Robert Lynn Baulkman, Methamphetamine Distribution, Louisiana 2021

SHREVEPORT, La. – A local man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution ring in Bossier City.

Robert Lynn Baulkman, 35, a Shreveport resident, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Baulkman was charged in a Bill of Information with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and he pleaded guilty to that charge on September 7, 2021.

The charge was the result of an investigation led by agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) into the drug trafficking activities of individuals in the Shreveport/Bossier City area in 2018. Agents conducted surveillance and observed Baulkman meet one of his co-conspirators and provide him with a bag that was believed to contain marijuana and methamphetamine.

The co-defendant then provided the bag to an individual who had made arrangements to purchase the narcotics. Agents obtained the purchased narcotics and sent them to the crime laboratory for analysis. The lab results confirmed that the marijuana weighed 1,737 grams and the pills contained 46.65 grams of a mixture and substance of methamphetamine.

The investigation was a joint effort between federal agencies, including the DEA, Department of Homeland Security, ATF, FBI, U.S. Marshal’s Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Louisiana State Police, Shreveport Police Department, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bossier City Police Department, Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office, Ruston Police Department and Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown is prosecuting the cases.

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Robert Lynn Baulkman is to be held accountable for his actions and this sentence reflects the severity of the crime. We will continue to work tirelessly to dismantle and disrupt the networks of individuals involved in drug trafficking in our community.

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