A Bienville Parish man has been sentenced to federal prison for selling drugs and having a firearm in his possession. 

Jereaud Egans, 38, of Castor was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Foote to 16 years, 3 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 22 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 

According to information presented in court, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration started investigating Egan’s drug trafficking activities in October 2022 after seizing meth that was purchased from him. In another instance in January 2023, agents stopped Egans near his home for a traffic violation and found a loaded 9mm pistol under the driver’s seat. And in a front middle seat compartment were two vaccuum sealed plastic bags containing a pound of methamphetamine. 

Shortly thereafter, DEA agents searched Egans’ home and found crack cocaine, marijuana, cannabis pre-roll cigars, THC edibles, THC “moon rocks” and marijuana seeds. Additionally, they recovered 18 firearms, one of which had been reported as stolen.

The case was investigated by DEA and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian C. Flanagan.