Addison, 48, from New Orleans, was sentenced to nearly ten years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations. Last Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle gave the verdict. Addison sold seven grams of methamphetamine to an undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agent and another person on August 29, 2023, in a New Orleans apartment. During a follow-up meeting, the agent and the other person were robbed at gunpoint, and the agent was injured after falling from a third-floor balcony while trying to escape, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Addison and five co-defendants were indicted on eleven counts related to drug distribution and armed robbery. They all pleaded guilty to the charges. Addison admitted to being involved in a methamphetamine conspiracy, distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm as a felon, using a firearm in drug trafficking, and maintaining a property for drug activities, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Judge Lemelle sentenced Addison to 118 months in prison and four years of supervised release, along with a $500 special assessment fee. The case was part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, which works to reduce violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement and community organizations. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Louisiana State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Orleans Police Department, and Crimestoppers GNO, with prosecutors David Haller and Nolan Paige handling the case, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
