Louisiana Drug Dealer Sentenced to More than 21 Years on Drug and Firearms Charges

New Orleans, Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on November 2, 2022, that Brock Melancon, age 35 from Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana was sentenced on October 27, 2022, to 262 months (21 years, 10 months) in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine as well as for federal firearms violations.

Melancon pled guilty earlier this year to Counts 1, 2, and 3 of the superseding indictment.

Melancon was charged in Count 1 with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. In Count 2, he was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Count 3 accused him of possessing methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to distribute. At Melancon's sentencing hearing, United States District Judge Barry Ashe determined that he was a "career offender" and issued a sentence of 262 months on Counts 1 and 2 and 120 months on Count 3, all to run concurrently. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release after being released from prison.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve together to minimize violent crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy to strengthen PSN on May 26, 2021, based on the following core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The Houma Police Department, the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, and the US Drug Enforcement Administration all looked into the case (D.E.A.). The prosecution was led by Assistant United States Attorney Maurice Landrieu.