Man receives guilty verdict for firearm, drug charges
ACADIA PARISH, La. (KLFY)-- On Wednesday, an Acadia Parish jury found Christopher W. J. Dugas, Jr. guilty for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, according to District Attorney Don Landry.
Dugas was arrested in March of 2021 after authorities found him with a 9mm handgun during a traffic stop in Crowley.
He was convicted in 2018 of aggravated flight from an officer and was prohibited, by Louisiana law, from possessing a firearm.
A sentencing date has not been set yet for Dugas, but he faces a sentencing range of five to 20 years on the firearm charge and one to 10 years on the possession with intent to distribute CDS, according to District Attorney Don Landry.
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