Baton Rouge Man Guilty of Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced today that ROY ROBINSON (“ROBINSON”), age 35, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pled guilty on June 10, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Brandon Long to Title 27, U.S.C. Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846, by conspiring to distribute, and possessing with the intent to distribute, five hundred (500) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, as well as to violating Title 18, U.S.C. Section 92a(c)(1)(A) by possessing a firearm to further this drug trafficking conspiracy. Judge Long scheduled sentencing for September 16, 2025.

At sentencing, ROBINSON faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000 fine, and at least 5 years of supervised release as to Count 1, and a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years and up to life imprisonment, which must run consecutive to Count 1, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to 5 years of supervised release, as to Count 2.  There is also a $100 mandatory special assessment fee for each count.

According to court records, law enforcement in Thibodaux, Louisiana observed ROBINSON conduct what they believed was a drug transaction in a parking lot.  Specifically, law enforcement observed ROBINSON place two bags inside the vehicle of the individual he met while receiving a shoe box in return.  After leaving the parking lot, law enforcement observed that the vehicle ROBINSON drove did not have a license plate.  After a traffic stop, officers located a firearm, a Smith & Wesson 9-millimeter semiautomatic handgun, along with a large amount of cash in ROBINSON’S vehicle.  Officers also followed the vehicle into which ROBINSON placed the bags, and after the execution of a search warrant, they located over 6,000 grams of methamphetamine within the bags.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Louisiana State Police, Thibodaux Police Department, Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.  Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at http://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

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