A Slidell resident has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack in New Orleans East, authorities announced.
Joseph Brown, 46, pleaded guilty on August 10, 2021, to charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), and 846, and using a communication facility to distribute illegal narcotics, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b).
According to court records, Brown and four others, Lionel Cooley, Kendrick Demourelle, Kevin Gray, and Blake Monroe, conspired to sell illegal narcotics in New Orleans, including using a broken-down yellow school bus in the ‘Goose’ neighborhood in New Orleans East as a stash house.
All five defendants in this case have pleaded guilty. A seized GMC Sierra pickup truck used by Lionel Cooley contained nearly two kilograms of cocaine and 430 grams of crack.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.
U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Hammond Police Department, New Orleans Police Department, and Slidell Police Department in investigating this matter.
Brown was sentenced on November 9, 2021, to 33 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and $200 in mandatory special assessment fees.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Howard Sinkman.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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