Jonathan Webre, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Louisiana 2021

New Orleans, LA – In a shocking turn of events, 35-year-old Jonathan Webre of Reserve, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating federal drug and firearms laws.

According to court documents, Webre was indicted on August 29, 2019, by a Federal Grand Jury in a three-count indictment. In Count 1, Webre was charged with distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(b). In Count 2, Webre was charged with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). Lastly, in Count 3, Webre was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

Webre pled guilty to all three charges on October 23, 2019. The sentencing was postponed numerous times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The charges stemmed from an investigation by both the St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration into the illegal activities of Webre over the last two years.

At his sentencing on June 16, 2021, Federal District Court Judge Lance Africk sentenced Webre to serve 168 months (14 years) for the two drug charges, Counts 1 and 2, and to serve 120 months (10 years) for Count 3, the federal firearms violation. All sentences were ordered to be served concurrently.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), the St. John The Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the St. John the Baptist District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Maurice Landrieu prosecuted the case.

The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to combating drug trafficking and firearms violations in Louisiana.

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