Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 192 Months in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Allen Ambrose, age 47, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 192 months in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In addition to the term of imprisonment, the Court further sentenced Ambrose to serve five years of supervised release.

According to admissions made as part of his guilty plea, East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office narcotics agents were investigating the drug trafficking activities of Ambrose and his live-in girlfriend, which included physical surveillance, ping warrants, and controlled purchases of methamphetamine. On June 22, 2022, agents located Ambrose at a hotel on Energy Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and planned execution of an arrest warrant and several search warrants. Ambrose fled when he saw agents, and during the pursuit, he discarded approximately three ounces of methamphetamine over a fence.

During execution of the search warrants and Ambrose's person, agents located over four kilograms of methamphetamine, $4,850 in various denominations, a scale, a pill press, and a quantity of suspected marijuana, LSD, and MDMA.

The defendant was questioned after his arrest and admitted knowing and intentional possession of the narcotics located in the hotel room.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jessica Jarreau, who also serves as Deputy Chief of the Organized and Violent Crime Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office.