Multiple Lafourche Parish Residents Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today the unsealing of a seven-count indictment charging the following individuals:

• LIONEL DUNCAN, (“DUNCAN”), age 34, of Thibodaux, Louisiana
• JOHN PAUL GAGE JR., (“GAGE JR.”), age 42, of Des Allemands, Louisiana
• LINEZ GREEN, (“GREEN”), age 30, of Thibodaux, Louisiana
• YOLANDA TILLMAN, (“TILLMAN”), age 42, Des Allemands, Louisiana
• JAMES WILLIAMS, (“WILLIAMS”), age 64, of Schriever, Louisiana
• MICHAEL LEWIS, (“LEWIS”), age 47, of Thibodaux, Louisiana
• RYDELLE ROUNDS, (“ROUNDS”), age 40, of Thibodaux, Louisiana
• ANJHAELYN HAYNES, (“HAYNES”), age 28, of Humble, Texas

The indictment was unsealed on June 10, 2024 after all eight individuals were arrested by local law enforcement working with federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents.  All eight individuals were indicted in Count 1 for Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846.  If convicted of Count 1, they face a minimum of 5 years and up to 40 years imprisonment, up to a $5,000,000 fine, and at least 4 years of supervised release following imprisonment.

GREEN and GAGE JR. were indicted in Count 3, while GAGE JR. and ROUNDS were indicted in Count 6, for illegal use of a communications facility, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.  If convicted of Counts 3 or 6, they face up to 20 years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and at least 3 years supervised release following imprisonment.

GREEN was indicted in Counts 2, 4, and 5 for distribution of a quantity of a mixture of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).  If convicted of either of these three counts, GREEN faces up to twenty years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and at least three years supervised release following imprisonment.

HAYNES was indicted in Count 7 for possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).  If convicted of Count 7, she faces a minimum of 5 years and up to 40 years imprisonment, up to a $5,000,000 fine, and at least 4 years of supervised release following imprisonment.  All seven counts of the indictment also carry a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

According to the indictment, beginning on a time unknown but continuing until at least May 4, 2024, these eight individuals conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, cocaine and methamphetamine throughout the Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish region of the Eastern District of Louisiana.  The conspiracy involved obtaining narcotics from Houston, Texas and transporting those  narcotics to Thibodaux, Louisiana.  The conspiracy was carried out through wire and electronic communications.

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.

United States Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Louisiana State Police, the Thibodaux Police Department, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.

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