NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)), published as received.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – THEODORE HOLMES, age 34, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to 18 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
HOLMES previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, and the use of a communication facility in causing or facilitating the commission of felonies under the Controlled Substances Act, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2.
According to court documents, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation revealed that HOLMES was involved in a narcotics distribution conspiracy with several other co-conspirators between June 8, 2020, and June 5, 2021. As part of the conspiracy, HOLMES regularly distributed amounts of methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers of the Narcotics Unit.
