Baton Rouge man sentenced to 15 years on drug charges

LIVINGSTON — A 41-year-old Baton Rouge man will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty on multiple drug charges.

21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reports that Roderick Poindexter, 41, of Baton Rouge appeared before Judge Brenda Bedsole Ricks and pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possesion with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and other related charges.

The case stems from a September 2023 traffic stop by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies determined Poindexter was in possession of several types of narcotics, as well as a scale and packaging material and a firearm while driving through the parish…

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