Bogalusa man sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for cocaine distribution

MONROE, La. – Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a Bogalusa man was sentenced to 150 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Craig Antwon Jefferson, 30, of Bogalusa, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert G. James on one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He was also sentenced to eight years of supervised release. According to the March 1, 2017 guilty plea, law enforcement officers pulled over Jefferson’s vehicle April 14, 2016 on Interstate 10 in Calcasieu Parish for a traffic violation. An officer searched the vehicle and found 6.5 pounds of cocaine and 6 grams of marijuana in a backpack. When officers attempted to arrest Jefferson, he fled on foot and was later apprehended.

Homeland Security Investigations and the Calcasieu Parish Combined Anti-Drug Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert F. Moore prosecuted the case.