Tag: NOPD
Terrell Kelley, Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2020
⏱ 2 min read Terrell Kelley, a 34-year-old New Orleans man, was sentenced to 97 months in prison for his role in a string of drug trafficking and firearms violations in the city. On August 20, 2020, Kelley was arrested after a standoff with New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers, who found him in possession…
Jaequan Bailey, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Jaequan Bailey, a 31-year-old Jefferson Parish man, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after a shooting in New Orleans on September 26, 2024. Bailey fired multiple shots from a Glock Model 19X, 9-millimeter caliber pistol, at two individuals in the area of Tullis Drive and Woodland…
Eric Rogers, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Eric Rogers, a 35-year-old New Orleans man, was caught with a stolen firearm at his residence on October 10, 2024, after fleeing from law enforcement. Rogers, who had an outstanding warrant, attempted to evade arrest but eventually surrendered after an ATF special agent instructed him to exit the house with his…
Leshawn Parker, Gun Possession, Louisiana 2023
⏱ 3 min read Leshawn Parker, a notorious member of the Seventh Ward Soldiers, a violent street gang in New Orleans, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. On May 13, 2026, United States District Judge Sarah…
Blake Anthony Bachemin, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read Blake Anthony Bachemin, a 28-year-old New Orleans man, was caught with multiple plastic baggies of methamphetamine on his person when he was arrested near the 500 block of Esplanade Avenue. The arrest was made by the New Orleans Police Department, who were acting on a pending felony arrest warrant for possession…
Brandon Joseph, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 3 min read A 41-year-old New Orleans man is facing serious time for recklessly packing heat. Brandon Joseph was slapped with a felony indictment for being a known felon in possession of a firearm. The FBI and New Orleans Police Department tracked down Joseph after he allegedly brandished a gun on March 2, 2026,…
David Louis IV, Gun Possession, Louisiana 2025
⏱ 3 min read A New Orleans man, David Louis IV, got 33 months in the slammer for being a convicted felon caught with a loaded Glock pistol in a park. On April 15, 2025, the NOPD was hot on Louis’s tail, conducting surveillance near Conrad Park in the 3400 block of Hamilton Street. That’s…
Jody Harris, Assault of a Postal Employee, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen daytime robbery shook a New Orleans neighborhood on December 16, 2024, when 33-year-old Jody Harris attacked a United States Postal Service employee on Forshey Street. Harris, armed with a Beretta handgun, threatened the mail carrier, demanding he hand over his keys, mail scanner, and satchel full of mail. Fearing…
Nolan Long, Loaded Firearm Abandonment, Louisiana 2024
⏱ 2 min read Nolan Long, 34, is done playing games with the law. The New Orleans native ditched a loaded pistol during a foot chase last January, but it only bought him a one-way ticket to the slammer. Long was already a felon, with a rap sheet that includes a prior conviction for being…
James Johnson, Gun Possession, Arkansas 2022
⏱ 2 min read A bloody scene unfolded in the Holly Grove neighborhood of New Orleans when Kyle Conerly, 33, tossed a loaded handgun over a fence during a sting operation on November 20, 2023. Conerly, a convicted felon with a history of violence, is prohibited from possessing a handgun due to his previous convictions…
