Large-Scale Bastrop Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison

MONROE - On October 21, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Justavious K. "Tae Tae" Williams, 25, of Bastrop, to 336 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, followed by five years of supervised release. Williams previously pled guilty to the charges on July 10, 2026.

According to court documents, between May 16, 2025, and October 9, 2025, Williams participated in a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Investigators executed a wiretap on one of Williams' co-conspirator's phones and intercepted calls and messages in which Williams discussed acquiring and distributing large quantities of methamphetamine. On October 1, 2025, communications revealed that Williams' co-conspirators were arranging the pickup of a large shipment of methamphetamine from Texas. Williams then traveled to Garland, Texas, where agents observed him and a co-conspirator load a bright orange suitcase into a vehicle. After the vehicle returned to Louisiana, Louisiana State Police (LSP) later attempted a traffic stop. Williams fled the stop, leading troopers on a brief pursuit before Williams and the co-conspirator were caught and arrested. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 25 kilograms of methamphetamine in the suitcase. Roughly a week later, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents executed a search warrant at a local address where Williams was found with the same co-conspirator as in the car stop. Inside the residence, agents recovered seven firearms along with various quantities of ecstasy pills, methamphetamine, marijuana, and other controlled substances. A cook lab trailer located behind the residence contained 20,000 methamphetamine pills and more than three kilograms of additional powder methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement.

The case was investigated by DEA, LSP, and Monroe Metro Narcotics. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Aaron Crawford with assistance from Legal Assistant Amanda Morgan.

You may find a copy of this press release (and any updates) at www.justice.gov/usao-wdla.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana at www.lawd.uscourts.gov or at https://www.lawd.uscourts.gov/cmecf-pacer, under Case Number 3:25 cr 299.

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