21. April 2017
http://www.kplctv.com/story/35204059/three-indicted-by-grand-jury-in-connection-with-tulip-street-shooting
11. April 2017
The Lake Charles Police Department, Mayor Randy Roach and District Attorney John DeRosier held a joint press conference today regarding the shootings on Tulip Street on April 6, 2017. According to Chief Don Dixon of the Lake Charles Police Department, the four people shot in the 2000 block of Tulip Street on April 6 were innocent victims caught up in someone else's quarrel. The altercation began on Rose Street in Lake Charles, and concluded on Tulip Street in an barrage of gunfire that resulted...
11. April 2017
On April 6, 2017, a Calcasieu Parish District Court jury found David Billy Parker Jr., guilty of two (2) counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm and two (2) counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. On November 15, 2015, at approximately 2 a.m., Parker entered the America’s Best Suites on Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana. He brandished a revolver upon Richard Evans, a hotel clerk, and demanded money in the safe and cash drawer of the hotel. Parker fled the scene with...
29. March 2017
On March 24, 2017, Dudley Melancon, 28, of Opelousas, was sentenced in 14th Judicial District Court, by Judge David Ritchie to life in prison without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Melancon, a third time violent offender, was found guilty of 1st degree Robbery on August 31, 2016, for the robbery of a clerk for the Sulphur Water District. He was previously convicted for the 1st degree robbery of a truck stop casino in Opelousas in 2015 and a 2nd degree battery during a...
07. March 2017
On March 7, 2017, Jerin Charles, 26, entered a no contest guilty plea to three (3) counts of Purse Snatching. Judge Michael Canaday sentenced Charles to 20 years Department of Corrections on each count, concurrent to each other and consecutive to his current probation/parole violations. The defendant, Charles, committed the purse snatchings on three separate occasions: April 1, 2016 at the Dollar General store on Prien Lake Road; April 5, 2016, at the Dollar General on 4th Avenue; and April 5,...
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...
01. February 2017
Jurors returned a verdict of guilty on all counts in the trial of Antonieo George Smith. Smith was charged with Second degree murder, Attempted Second degree murder, Aggravated Burglary and Armed Robbery. On May 16, 2016, the defendant Antonieo George Smith, age 17 at the time, entered the residence of victims, Robert and Rita Anderson, without authorization and armed himself with a knife. Upon encountering Rita Anderson, as she entered her home from the grocery store, Smith stabbed her...
25. January 2017
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24. January 2017
District Attorney John DeRosier, along with local District Attorney's and Sheriff's discussed current and upcoming issues involving the criminal justice system with the Southwest Louisiana Legislative Delegation. Guest speaker was Pete Adams with the Louisiana District Attorney's Association.
09. January 2017
On January 9, 2017, Ronald Wayne Harrington, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of Pornography Involving Juveniles. Judge Guy Bradberry sentenced him to 15 years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections, as recommended by the State. After release, Harrington will have to register as a sex offender for 25 years. The Louisiana State Police was conducting investigations into the sharing of Child Pornography files, where it was found that Harrington had downloaded...