Three Shreveport Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Firearms and Drug Cases
According to federal court records, three Shreveport men received prison sentences ranging from six to 15 years in separate firearms and drug prosecutions.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ET
Three Shreveport men have been to federal prison on firearms and narcotics offenses, according to official court records released on August 13, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana. The prosecutions were part of the federal Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative and Operation Take Back America, and federal authorities indicate the enforcement effort is developing.
On August 7, 2026, U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. Santana Powell, 33, of Shreveport, to 180 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Court records state Powell knowingly possessed a Del-Ton Inc. DTI-15 pistol on March 26, 2023. On August 6, 2026, Chief U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty Marvin Morris, 21, of Shreveport, to 100 months in prison after a guilty plea to firearm possession by a prohibited person and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. On December 8, 2025, officers recovered an AR-style Diamondback pistol, four bags of marijuana weighing 38 grams, packaging materials, and a digital scale from Morris.
On August 6, 2026, Judge Hicks also Demichael Crosby, 27, of Shreveport, to 72 months in federal prison following his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. BCP officers responding to a July 14, 2025 disturbance recovered 2,664 grams of marijuana, packaging materials, scales, and a loaded stolen Glock pistol from Crosby's vehicle. The cases were investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Bossier City Police.
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