NEW ORLEANS ? Brandon Johnson, aka Brandon Smith, 32, of Jefferson Parish, pled guilty on Jan. 18 before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to counts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the indictment pending against him. Count 1 charged Johnson with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...

SHREVEPORT, La. ? Joseph Chad Castillo, 36, of Converse, was sentenced today announced U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown. U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced Castillo to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms....

NEW ORLEANS ? Corey Bessie, 30, of Orleans Parish, pled guilty on Jan. 22 before U.S. District Judge Darrel James Papillion to Counts 6 and 7 of the indictment pending against him. Count 6 charged Bessie with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. ? 922(g). Count...

JACKSON, Miss. ? Approximately 40 individuals were arrested today pursuant to 10 federal indictments filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott and Jasper counties in Mississippi, as well as Mexico, California, Texas and Alabama. The...

GULFPORT, Miss. ? A Moss Point man was sentenced to a total of 195 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 14 grams of fentanyl. Richard Terrell Magee, 39, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on July 28, 2022, agents...

GULFPORT, Miss. ?? A Saucier man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Damion Xavier Giglio, 39, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on Feb. 11, 2023, Giglio was...