50 YO James Watts of Amite was sentenced last week to 70 months imprisonment and 4 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to court documents, on March 8, 2021, Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office deputies initiated a traffic stop on Watts in Independence, after they received a report that he had assaulted a female victim.
Upon stopping Watts, deputies saw drug paraphernalia in plain view in the rear passenger seat.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 397 grams of methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers.
