Orleans Parish Man Sentenced to 94 Months for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – KENDALL GILMER, JR., age 42, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on April 19, 2023 to 94 months imprisonment, 4 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. GILMER previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), and being a felon in possession of firearms, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).

According to court documents, on October 18, 2021, after conducting surveillance on GILMER, Drug Enforcement Administration agents and New Orleans Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on GILMER, who was driving on North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans. A search of GILMER’s vehicle revealed 80.3 grams of methamphetamine, 10.69 grams of a mixture and substance containing heroin and fentanyl, and two semi-automatic handguns.

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 case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and New Orleans Police Department. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers of the Narcotics Unit.