Felix Mackey, a Gretna, Louisiana resident, was sentenced on September 25, 2024, by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine hydrochloride, and cocaine base in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846.
Also, Mackey pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Mackey was sentenced to 192 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, Mackey sold methamphetamine to a confidential source on three occasions in May 2021.
On June 3, 2021, law enforcement executed a search warrant on Mackey’s residence and found 92.127 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, 99.31 grams of cocaine, and 10.13 grams of cocaine base. Law enforcement also seized a black Taurus Model PT111, a nine-millimetre pistol bearing serial number TJT26730 and loaded with 11 bullets.
Mackey had previously been convicted of a felony in Plaquemines Parish.
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 neighbourhoods safer for everyone.
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.
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