Two Sabine Parish men were recently sentenced to lengthy prison sentences in federal court.
Eugene Patrick Kavanagh (age-58) of Many was sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of Firearm in the furtherance of Drug Trafficking.
On January 27, 2022, Kavanagh was arrested after the Sabine Parish Sheriff Tactical Narcotics Team executed a search warrant at his home in the Pirate’s Cove area on Toledo Bend Lake. T.N.T. Agents located and seized methamphetamine, marijuana, a glass smoking device, sandwich bags, two .38 revolvers, a .380 pistol, a 9mm pistol, and an illegal length barrel shotgun.
Julius Theodore Winfield III (age-44) of Zwolle was sentenced to 78 months (6 years, 6 months) in prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine.
In early 2022, T.N.T. Agents began investigating Winfield’s illegal drug sales activity in the Many area. Winfield was later indicted in U.S. District Court in Shreveport where he pled guilty.
To date, there have been 19 criminals sentenced to federal prison for illegal narcotic and firearm charges in Sabine Parish since Sheriff Mitchell and his staff took over in July 2020. Several more suspects have pled guilty in federal court and are awaiting sentencing at this time.