Louisiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin

Louisiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 16, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

Gulfport, Miss - Peter Oliver Henry, 61, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 135 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for heroin trafficking, announced U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.

On June 4, 2019, Henry was arrested while delivering 4 ounces of heroin to an individual in Gulfport, Mississippi. Henry was indicted on June 25, 2019 and pled guilty before Judge Ozerden on Dec. 13, 2019.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force investigated the case. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Annette Williams.

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

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