A St. Bernard Parish resident, Terry Baham, Jr., age 37, pleaded guilty on August 12, 2025, to federal drug and firearm charges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plea was entered before Judge Brandon S. Long and announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
Baham admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than forty grams of fentanyl and additional quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. He also pleaded guilty to possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Court documents show that in October 2021, deputies from the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office received information about Baham’s alleged drug trafficking at his Chalmette residence. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement seized approximately 112 grams of fentanyl, 74 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of methamphetamine, 405 grams of marijuana, and 112 THC cartridges from the home. Officers also recovered four firearms: a Beretta Model BU9 Nano nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol; a Glock Model 27 .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol; a Zastava Arms Model PAP M85 NP .223 caliber semi-automatic pistol; and a Sharps Bros. Model Warthog .223 caliber rifle.
For the drug-related offense, Baham faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and up to forty years’ imprisonment, as well as fines up to $5 million and at least four years of supervised release after any prison term. For the firearm offense, he faces an additional mandatory minimum sentence of five years—consecutive to any other sentence—a fine up to $250,000, five years’ supervised release following imprisonment, and special assessment fees.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation collaborated with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office on this investigation. Assistant United States Attorney André Jones is prosecuting the case for the Narcotics Unit.
According to officials involved in Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), “This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.” The Department launched an updated violent crime reduction strategy for PSN on May 26, 2021: “On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.”
