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New Orleans Man Guilty of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution and Committing Federal Firearms Offense

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Lionel Winding, Jr., 20, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2026 to seven federal drug and firearms offenses before Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter. The charges include distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine and at least one federal firearms offense. U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced the plea. No docket number is provided in the source material. Sentencing details and guidelines ranges are not yet reported. Given the number of counts and the drug types involved, Winding faces a substantial federal prison term.

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New Orleans Man Guilty of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution and Committing Federal Firearms Offense

Media Coverage · April 20, 2026

Lionel Winding, Jr., 20, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2026 to seven federal drug and firearms counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The charges cover fentanyl distribution, methamphetamine distribution, and a federal firearms offense. U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced the plea.

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Key Issues

  • • Distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine
  • • Federal firearms offense
  • • Seven-count guilty plea
  • • Sentencing pending before Chief Judge Vitter
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Lionel Winding, Jr., 20, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2026 to seven federal drug and firearms counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The charges cover fentanyl distribution, methamphetam
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –LIONEL WINDING, JR. (“WINDING”) , age 20, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2026 before Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to seven federal drug and gun offenses, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

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New Orleans Man Guilty of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Distribution and Committing Federal Firearms Offense

Lionel Winding, Jr., 20, pleaded guilty on April 14, 2026 to seven federal drug and firearms counts before Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The charges cover fentanyl distribution, methamphetamine distribution, and a federal firearms offense. U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced the plea.

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