While in prison for these charges Harris smuggled a mobile phone into his cell so he could communicate with Magee. He placed telephone calls asking for his associates to find the witness that saw him kill Wise; the associates did not find her and law enforcement authorities relocated her after discovering the calls. In 2007, Harris pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking and gun crimes, receiving a 25-year sentence in a federal court. As part of the plea deal, he also pleaded guilty in a state court to killing Wise. Prosecutors from Louisiana allowed Harris to plead guilty to manslaughter for the death of Wise. By doing so, Harris avoided a murder trial for Wise's murder; Gwen Filosa of "The Times-Picayune" stated that if Harris had been tried for killing Wise, the trial would likely have led to a life sentence. Harris, Federal Bureau of Prisons # 30089-034, is in the United States Penitentiary I, Coleman. He is scheduled to be released on July 12, 2028.