Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Distributing Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – CHRISTOPHER CARTER, JR., age 30, a resident of Gray, Louisiana, was sentenced on May 9, 2024 to 120 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a mandatory $200 special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

CARTER previously pleaded guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).

According to court documents, Drug Enforcement Administration agents utilized a confidential source to conduct two audio-video recorded controlled purchases of methamphetamine from CARTER. The first controlled purchase was for 49 grams of methamphetamine on May 19, 2021. The second controlled purchase was for 126 grams of methamphetamine on June 17, 2021.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Terrebonne Parish Sherriff’s Office. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers of the Financial Crimes Unit.