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...
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...
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...
03. December 2014
On December 3, 2014 Judge Sharon Wilson convicted Darterious Kemon Bartie of First Degree Robbery. Bartie was convicted of robbing a man near his car at Place Vendome Apartments. The apartments are located at 1900 Prejean Drive in Lake Charles. The victim testified that Bartie and another man robbed him in the early evening of November 30, 2013. Following the verdict, Bartie pleaded guilty on a separate case. He pleaded guilty to Theft over $1500 in reference to an incident from March 22, 2013....
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...