Slidell Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Drug and Weapons Violations

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on July 11, 2024, JAMILE ROBINSON ("ROBINSON"), age 32, a resident of St. Tammany Parish, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to 92 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee on two-counts of the indictment pending against him.

In Count 1 of the indictment, ROBINSONwas charged with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). InCount 3 of the indictment, ROBINSON was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

According to court documents, on June 15, 2022, the Slidell Police Department ("SPD") officers were conducting surveillance at a hotel on Gause Blvd. in Slidell, LA. The surveillance was based upon numerous complaints of narcotics trafficking in and around the hotel. After learning that room 211 of the hotel was registered to ROBINSON, officers approached the room and smelled marijuana coming from within. Officers knocked on the door, a female answered, and the officers saw ROBINSON, in the doorway and reaching into his pocket. After conducting a protective sweep of the hotel room officers saw suspected narcotics on the television nightstand, a digital scale, methamphetamine in the bathroom, as well as a firearm. Officers then obtained a search warrant for the room and recovered a digital scale, marijuana, approximately 122 grams of methamphetamine, and a firearm. Since ROBINSON is a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

ROBINSON subsequently admitted, both in a written and verbal statement, that the contraband in the room belonged to him.

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.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Slidell Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Inga Petrovich of the Violent Crime/Strike Force Unit.