U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced that 37 YO Alex Miller from Washington Parish was sentenced to 130 months in prison in connection with his convictions for heroin and gun charges. On July 23, 2019, Miller pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, two counts of possessing a firearm despite being a felon, and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. For the heroin conspiracy charge and the two felon-in-possession charges, Judge Wendy B. Vitter sentenced Miller to (5) five years in prison. For the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, Judge Vitter sentenced Miller to 70 months in prison, consecutive to his sentences for the other counts. This resulted in a total sentence of 130 months in prison. Miller’s codefendant, Larry Davis, pled guilty on August 6, 2019 to the same heroin conspiracy charge and a single count of possessing a firearm as a felon. Judge Wendy B. Vitter set his sentencing for March 10, 2020.
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