Kentwood Resident Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that TRACY DAVIS, age 51, of Kentwood, LA, pled guilty on September 26, 2023 to one (1) count of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841, one (1) count of Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A), and one (1) count of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).  

According to court documents, DAVIS was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous felony conviction.  The Drug Enforcement Administration and Hammond Police Department began investigating DAVIS due to a complaint that DAVIS was distributing narcotics in the Kentwood area.  A search warrant was obtained for two residences and a vehicle associated with DAVIS, that resulted in the seizure of cocaine and multiple firearms from within the residences and vehicle.

For the controlled dangerous substance charge, DAVIS faces a maximum sentence of twenty years, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.  For the possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking charge, DAVIS faces an additional five years up to life imprisonment that must run consecutive to every other term of imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to five years of supervised release.  For the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charge, DAVIS faces up to fifteen years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.  Each count also requires payment of a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

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.

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.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Hammond Police Department.  This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.