New Orleans Man Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS, LA - BLAKE ANTHONY BACHEMIN ("BACHEMIN"), age 28, of Orleans Parish, pled guilty on May 7, 2026 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and § 841(b)(1)(C). U.S. District Judge Barry Ashe scheduled sentencing for August 6, 2026. At sentencing, BACHEMIN faces up to twenty years imprisonment followed by at least three years of supervised release, up to a $250,000 fine and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

According to court documents, BACHEMIN had a pending felony arrest warrant for possession of methamphetamine when he was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department near the 500 block of Esplanade Avenue. A search incident to arrest led to the discovery of multiple plastic baggies of methamphetamine on BACHEMIN's person. BACHEMIN possessed these baggies of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute them in the French Quarter area of New Orleans.

U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration and New Orleans Police Department. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit.