Federal prosecutors say a Kenner drug case that started with a summer apartment search has ended with more than a decade behind bars for the man at the center of it.
Tevin Bornes, 32, of Kenner was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, along with related firearms offenses. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo handed down the sentence on May 13, 2026, and ordered five years of supervised release once Bornes leaves prison. The punishment follows a July 2023 search of his apartment that turned up hundreds of grams of meth and multiple firearms. The sentence also includes mandatory special-assessment fees on each count.
Prosecutors' account of the seizure
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, agents searched Bornes' Kenner apartment on July 31, 2023. Inside, they reported seizing about 137.22 grams of methamphetamine, including 47.74 grams of pure crystal meth, along with 14.5 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, 9.75 grams of cocaine base, 12.5 grams of marijuana and four firearms. One of those guns, prosecutors say, was outfitted with a machinegun conversion device.
The U.S. Attorney's Office stated that Judge Milazzo sentenced Bornes to 160 months in prison on May 13, 2026, to be followed by five years of supervised release, plus a $100 mandatory special assessment fee for each count of conviction. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachal Cassagne of the Narcotics Unit handled the case for the government.
Plea and charges
Bornes pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to four counts that included possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and quantities of cocaine and cocaine base, along with firearms-related offenses, as reported in pleaded guilty to four counts. The indictment also accused him of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, possession of a machinegun and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Federal partners and legal consequences
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana said the investigation pulled in multiple agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Kenner Police Department, under the umbrella of Project Safe Neighborhoods.
Prosecutors noted that the drug charge carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of five years. Certain firearm counts under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) must run consecutively, which helped drive the total term to 160 months. With sentencing complete, the case now moves into post-sentencing procedures, including calculation of any restitution and setting the conditions for Bornes' supervised release.
