Tylar Redditt, Narcotics & Firearm Charges, Louisiana 2024

Tylar Redditt, 22, Pleads Guilty to Federal Narcotics and Firearm Charges in Louisiana

A 22-year-old man from Bogalusa, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to federal narcotics and firearm charges, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

Tylar Redditt conspired to distribute heroin and to use and possess firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities, according to court records. Both counts carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee. Additionally, the drug violation carries a possible fine of up to $1,000,000 and the gun violation carries a possible fine of up to $250,000.

Agents were able to obtain numerous social media photographs of Redditt posing with firearms, drugs, and cash. Redditt also participated in a non-fatal retaliatory shooting on July 27, 2022, shortly after Javorious Scott, a local rapper, was murdered in Bogalusa.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The case was investigated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Bogalusa Police Department. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Maurice E. Landrieu, Jr of the Narcotics Unit.

Tylar Redditt, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pled guilty on January 9, 2024, to a two-count indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Gun Control and the Federal Controlled Substances Acts.

Redditt faces up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, along with possible fines of up to $1,000,000 for the drug violation and up to $250,000 for the gun violation.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/washington-parish-man-pleads-guilty-federal-narcotics-and-firearm-charges