Date: 03-10-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Cassius L. Medlock

Case Number: 5:14-cr-00165-EEF-MLH

Judge: Elizabeth E. Foote

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Caddo County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Seth D. Reeg

Defendant's Attorney: Mike Vergis

Description: SHREVEPORT, LA - Cassius L. Medlock, 32, of Many, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. He was also sentenced to four years of supervised release. According to the November 13, 2015 guilty plea, Medlock was stopped on August 14, 2014, for speeding, and after searching the vehicle, officers observed more than 193 grams of cocaine base and marijuana in the vehicle he was driving. Six children were also present in the vehicle.

The defendant was arrested as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Operation. The DEA and the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. The OCDETF program is a joint federal, state and local cooperative approach to combat drug trafficking and is the nation’s primary tool for disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, targeting national and regional level drug trafficking organizations, and coordinating the necessary law enforcement entities and resources to disrupt or dismantle the targeted criminal organization and seize their assets.

Outcome: See above

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