U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, a jury convicted MELVIN JACKSON, age 34, of Hammond, of violations of federal drug and firearms laws.
After a two-day trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict on all three counts charged in the Indictment: conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over one kilogram of heroin; felon in possession of a firearm; and possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin.
JACKSON faces a minimum sentence of ten years’ incarceration, and a maximum of life imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr. set sentencing for Aug. 12, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Polite commended the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Maurice Landrieu and Brandon Long were responsible for the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
