agents conducted surveillance on the defendants on numerous occasions and in both Natchitoches and Alexandria, Louisiana.
They were also able to obtain information from other sources as to the drug trafficking activities of these defendants.
Key findings include:
James Weeks, who was serving a 192-month imprisonment sentence in the Yazoo City Medium federal prison facility, was conducting drug trafficking operations from the facility.
Weeks was communicating through Facebook Messenger with his daughter, Savannah Weeks, Johnson, and other co-conspirators about methamphetamine trafficking.
On March 26, 2020, a K9 utilized by HSI-Riverside, California, alerted on a package at the San Bernardino, California, shipping facility destined to Weeks’ mother and daughter in Arcadia, Louisiana.
A state search warrant was obtained, and six pounds of methamphetamine were recovered.
The dismantling of this methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy sends a strong message to those involved in drug trafficking activities.
The coordinated efforts of law enforcement agencies have resulted in the imprisonment of seven individuals and the disruption of a significant drug trafficking network.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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