BATON ROUGE — A U.S. attorney could be pushing for a higher sentence for a convicted drug dealer who sold fentanyl to a federal informant in a Baton Rouge restaurant parking lot in 2024. 

Federal agents said a confidential source bought 3,792 pills containing 539.2 grams of fentanyl from Devonte Skinner in a restaurant parking lot on O'Neal Lane in Baton Rouge.

The 34-year-old Albany man was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release after his prison term.

"The defendant’s conduct has to be viewed in the same light as if he had fired 3,972 rounds of ammunition on our public streets. A 92-month sentence is insufficient, and our office is reviewing the judgment closely and considering all options, including appeal," U.S. Middle District of Louisiana Attorney Kurt Wall said.