A Shreveport man convicted in Caddo District Court last fall of drug distribution was convicted Tuesday, August 6, 2024, of possession of weapons and drugs prohibited under the terms of his probation.
Keith Deiontrae Adams, 23, was unanimously found guilty on all eight counts by the five-woman, seven man jury in District Judge Erin Leigh Waddell Garrett’s court after just under two hours deliberation. He had been charged with three counts of possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, three counts of carrying a weapon while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance and unlawful handling of a machine gun.
The charges resulted from a compliance check at Adams’ residence by Louisiana State Probation and Parole December 7, 2023.
When Adams returns to court September 3, 2024, he faces five to 20 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 for each of the three weapons possession convictions, one to 10 years with or without hard labor for the possession with intent to distribute conviction, five to 10 years imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence for each of the three weapons with drugs convictions, and one to 10 years at hard labor for the machine gun handling conviction.
Adams was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Ross Owen and Erica Jefferson. He was defended by Allison Melton-Griffin.
The case was docket No. 399147.
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