A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday evening (Sept. 5) found Myron Lee guilty of his role as the mastermind behind an armed robbery that left his victim – a fellow Louisiana National Guardsman – shot to death. Lee, 22, of Gonzales, is guilty as charged of the second-degree murder of Jemond Cador, 21, who was …
A Jefferson Parish judge on Monday (Aug. 26) sentenced truck driver Philemon Lyons-Feemster to three years of active probation, after the defendant pleaded guilty to causing the death of a bicyclist on River Road in Marrero last year. Lyons-Feemster, 29, a Lake Charles resident, pleaded guilty as charged to negligent homicide in the death of …
A Jefferson Parish judge on Monday (Aug. 12) sentenced Gerald McKnight to five years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of a woman while driving under the influence on the West Bank. McKnight, 42, pleaded guilty as charged to vehicular homicide in the Dec. 15, 2022 death of Tricia Cook. The …
A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (May 29) sentenced Charles Turner to spend the rest of his life in prison for his conviction of raping a young child. It was the second time that Turner, 44, formerly of Metairie, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the crime. He abused the child over …
A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (May 22) sentenced Lam Thach to life in prison plus 40 years for his conviction of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and then discarding evidence tying him to the crime. Thach, 43, was convicted as charged by a jury earlier this month of the second-degree murder of Ngoc Bich Nguyen, …
