Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – LIONEL WINDING, JR. (“WINDING”), age 21, was sentenced on July 14, 2026 by Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, along with a $700 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to seven federal drug and gun offenses, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.