Archive for March 2025
Partnership between DA Steve Tew and the U.S. Attorney’s Office focused on prosecuting gun and drug charges, ADA Catherine Semmes receives award
On March 20, 2025, Terry Doughty, Chief Judge for the United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, sentenced two Monroe men to 8.5 years in federal prison for gun related offenses. Andreveon Kyles was arrested in July 2024, following a traffic stop for illegal possession of a firearm by a person…
Read MoreLocal Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder and Kidnapping
The trial in the case of State of Louisiana v. Kevontay Haynes began Monday March 10, 2025, in the Ouachita Parish Courthouse. Kevontay was charged with First- Degree Murder and Second-Degree Kidnapping for the February 9, 2024, homicide of Jessica Douglas. The trial concluded Friday, March 14, 2025, before a jury of twelve people. The…
Read MoreJarvis Taylor convicted of Second Degree Murder
The trial in the case of State of Louisiana v. Jarvis Taylor began Monday January 13, 2025, in the Ouachita Parish Courthouse. Taylor was charged with Second Degree Murder for the July 7-8, 2022, homicide of twenty-three year old Ebony Lewis. The trial concluded Wednesday, January 22, 2025, before a jury of twelve people. The…
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