A Marrero man has been sentenced to over two years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges involving drug possession and illegal firearm possession. Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Jahbrell Price, 25, was sentenced on December 4, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown.
Price pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment. The first count involved possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance under Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(3). The second count charged him with possession of a machine gun in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2).
The court sentenced Price to a total term of 33 months in prison: twelve months for the drug charge and thirty-three months for the firearm offense, with both sentences to be served concurrently. He will also serve three years of supervised release and must pay a $125 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Price on January 7, 2024 at a motel located at 6751 Westbank Expressway in Marrero due to an outstanding Orleans Parish warrant. Detectives executed a search warrant for his hotel room where they found twenty bottles of promethazine totaling over nine liters (9,460 ml), $1,375 in cash, and a Glock model 45 nine-millimeter handgun fitted with an external machine gun conversion device.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which brings together law enforcement agencies and communities to address violent crime and gun violence. The Department of Justice enhanced its violent crime reduction strategy through PSN on May 26, 2021 by focusing on building community trust and legitimacy, supporting organizations that prevent violence before it occurs, establishing strategic enforcement priorities, and evaluating results.
Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their involvement in the case. Assistant United States Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman from the General Crimes Unit prosecuted the matter.
