William Arthur Bryant Jr., Gun and Drug Trafficking, Louisiana 2025

A Terrebonne Parish man was sentenced to 200 months in prison for federal gun and drug trafficking crimes.

William Arthur Bryant Jr., 31, was sentenced to 200 months imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $600 mandatory special assessment fee, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Bryant, a resident of Terrebonne Parish, was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, use of a communication facility, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Bryant conspired to distribute methamphetamine throughout Terrebonne Parish and the surrounding areas for over a year.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, the Louisiana State Police, and the Houma Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.

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 U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana announced the sentencing on November 20, 2025. The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, the Louisiana State Police, and the Houma Police Department.

The defendant's real full name is William Arthur Bryant Jr., and the exact criminal charges include conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, use of a communication facility, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

The crime occurred in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the exact date of the crime is not specified in the source. The sentence or outcome is 200 months imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $600 mandatory special assessment fee.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/terrebonne-parish-man-sentenced-federal-gun-and-drug-trafficking-crimes