Louisiana Man Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Role in Drug and Weapons Trafficking Organization

Vernon Parish, Louisiana - A Louisiana man has been convicted of Criminal Conspiracy and sentenced to 12.7 years in prison for his role in an Illegal Drug and Weapons Trafficking Organization, following a long-term investigation by the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force.

Sheriff Sam Craft of the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office and the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force announce the Federal Court conviction of Demetrius Pearson, 49, of Vernon Parish.

The conviction is the result of a long-term Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force investigation into an Illegal Drug and Weapons Trafficking Organization (DTO) in 2020.
Demetrius Pearson was found guilty of Criminal Conspiracy in the Western District of Louisiana Federal Court in Lake Charles, Louisiana on January 19, 2023.

Pearson was sentenced to 12.7 years in prison with no possibility of parole or probation. Pearson's extensive criminal history was a factor in his sentence. Pearson, from Leesville, Louisiana has a total of twelve prior arrests, including charges of Second Degree Murder, Theft, Illegal Distribution of Narcotics, Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Aggravated Battery, and Domestic Abuse Battery.

Codefendants Davis Ennis, 41, of Pitkin, Louisiana, and William Cain, 38, of Leesville, Louisiana are awaiting sentencing in Federal court in connection with the same DTO Investigation.
Throughout the investigation into the DTO, agents seized numerous firearms, stolen property, and large quantities of illegal narcotics.
Sheriff Craft thanked the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force, as well as federal prosecutors, for their diligence and hard work in obtaining Pearson's conviction.

A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.