Hammond Man Pleads Guilty To Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

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Hammond Man Pleads Guilty To Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Nov. 1, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ADAM LUMPKIN, age 35, a resident of Hammond, Louisiana, pled guilty on Oct. 22, 2019, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.

According to court documents, LUMPKIN possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Hammond, Louisiana, on Dec. 14, 2018. LUMPKIN faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum of life imprisonment, a fine of up to $10,000,000.00, and at least five years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry set sentencing for LUMPKIN on Jan. 28, 2020.

U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Hammond Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Paige O’Hale is in charge of the prosecution.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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