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Description: Monroe, Louisiana criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony possession of a firearm.

Delon Scott, age 34, of Hahnville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty May 17, 2022 to a Bill of Information charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Scott was stopped by a Mangham, Louisiana police officer on December 8, 2020 for speeding. During the course of the traffic stop, law enforcement officers developed probable cause to search the vehicle. Inside the vehicle, officers found methamphetamine, a pocket scale and Ziploc bags. In addition, the following four firearms were found underneath the hood of the vehicle: a Taurus 9mm pistol, a Glock 9mm pistol, a FEG PA-63 9x18mm pistol, and a Smith and Wesson Bodyguard .380 pistol.

The seized narcotics were sent to the North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory for analysis and their testing confirmed that the amount of pure methamphetamine exceeded 50 grams.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office and Mangham Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Cassidy.

NARCOTICS - SELL, DISTRIBUTE, OR DISPENSE - Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine with Forfeiture Notice
(1ss)

VIOLENT CRIME/DRUGS/MACHINE GUN - Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking with Forfeiture Notice
(2ss)

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced top 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release and was assessed $200.00.

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