Louisiana man sentenced for unauthorized archaeological digging of arrowheads

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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A Georgetown man has been sentenced for unauthorized removal of archeological resources and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook.

Judge Dee D. Drell sentenced Roy Everett Jordan, Jr., 57, to 24 months in prison for the archeological charge and another 6 months for the firearm charge. Following 30 months in prison, Jordan will be on supervised release for two years.

Back in 2022, it was discovered that Jordan had taken arrowheads and pottery pieces from archaeological sites in the Kisatchie National Forest in Grant Parish. He made posts on social media about his archaeological finds

U.S. Forest Service executed a search warrant at his home and found the arrowheads and pottery shards. Agents also found and seized a loaded ISSC semi-automatic .22 caliber pistol. Jordan has three prior felony convictions prohibiting him from possessing any firearm or ammunition.

A collection of arrowheads are shown as part of the exhibition "The Greatness of Mexico" displaying for the first time in the country more than 800 pieces repatriated from abroad in the last three years and others that were in safekeeping and confiscation warehouses, at the Ibero-American Hall within the Secretariat of Public Education, in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Forest Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Louisiana State Police and Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William C. Gaskins.

SOURCE: https://www.kalb.com/2025/07/17/geo...authorized-archaeological-digging-arrowheads/

 

[UnderMiner]

I think the illegal possession of a firearm for a convicted felon likely lead to the incarceration rather than merely the digging for artifacts, especially if he's a known recidivist when it comes to these things.

 

[tamrock]

Guess we both saw this

 

[newnan man]

It's hard to tell from pictures but many of those points look fake.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

I agree with Newman look like reproductions to me also!

 

[releventchair]

The picture with caption dated 2021 I see is in Mexico of repatriated pieces. (?)
The picture predates the 2022 ":discovery" of Jordans taking of artifacts.

No it is not helpful when crap articles include pictures unrelated to the suspect of an alleged crimes crime.
OH look ! Here's a picture of a group of recovered recoveries removed illegally by other people!
Just in case we didn't know what illegal looks like? Or what artifacts from somewhere else look like?
Or what the artifacts Jordan allegedly removed don't look like?

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Did he post here I wonder? I’m glad I have not found any arrowheads on Federal Land, nor do I excavate. 2 years for picking up an arrowhead and a pottery shard! Must have been more to the story?

 

[CreekSide]

Did he post here I wonder? I’m glad I have not found any arrowheads on Federal Land, nor do I excavate. 2 years for picking up an arrowhead and a pottery shard! Must have been more to the story?

Not here probably facebook

 

[ARC]

I think the illegal possession of a firearm for a convicted felon likely lead to the incarceration rather than merely the digging for artifacts, especially if he's a known recidivist when it comes to these things.

You must have not read the article.

"24 months in prison for the archeological charge and another 6 months for the firearm charge"