Ryan Johnson, Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2025

A 22-year-old New Orleans man has been sentenced to 10 years and 3 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation.

Ryan Johnson was sentenced on November 5, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

According to court documents, Johnson was arrested on September 1, 2023, after being found driving a stolen car in Joe Brown Park. Police recovered a Glock Model 23 firearm, marijuana, and tapentadol from the vehicle.

Johnson was released on bond but continued to sell marijuana and tapentadol. In March 2024, he was observed driving another stolen car, and a search warrant was executed at his residence.

During the search, police recovered firearms belonging to Johnson and his brother, Bryan Turner, as well as Johnson's backpack containing marijuana, tapentadol, and burglary tools.

Johnson was charged with conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute tapentadol, tramadol, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Orleans Police Department, with Assistant United States Attorney David Berman prosecuting the case.

Ryan Johnson, 22, of New Orleans, was sentenced to 103 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, along with a $400 special assessment fee.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities nationwide.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/new-orleans-man-sentenced-drug-trafficking-and-firearms-offenses-0