Louisiana Man Sentenced to More than 22 Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Gun Charges
Louisiana Man Sentenced to More than 22 Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Gun Charges
Louisiana – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Dustin Thompson, 36, of Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 3, 2022, by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell for his involvement in the trafficking of fentanyl and illegal possession of firearms. Thompson was sentenced to 270 months (22 years, 6 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Thompson was charged with drug trafficking and firearms offenses in a federal grand jury indictment. Thompson pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking on October 4, 2021.
Thompson distributed a controlled substance to an individual in Alexandria on March 12, 2018, and represented to him that the substance was heroin when, in fact, it was fentanyl. The individual became unconscious after consuming what he thought was heroin and crashed his vehicle into the Alexandria, Louisiana Police Department.
To revive the victim, law enforcement officers used NARCAN, a medicine that quickly reverses an opioid overdose, and he was taken to a local hospital where he was given a NARCAN drip for an extended period of time. Officers later searched Thompson’s home and discovered three loaded firearms, 54 grams of fentanyl, and a large sum of cash.
“In this case, a large amount of fentanyl was recovered. However, let it be known that the Western District of Louisiana’s United States Attorney’s Office will aggressively prosecute all illegal fentanyl trafficking cases regardless of the quantity involved and we will seek stiff sentences of imprisonment. This has become an epidemic throughout the southern part of the country and this district is no exception. These law enforcement officers are to be commended for their swift, heady action resulting in this victim’s life being spared.”
The FBI, ATF, and Alexandria Police Department investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Seth D. Reeg and J. Aaron Crawford.
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