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New Orleans Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Firearms Charge
Kerméric Johnson, a 34-year-old New Orleans resident, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his involvement in a firearms charge.
Johnson was sentenced to 215 months of incarceration, followed by 5 years of supervised release, by U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk.
According to court documents, Johnson received a jail phone call from a local heroin dealer and co-conspirator, Keith Foster, in October 2015. Foster informed Johnson that a confidential informant had caused him and another co-conspirator to be arrested, and instructed Johnson to ‘take care’ of the informant.
Johnson agreed to do so and in subsequent jail calls, stated that he was attempting to locate the informant. On October 29, 2015, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies surveilled Johnson’s residence and observed him carrying two items, one wrapped in a blue shirt and the other in a red blanket. Johnson placed both items inside the trunk of a vehicle before driving away.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop and obtained a search warrant for the vehicle. In the trunk, they found a Smith and Wesson, 9mm caliber semi-automatic handgun wrapped in the shirt and a Marlin Model Glenfield 65, .22 caliber rifle, wrapped in the blanket.
Foster, who has also pleaded guilty, is scheduled to be sentenced on August 24, 2017. Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praised the work of the ATF New Orleans Division Office, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, and New Orleans Police Department in investigating the matter. Assistant United States Attorney Nolan D. Paige is in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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