FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS NEW ORLEANS MAN OF POSSESSION OF FIREARM TO FURTHER DRUG TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that On June 29, 2026, a federal jury foundDONTE WILLIAMS ("WILLIAMS"), age 32, guilty of possession of a firearm, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (Count Two), announcedU.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. WILLIAMS alsopled guilty, prior to trial, to possession, with the intent to distribute marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and taptendol, in violation of 21 U.S.C. SectionSection 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C) and (b)(1)(D) (Count One) and felon in possession of a firearm/ammun...