NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser
announced that MICHAEL BROWN, age 24, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced
today for murder through use of a firearm and carjacking.
BROWN pled guilty on February 22, 2017 to participating in
the murder of Jacquez Young on June 1, 2015, and to participating in a
carjacking on June 2, 2015.
Judge Eldon E. Fallon sentenced BROWN to 340 months in
prison, as well as 5 years of supervised release following the term of
imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Strasser praised the work of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s
Office, the Baton Rouge Police Department, the Zachary Police Department, and
the Wilkinson County, Mississippi, Sheriff’s Office in investigating this
matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan
L. Shih and Trial Attorney Joseph K. Wheatley, of the Organized Crime and Gang
Section of the Department of Justice, are in charge of the prosecution.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods
(PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all
levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods
safer for everyone. Former Attorney
General Jeff Sessions made turning the tide of rising violent crime in America
a top priority. In October 2017, as
part of a series of actions to address this crime trend, Attorney General
Sessions announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorney’s
Offices to develop a district crime reduction strategy that incorporates the
lessons learned since PSN launched in 2001.
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