Career Criminal and Fentanyl Dealer Earns 30 Years Sentence

District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, March 26, 2026, 45-year-old Majuangy Jonathan Evans of Slidell was sentenced to 30 years in the Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge John A. Keller. The sentencing follows Evans' October 2024 jury conviction for Distribution of Fentanyl and subsequent Multiple Offender proceedings.

During his 2024 trial - where he chose to represent himself - Evans took the stand and made the startling admission that he was indeed a drug dealer. He brazenly claimed to the jury that he had only "quit the game" eight days before his arrest because he knew police were watching him. He further attempted to explain the thousands of dollars in cash found in his home as being the result of his "skills" in playing "number-crunching games."

"Mr. Evans’ own testimony confirmed what our law enforcement partners already knew: he is a career drug dealer who has spent decades preying on our community," said District Attorney Collin Sims. "Even after serving 19 years of a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking in another parish, he returned to the same criminal lifestyle within months of his release. Today’s 30-year sentence ensures he will no longer be able to peddle poison like Fentanyl on our streets."

The investigation began in December 2022, when detectives with the Slidell Police Department followed up on reports of Evans’ drug distribution activities. Detectives Ben Williams and Brittany French, who were familiar with Evans and aware of his active parole status for prior narcotics convictions, observed him conduct a transaction in a gas station parking lot on Natchez Drive.

During the intervention, detectives encountered an individual who had just purchased Fentanyl from Evans. Notably, the buyer was wearing a hospital gown and an armband under his coat, having recently left a medical facility. A subsequent search warrant executed at Evans’ residence by Slidell and Pearl River Police detectives yielded $5,000 in cash, methamphetamine, and cocaine residue. Digital forensics performed on Evans’ cellphones confirmed a pattern of consistent drug trafficking.

At the time of his 2022 arrest, Evans was on parole until 2046 for a prior "Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine" conviction out of Jefferson Parish. He had been out of prison for only 16 months before resuming his criminal activities in St. Tammany Parish.

Following his conviction, the District Attorney’s Office filed a Multiple Offender Bill to reflect Evans’ extensive criminal history, which includes a 2000 cocaine conviction in Orleans Parish and a 2001 Jefferson Parish trafficking conviction. Today, Judge Keller imposed a sentence of 20 years to run concurrent with his existing parole and an additional 10 years to run consecutive to his parole, resulting in an effective total sentence of 30 years.

Assistant District Attorneys Casey Allen and Christina Fisher prosecuted the trial in 2024. The Multiple Offender proceedings were handled by Assistant District Attorneys Tiffany Dover and John Almerico, with appellate assistance provided by Assistant District Attorney Matt Caplan.