BATON ROUGE- Following a two-day trial, a federal jury found a Denham Springs man guilty of intent to distribute heroin and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

A unanimous jury found 47-year-old John Davis guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute at least 100 grams of heroin, Attorney Kurt L. Wall said in a news release on Monday.

According to prosecutors, between March and April of 2021, Davis and his girlfriend, Madelyn Payne, distributed large amounts of heroin in parking lots and busy shopping centers in the East Baton Rouge and Livingston areas.

Deputies also seized over 300 grams of heroin, multiple firearms and over $40,000 that was found in the walls of the residence they shared.

Davis was previously arrested in 2009 for possession and intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine.

He will now face a federal prison sentence of at least ten years and up to life imprisonment.