Saint Charles Parish Man Sentenced for Federal Firearm and Narcotics Violations

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on December 5, 2024, BRANDON D. HILL ("HILL"), age 32, of Boutte, Louisiana, was sentenced to ten years in prison by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe, after previously pleading guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon, and possession, with the intent to distribute, fentanyl, cocaine hydrochloride, and cocaine base.

According to court records, on March 8, 2023, St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office deputies approached HILL in Boutte concerning an outstanding arrest warrant for a probation violation. HILL attempted to flee on foot but was subsequently detained and searched. During his arrest, HILL attempted to discard two plastic bags from his pocket. While seizing the bags, the deputies also spotted, and seized, a handgun from HILL's waistband. The handgun was a Canik semi-automatic pistol with a round in the chamber. Deputies also found HILL in possession of a digital scale with residue and four clear plastic bags, one of which contained approximately 3.78 grams of fentanyl. The second bag contained approximately 17.44 grams of marijuana. The third bag contained approximately 1.15 grams of packaged cocaine hydrochloride, and the fourth bag contained approximately 6.25 grams of cocaine base.

In addition to the ten-year concurrent sentence as to the firearm and narcotics charges, Judge Ashe sentenced HILL to three years of supervised release, also to be served concurrently. HILL was ordered to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee as to each count.

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. 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.