06. May 2016
On May 6, 2016 a jury unanimously convicted Patrick Seth Jones of four counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm. Jones was charged with robbing the Royal Palace Casino in Sulphur on January 19, 2015. The defendant has been incarcerated since his arrest date of January 28, 2015. Sentencing is set for May 13, 2016. He is facing a sentence of 10-99 years on each count with an additional 5 years on each count for the firearm enhancement. Jones' co-defendant Daniel Lavergne pled guilty to Armed...
06. November 2015
On November 6, 2015 Judge David Ritchie sentenced William Chester Farry to life in prison with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. The sentence will be served without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Farry was convicted of Armed Robbery on June 17, 2015. Farry entered a Sulphur home on May 30, 2009 and demanded money from two individuals inside. Armed with a baseball bat, he tied both victims up and put them in a closet. Farry took a firearm and a pouch of...
18. June 2015
On June 17, 2015, a jury convicted William Chester Farry, 30, of one count of Armed Robbery. Farry was found guilty of entering a Sulphur home on May 30, 2009 and demanding money from a male and female victim inside. He was armed with a baseball bat and tied both victims up before putting them in a closet. A gun and a pouch of foreign currency were taken during the robbery. Farry has two prior felony convictions. The Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office plans to file a Habitual...
23. January 2015
On January 23, 2015 Judge Clayton Davis sentenced Kevin Jaquelle Hill to 15 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Hill pleaded to one count of Armed Robbery and one count of Armed Robbery with a Firearm. The sentence will be served without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Hill admitted to robbing three men at gunpoint in November of 2013. The incident took place in a barber shop on Poe Street in Lake Charles. Judge Davis sentenced Hill to ten years in...
06. August 2014
On August 6, 2014 Judge Robert Wyatt sentenced William Alexander Shupp to 36 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. A jury convicted William Alexander Shupp of Armed Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and False Imprisonment with a Dangerous Weapon on June 13, 2014. Judge Wyatt sentenced Shupp to 30 years on the Armed Robbery charge at hard labor without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Shupp received an additional year in prison on the...
13. June 2014
On June 13, 2014 a jury convicted William Alexander Shupp of Armed Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and False Imprisonment with a Dangerous Weapon. Shupp was convicted of robbing an employee of the TigerNation Store located at 1708 West Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles. He demanded money from the clerk, tied her up and then left the scene in her vehicle. Judge Robert Wyatt set sentencing for August 6, 2014. Sergeant Richard Harrell handled the investigation for the Lake Charles...
12. June 2014
On June 11, 2014 Judge G. Michael Canaday sentenced to Demonte Jamar Henry to a total of 25 years in prison. A jury convicted Henry of Attempted Armed Robbery and Attempted Armed Robbery with a firearm on May 15, 2014. Henry was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the Attempted Armed Robbery charge and an additional five years on the Attempted Armed Robbery with a Firearm charge. The additional charge is considered a firearm enhancement, and the sentence must run consecutively to any other...