U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Covington Man Guilty of Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAYLON CARTER (“CARTER”), age 24, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 15, 2025 to an indictment charging him with three counts of distribution of forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
According to court documents, in January 2024, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (“TPSO”) received information that CARTER sold “M30 blue pills” from both an apartment complex in Covington, La. or from his vehicle. After TPSO detectives confirmed that CARTER lived in the apartment complex, TPSO organized and conducted three controlled purchases of fentanyl pills from CARTER at the apartment complex.
CARTER faces a minimum term of imprisonment of five years, up to a maximum term of imprisonment of forty years, a fine of up to $5,000,000.00, a term of supervised release of at least four years, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $300.00.
This case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney André Jones of the Narcotics Unit.
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAYLON CARTER (“CARTER”), age 24, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on May 15, 2025 to an indictment charging him with three counts of distribution of forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
According to court documents, in January 2024, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (“TPSO”) received information that CARTER sold “M30 blue pills” from both an apartment complex in Covington, La. or from his vehicle. After TPSO detectives confirmed that CARTER lived in the apartment complex, TPSO organized and conducted three controlled purchases of fentanyl pills from CARTER at the apartment complex.
CARTER faces a minimum term of imprisonment of five years, up to a maximum term of imprisonment of forty years, a fine of up to $5,000,000.00, a term of supervised release of at least four years, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $300.00.
This case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney André Jones of the Narcotics Unit.
Updated May 21, 2025
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Drug Trafficking
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