New Orleans Men Sentenced For Firearms Offenses

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ALPHONSE BAZILE ("BAZILE"), age 78, and RAYSHAUD GREEN ("GREEN"), age 35, both of New Orleans, were each sentenced on September 18, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to 180 months incarceration, three (3) years of supervised release and the payment of a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to the counts of the superseding indictment against them.

Specifically, Count 1 charged BAZILE with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).

Count 2 charged GREEN with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1), 924(a)(8), and 2. Count 3 charged GREEN with possession of a machine gun, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o), 924(a)(2), and 2.

According to court documents, on August 17, 2022, New Orleans Police Department officers responded after learning that a shooting occurred at BAZILE's residence, near Curran Boulevard and Haney Drive in New Orleans, LA. Surveillance footage revealed an earlier fight between juveniles outside of the residence. Although the fight had ended and the juveniles dispersed, approximately 30 minutes later, a group of juveniles in a car returned while BAZILE and GREEN were standing outside. A few of the juveniles exited the car, armed with firearms, and approached BAZILE and GREEN. BAZILE told them to leave and, they did. GREEN and BAZILE then returned to the residence. While inside, BAZILE armed himself with a .32 caliber revolver and ammunition. GREEN armed himself with a Polymer 80 Model P940C, nine-millimeter firearm, with a Glock auto-sear, that converted the weapon into an automatic machine gun. BAZILE and GREEN then exited the residence, firing at the juveniles, killing one.

On September 8, 2022, GREEN was arrested in New Orleans and, a search of a bedroom in GREEN's residence uncovered the same firearm he used to shoot at the juveniles.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Orleans Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Trummel of the Violent Crime Unit handled the prosecution of this matter.