U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that on April 28, 2022 U.S. District Court Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced 40 YO KENDRICK DEMOURELLE, a resident of Slidell, to 120 months of imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and more for conspiring to distribute cocaine, crack, and heroin, and for the illegal use of phones in furtherance of drug trafficking.
According to court records, the United States is seeking to forfeit approximately $120,308.00, two vehicles, and two properties acquired by DEMOURELLE with suspected drug proceeds which have been seized in connection with the investigation.
DEMOURELLE and four others, Joseph Brown, Lionel Cooley, Kevin Gray, and Blake Monroe, conspired to sell illegal narcotics in New Orleans, including using a broken-down yellow school bus in the ‘Goose’ neighborhood in New Orleans East as a stash house.
All five were indicted in February 2020.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Hammond Police Department, New Orleans Police Department, and Slidell Police Department in investigating this matter.
