MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a man from Monroe was sentenced Wednesday to 120 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine.
Devin S. McMillian, 27, of Monroe, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. on one count of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release. According to the Sept. 14, 2017 guilty plea, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop Feb. 16, 2017 on the vehicle McMillian was driving. They found 23 grams of methamphetamine. McMillian made a call from prison to a friend after the arrest. He told the friend to travel to his residence and retrieve some items. Deputies overheard the call and searched the house. They found 754.9 grams of methamphetamine and one gram of marijuana.
The DEA and the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Crimes Apprehension Team conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany E. Fields prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
