13. February 2017
On February 13, 2017, District Judge Ron Ware found Austin Mott Jr., age 46, guilty of Aggravated Rape. On October 5, 1999, the victim was running at the Lake Charles Civic Center and stopped to use the ladies restroom. Mott entered the restroom, hit the victim multiple times, breaking her nose. He then threw her into a bathroom stall and raped her. The victim was able to leave the restroom and drive herself to a local hospital. In 2015, Lt. Kevin Kirkum with the Lake Charles Police Department...
05. February 2016
On February 5, 2016 a jury convicted Mark Anthony Broussard, 60, of several sexually related offenses. He was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Rape, one count of Molestation of a Juvenile, one count of Oral Sexual Battery and one count of Aggravated Oral Sexual Battery. Broussard, a former priest, was convicted of sexually assaulting two male altar servers several decades ago. One victim was assaulted between July 1, 1986 and September 6, 1988, while the other was assaulted between...
20. January 2016
On January 15, 2016, a six-person jury convicted Christopher Shone Mace, 43, of three counts of Aggravated Incest. Mace was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a female family member between May and October of 2011. The victim was under the age of 18 at the time of the incidents. Judge David Ritchie set sentencing for March 11, 2016 at 9 a.m. Mace faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Detective Mike Primeaux handled the case...
17. August 2015
On August 17, 2015, Joseph Herbert Bargeman entered a no-contest plea to one count of Forcible Rape in front of Judge Robert Wyatt. On May 30, 1991, an 18-year-old woman left a restaurant on Highway 171 in Lake Charles. A man, who was later identified as Bargeman, entered her vehicle from the passenger door and forced her into the backseat. Bargeman then took the victim to the Fitzenreiter boat launch, stripped her of her clothing, and brutally raped her. The victim was able to get away, and it...
27. May 2015
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Judge G. Michael Canaday sentenced David Wayne Sims to life in prison plus an additional 50 years, all with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. A jury convicted Sims of Aggravated Rape and Sexual Battery on May 1, 2015. Sims was convicted of raping a female between January 1, 2009 and September 6, 2012. He was also convicted of inappropriately touching another female between January 1, 2011 and September 6, 2012. Both females were juveniles. Judge Canaday ordered...
01. May 2015
On May 1, 2015, a jury convicted David Wayne Sims of one count of Aggravated Rape and one count of Sexual Battery. Sims was convicted of raping a female between January 1, 2009 and September 6, 2012. Sims was also convicted of inappropriately touching another female between January 1, 2011 and September 6, 2012. Both female victims were juveniles. Judge G. Michael Canaday set sentencing for May 27, 2015. Sims faces a mandatory life sentence for the Aggravated Rape conviction. Detective Joe...
20. February 2015
On February 20, 2015 Judge David Ritchie sentenced Jose Manuel Garcia-Guevara to two terms of life in prison plus an additional 30 years. A jury convicted Garcia-Guevara of Aggravated Burglary, Aggravated Rape and Second Degree Murder on January 28, 2015. He will serve the life sentences on the Aggravated Rape and Second Degree Murder charges and 30 years in prison on the Aggravated Burglary. Judge Ritchie ordered all time to be served consecutively. Garcia-Guevara was convicted of entering a...
15. May 2014
On May 15, 2014 a jury convicted Jonathan Jacito Frank of Aggravated Rape in a 20-year-old cold case. Frank was convicted of raping a young woman at knifepoint on September 10, 1994 on Iris Street in Lake Charles. The victim was sleeping when Frank entered her apartment and began raping her. Judge Kent Savoie set sentencing for May 22, 2014 at 9 a.m. Lieutenant Michael Primeaux served as the lead detective in the case for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Assistant District Attorney...