Three north Louisiana men involved in the trafficking of methamphetamine have been sentenced in federal court, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.
This case was an Organized Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation which was conducted in the Sabine Parish area. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced the three defendants as follows: Royshun Avair Newton, 38, of Bossier City, Louisiana, was sentenced to 188 months (15 years, 8 months) in prison. Stacy Norvell Perry, Jr., 32, of Many, Louisiana, was sentenced to 97 months in prison. Jessie Kenneth Dewayne Holden, 34, of Many, was sentenced to 72 months in prison. Each defendant will serve 5 years of supervised release following their release from prison.
Evidence introduced in court revealed that beginning in March 2020 and continuing through August 2022, law enforcement agents learned through their investigation into illegal drug trafficking activities in the Many area, that Newton, Perry and Holden were selling methamphetamine to individuals in and around that area.