Louisiana Drug Case Involving Meth Results in 60 Years Combined in Prison for 4 Defendants

Louisiana – John Henry Butler, Jr., 44, of Providence Village, Texas, has been sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana on drug conspiracy charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Butler to 240 months (20 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Butler pleaded guilty December 16, 2021 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Butler and three others were charged with a methamphetamine conspiracy by a federal grand jury in April 2021 in connection with their drug trafficking activities in the Monroe, Louisiana area. From February to November of this year, agents conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from one of Butler’s co-defendants, according to evidence presented in court. Agents were able to obtain court permission to monitor calls on the phone of Darryl Andrea Williams, one of Butler’s co-defendants, in November 2019. Agents were able to intercept phone calls between Williams and Butler about methamphetamine distribution, as well as calls between Williams and the other co-defendants.

The other defendants charged in this case and their sentences are as follows:

• Darryl Andrea Williams, 60, of Monroe, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
• Travis Dishun Little, 36, of Monroe, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 144 months (12 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
• Jeremy Michael Davis, 37, of Monroe, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 196 months (16 years, 4 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

The DEA and the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brian C. Flanagan and J. Aaron Crawford.

This operation is part of the ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). Using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach, OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest level criminal organizations that pose a threat to the United States. More information about the OCDETF Program is available at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.