22 Year-Old Slidell Man Indicted – Faces Up Life in Prison

Shampain Poole, age 22 and of Slidell, was charged by a federal grand jury on May 5, 2023, in a three-count indictment for carjacking and violations of the Federal Gun Control Act, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans. Poole is charged with carjacking, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 

If convicted of carjacking, Poole faces a maximum of 15 years. If convicted of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, Poole faces a minimum of seven years up to a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, which must run consecutive to any other sentence. If convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Poole faces a maximum of 15 years. 

U.S. Attorney Evans reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.