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Two Louisiana Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

Official court records detail federal prison sentences for Eaan Lee Blake and Johnathan Casey Baker following guilty pleas.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 1:26 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 2:11 p.m. ET
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On August 17, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced the sentencings of two Louisiana men in separate federal cases after both defendants entered guilty pleas. According to court records from the Western District of Louisiana, Eaan Lee Blake, 24, of West Monroe, was on July 29, 2026, by United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 10 years in federal prison. Blake had previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. Court documents state that on February 16, 2025, Blake fled a traffic stop in Portland, Arkansas, leading officers on a pursuit of over 40 miles into Louisiana before Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office deputies stopped his vehicle on U.S. Highway 165 in Bastrop, Louisiana. A search of the vehicle uncovered approximately 75 pounds of methamphetamine, nine pounds of marijuana, hydrocodone/acetaminophen tablets, hotel receipts, a vacuum sealing machine, and $713 in U.S. currency. In a separate case detailed in court records, Johnathan Casey Baker, 32, of Alexandria, was on August 6, 2026, by United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., to over six years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release. Baker had previously pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon after Alexandria Police Department officers discovered a Smith & Wesson M&P .22-caliber rifle inside his vehicle during an October 3, 2025, traffic stop. Both cases were prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat violent crime.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 18, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ET

    Two Louisiana Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Separate Cases

    On August 17, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced the sentencings of two men in separate federal cases. U.S. Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Eaan Lee Blake, 24, of West Monroe, on July 29, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison after Blake pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. According to court records, law enforcement stopped Blake's vehicle on U.S. Highway 165 in Bastrop, Louisiana, on February 16, 2025, following a pursuit from Arkansas, and seized approximately 75 pounds of methamphetamine and nine pounds of marijuana. In a separate case, U.S. District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr. sentenced Johnathan Casey Baker, 32, of Alexandria, on August 6, 2026, to over six years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release after Baker pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Court records show that Alexandria police officers discovered a Smith & Wesson .22-caliber rifle inside Baker's vehicle during an October 3, 2025 traffic stop.

  2. Aug 18, 2026, 1:26 p.m. ETFirst report

    Two Louisiana Men Sentenced to Federal Prison in Separate Drug and Firearm Cases

    On August 17, 2026, official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced the federal sentencings of two men in separate cases involving drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The cases were prosecuted under Project Safe Neighborhoods, an open and developing public safety initiative.

    According to court documents, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced 24-year-old Eaan Lee Blake of West Monroe to 10 years in federal prison on July 29, 2026. Blake pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. Court records state that on February 16, 2025, a Portland, Arkansas, police officer attempted to stop Blake's vehicle for traveling 55 mph in a 35-mph zone. Blake fled into Louisiana, leading officers on a pursuit of over 40 miles until Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office deputies stopped the vehicle using spike strips on U.S. Highway 165 in Bastrop, Louisiana. Investigators searched the vehicle and recovered approximately 75 pounds of methamphetamine, nine pounds of marijuana, hydrocodone/acetaminophen tablets, a vacuum sealing machine, hotel receipts, and $713 in U.S. currency.

    In a separate proceeding, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., sentenced 32-year-old Johnathan Casey Baker of Alexandria on August 6, 2026, to over six years in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release. Baker pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. According to court documents, Alexandria Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on October 3, 2025, and observed a Smith & Wesson M&P .22-caliber rifle inside Baker's vehicle. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later confirmed the rifle was operational.

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