A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday night (July 9) found Byron Spottsville guilty of gunning down a 26-year-old man at a Westwego playground while trying to rob him.  Spottsville, 23, of Westwego, was convicted as charged of the second-degree murder of Zashaun Espinoza. He also was convicted of obstruction of justice for hindering the investigation: He hid the clothing he wore during the killing and his Smith …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Tuesday (June 30) resentenced former Terrytown pastor Terry Reed to 130 years in prison, finding he is a habitual offender considering his convictions of sexually abusing teenaged boys. Reed, 66, was convicted by a Jefferson Parish jury on May 6 of third-degree rape and molestation of a juvenile, for sexually …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (June 24) sentenced Quantrell Williams to 37 years in prison for his conviction of having sexual relations with a teenaged girl and video recording it. During just over an hour of deliberations on June 18, a jury found Williams, 32, of Westwego, guilty as charged of two counts of …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Thursday (June 18) sentenced Terry Reed to 80 years in prison for his conviction of sexually abusing teenaged boys in his Terrytown home under the guise of acting as their pastor. Reed, 66, was convicted by a Jefferson Parish jury on May 6 of two counts of third-degree rape and …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (May 27) sentenced Michael Pampas to life in prison for his conviction of raping a 12-year-old he contacted using a social media app before eventually videorecording himself as he sexually abused the child. Pampas, 31, of Harvey, was convicted last week of first-degree rape of a juvenile under age …