24. August 2015
On August 24, 2015 Judge Ron Ware sentenced Bishop Slade Dubroc, 20, to 39 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Judge Ware convicted Dubroc on June 3, 2015 of two counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon and Distribution of CDS I. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison on each count of Attempted Second Degree Murder, 10 years in prison for Possession of a Weapon by Convicted Felon and 15 years in prison on Distribution of CDS I. All of...
04. June 2015
On June 3, 2015, Judge Ron Ware found Bishop Slade Dubroc, 20, guilty as charged of two counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon and Distribution of CDS I. On November 3, 2013, Dubroc was driven to the St. Charles Place Apartments by a female friend. Upon arrival at the apartment complex, located on West 18th Street in Lake Charles, Dubroc sold marijuana to a male acquaintance. Following the drug transaction, a confrontation occurred between Dubroc...
15. May 2015
On Friday, May 15, 2015 Judge Sharon Wilson sentenced Daniel Chemeeks Rodasti to 18 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. A jury convicted Rodasti on April 30, 2015 of Attempted Simple Robbery, Simple Battery and Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. Rodasti was convicted of attempting to rob a man on June 11, 2014 in Lake Charles. The incident took place at a home on Gelpi Drive, and the victim suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. After the initial incident, Rodasti fled...
30. April 2015
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, a jury convicted Daniel Chemeeks Rodasti of Attempted Simple Robbery, Possession of a Weapon by Convicted Felon and Simple Battery. Rodasti was convicted of attempting to rob a man on June 11, 2014. The incident happened at a home on Gelpi Drive in Lake Charles, and the victim sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. Following the attempted robbery, Rodasti took the firearm and fled to Kinder, where he hid the gun in a shed. Because of two prior convictions of First...
14. January 2015
On January 13, 2015 Judge Sharon Wilson sentenced Maurice Nelson to three years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Nelson was convicted of Attempted Manslaughter on December 2, 2014. The jury convicted Nelson of shooting a man several times in the parking lot of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church before chasing him down Enterprise Boulevard. The incident happened on June 27, 2012. Nelson shot the victim twice. Captain Arnold Bellow handled the case for the Lake Charles Police...
03. December 2014
On December 2, 2014 a jury convicted Maurice Nelson of Attempted Manslaughter. Nelson was convicted of shooting a man multiple times before chasing after him on June 27, 2012. Nelson began shooting the victim in the parking lot of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church, and the incident continued down Enterprise Boulevard. The victim suffered two gunshot wounds. Judge Sharon Wilson ordered Nelson to be placed in custody pending sentencing, which she set for January 13, 2015 at 9 a.m. Captain Arnold...
05. November 2014
On November 5, 2014, Brian Anthony Woods, Jr. pleaded guilty to Attempted Second Degree Murder. Woods is convicted of running over a female on February 23, 2012. The incident occurred at Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles. Judge David Ritchie set sentencing on January 9, 2015 at 9 a.m. Sergeant Franklin Fondel and Sergeant Lecia McCullough handled the case for the Lake Charles Police Department. Assistant District Attorney Rick Bryant handled the case for the Calcasieu Parish...
10. October 2014
On October 9, 2014 a jury convicted Dionte Eugene Daugherty of Attempted Second Degree Murder and Home Invasion. Daugherty was convicted of entering a home on 6th Street in Lake Charles and shooting one person in the residence. The incident occurred on October 18, 2011. Two men wearing masks demanded money once inside the home, and several shots were fired. The victim was struck in the back. Judge Kent Savoie set sentencing for October 24, 2014. Sergeant Franklin Fondel handled the...
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...