Robert “Snoop” Taylor
Introduction
Robert “Snoop” Taylor, 32, of Alexandria, Louisiana, is a previously convicted felon who was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for possessing a pistol he was prohibited from having. The sentence followed a November 2025 shooting in Alexandria in which the victim and a witness identified him as the shooter, and an arrest the next day during which officers recovered a Taurus G3 9mm pistol from his pocket. Taylor pleaded guilty on July 8, 2026, and on October 23, 2026, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., sentenced him for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, followed by two years of supervised release.
Background Information
Taylor had prior felony convictions for burglary and battery, which made it illegal for him to possess a firearm, and court documents state he acknowledged he was aware of that. His case arose when Alexandria Police Department (APD) officers responded to the November 2025 shooting. It was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the Justice Department’s violent-crime initiative in the Western District of Louisiana under U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller, and was announced together with the sentencings of two other Alexandria men in related federal firearms cases, Kevin Guthrie, Jr., and Qwadarius L. Guthrie.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Convicted and sentenced.
According to court documents, APD officers responded to a November 2025 shooting in which the victim and a witness identified Taylor as the individual who fired a black semiautomatic pistol. The next day, officers located Taylor walking on a local street and arrested him. During the arrest, officers recovered a Taurus G3 9mm pistol from his pocket, and Taylor admitted possessing the firearm. He had prior felony convictions for burglary and battery and acknowledged he was aware it was illegal for him to possess a firearm. Taylor pleaded guilty to the charge on July 8, 2026, and on October 23, 2026, Judge Edwards sentenced him to 63 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release.
Taylor was sentenced alongside two co-defendants from Alexandria. Kevin Guthrie, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon on July 8, 2026, and received 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release. According to court documents, during a mandatory home visit on October 14, 2025, Louisiana Probation and Parole (LPP) officers assisted by APD searched Guthrie’s residence and found inside his bedroom a drum magazine loaded with sixty rounds of 5.56 ammunition, two Glock .40-caliber magazines loaded with twelve rounds each, and seventeen rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition; Guthrie was on probation for a prior felony conviction and prohibited from possessing ammunition. Qwadarius L. Guthrie, 26, pleaded guilty on June 29, 2026, to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and likewise received 46 months followed by two years of supervised release. According to court documents, on October 14, 2025, an APD officer encountered him seated alone in a vehicle parked near a business, with items associated with illegal drug use visible inside; after he consented to searches of his person and vehicle, officers located a Smith & Wesson pistol and marijuana in the trunk. Guthrie admitted the firearm and narcotics were his, and had previous felony convictions, including aggravated second-degree battery and possession of Schedule I controlled substances.
Public Reaction and Consequences
The sentencings were announced by U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana. Taylor’s case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with assistance from APD, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren S. Sarver with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Joanne Henry-Mills. Kevin Guthrie’s case was investigated by the ATF with assistance from APD and LPP; Qwadarius Guthrie’s was investigated by ATF with assistance from APD and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Daniel Siefker with assistance from Paralegal Specialist Denise Duhon. All three cases were prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, which the release describes as the Justice Department’s nationwide initiative coordinating federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and prosecutors against violent crime, and as a key component of Operation Take Back America. The related court documents are listed under case numbers 1:26-cr-00110 (Taylor), 1:26-cr-00111 (Kevin Guthrie), and 1:26-cr-00100-01 (Qwadarius Guthrie).
Current Status
As of the October 23, 2026 announcement, Taylor is serving a 63-month federal prison term, to be followed by two years of supervised release. The release records no appeal and no public response from Taylor. Kevin Guthrie, Jr., and Qwadarius L. Guthrie are likewise serving 46-month terms, each to be followed by two years of supervised release.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Taylor’s sentence amounts to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by two years under federal supervision. At 32, the federal felony firearm conviction now stands alongside his prior convictions for burglary and battery. The release records no employment, family, or financial details for him, so the concrete consequences are the prison term, the supervised-release term, and the standing conviction in case 1:26-cr-00110.
Sources
- United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, “Three Previously Convicted Felons in Alexandria Sentenced After Guilty Pleas to Federal Firearms Charges,” October 23, 2026 — source