Washington Parish Man Sentenced to Seventeen Years for Gun and Heroin Offenses

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that LARRY DAVIS, age 41, from Washington Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 10, 2020 to 204 months in prison in connection with his convictions for heroin and gun charges.

On August 6, 2019, DAVIS pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and possessing a firearm despite being a felon.

For the heroin conspiracy charge, Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced DAVIS to seventeen years (204 months) in prison. For the charge of possessing a firearm as a felon, Judge Vitter sentenced DAVIS to ten years (120 months) in prison, concurrent with his sentence for the heroin conspiracy. This resulted in a total sentence of 204 months in prison. DAVIS’ term of imprisonment will be followed by four years of supervised release. Judge Vitter sentenced DAVIS as a career offender, based on his prior narcotics convictions.

DAVIS’ codefendant, ALEX MILLER, pled guilty on July 23, 2019 to the same heroin conspiracy charge and other firearms charges. Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced MILLER to 130 months in prison on January 23, 2020.

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Louisiana State Police, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force, and the Bogalusa Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Nicholas D. Moses and André Jones are in charge of the prosecution.

This prosecution is part of an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). OCDETF is a joint federal, state and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets.