Drug trafficking: Man sentenced for firearms, ammunition, narcotics

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Shreveport man has been sentenced for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

Quintell Dewayne Gladney, 45, was sentenced to 262 months (21 years and 10 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana.

According to information presented in court, on May 26, 2020, the Shreveport Police Department performed a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Gladney.

“The officer approached the vehicle and began a conversation with Gladney and noticed what appeared to be a firearm in his waistband. Officers learned that Gladney was a convicted felon and asked Gladney to step out of the vehicle, but he refused. The officers then opened the door and removed Gladney from the vehicle for officer safety. A pat down search revealed that he did in fact have a loaded FN Herstal Model Five Seven 5.7×28 pistol in his waistband,” stated the news release.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said officers found over $3,000 in cash in Gladney’s pockets, along with several small bags of cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana packaged for distribution in the vehicle. They also uncovered more than 41 rounds of 5.7×28 caliber ammunition inside the vehicle.

Gladney pleaded guilty on July 31, 2023, and admitted to illegally possessing the firearm. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Shreveport Police Department investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert F. Moody.