29. August 2020
A message from First Assistant District Attorney Jacob Johnson: The office will remain closed until further notice. All court appearances will be rescheduled. To our employees- We will alert everyone via email and social media. We will also do our best to contact those without email via text. Please stay safe.
25. August 2020
Our office will be closed through Friday, August 28, 2020. Please use this time to make sure you evacuate or have the supplies prepared to ride out the storm. Monitor your local news, our website and social media to stay informed. Be prepared. Be safe. #hurricanelaura #calcasieustrong
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...
24. March 2017
On March 24, 2017, Ali Lee Barconey, 33, was found Guilty of Second Degree murder in the 2014 death of Nathaniel Reynaud. On September 25, 2014, officers with the Lake Charles Police Department were dispatched to a home on Allen Street in reference to shots fired. When they arrived, they found the victim fatally injured. Another victim at the scene had been shot in the face but survived, as well as a third victim who was treated for minor injuries. The Lake Charles Police Department...
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,...
24. February 2017
On February 23, 2017, a jury returned a guilty verdict for all counts against Javonta Jermel Harrison, age 20, for Aggravated Rape, Aggravated Burglary, and Armed Robbery with a Firearm. On August 14, 2015, officers with the Lake Charles Police Department, were dispatched to St. Mary Drive, Lake Charles, La., in reference to report of a burglary and rape. The defendant, Harrison, gained access to the victim’s residence, while she was sleeping, by pushing a window air conditioning unit into...
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...