Jaylon Carter, a 24-year-old resident of Covington, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison following his guilty plea to three counts of distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl. United States District Judge Susie Morgan also ordered Carter to serve three years of supervised release and pay $300 in mandatory special assessment fees. The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.
According to court documents, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office received information in January 2024 that Carter was selling “M30 blue pills” from an apartment complex in Covington or from his vehicle. Detectives confirmed Carter’s residence at the apartment complex and arranged for an individual, whom Carter believed to be a legitimate buyer, to make three controlled purchases of fentanyl pills at the location.
The investigation was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney André Jones of the Narcotics Unit prosecuted the case.
“JAYLON CARTER (“CARTER”), age 24, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susie Morgan to sixty-three (63) months’ imprisonment, three (3) years of supervised release, and $300.00 in mandatory special assessment fees, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of distribution of forty (40) grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.”
