The Days After

A series about the murder of eight women in Louisiana's Acadiana. Originally published in the Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), on Aug. 7, 2005.

Eight women in Acadiana have been murdered since January 2004 in acts of domestic violence.

The faces you will see on these pages are the people who confront the effects of violence every day - in the courts, on the streets, in counseling sessions and at hospitals.

And these are the faces of a family who picked up the pieces when violence shattered a home.


Fewer Than Half of Accused Abusers Convicted in a Year

In 2004, law enforcement agencies in Lafayette Parish made nearly 700 arrests on domestic violence-related charges, an average of almost two daily.

While that number may be surprising to many, for Lafayette police Detective Michael Brown, it's not.

"I don't doubt the numbers," he said. "That's only what has been reported. And how many of those are repeats? The number's probably more than that."

To develop a complete picture of a year in domestic violence in Lafayette, The Daily Advertiser combed through police arrest records for every day in 2004.

From January to December, there were 682 arrests that police identified as domestic crimes. They ranged from physical abuse to damaging property to violating protective orders. Some of those listed had been arrested two or even three times in a single year.

Yet by mid-2005, fewer than half of all the arrests on domestic violence charges have resulted in convictions, according to a review of police and court records by The Advertiser.

Using courthouse computer records, data obtained from parish prosecutors and information obtained after a public records request to city prosecutors, The Advertiser was able to determine how many cases from 2004 had actually made it through the court system.

Prosecutors cite a variety of reasons why an arrest doesn't always result in a conviction. Many times, victims of domestic violence, out of fear of retaliation from their abusers, fail to show up in court. And without the victim to testify, there is little prosecutors can do, they say. Sometimes, offenders are persuaded to enter counseling in exchange for charges being dismissed before trial. Sometimes, police reports don't contain enough evidence to support the charges.

The Advertiser's study also shows:

  • In city court, one in every two cases from 2004 were still pending as of June 30.
  • Parish prosecutors declined charges in 142 cases, or one out of every three.
  • Of the cases that went to court, 22 percent were dismissed by city court judges and 47 percent were dismissed by parish court judges.
  • There were 52 arrests made in 2004 in which there was no court record as of June 30.


City court prosecutions take time
According to The Advertiser's study, 22 percent of all the arrests for domestic violence last year were dropped before they ever made it before a judge.

As of June 30, 229 cases from 2004 were assigned to city prosecutors. Of those, 79, or 35 percent, had resulted in convictions. Of the cases assigned to parish prosecutors, 72 of 401, or 18 percent, had resulted in convictions.

In Lafayette, city court handles only misdemeanor cases. That includes cases of simple battery, where any type of unwanted touching occurred but no weapon was used, and simple assault, where a threat of physical harm was made.

The more serious cases of aggravated assault or aggravated battery, where an alleged offender has threatened with a weapon or has used a weapon against a victim, go to parish court. Parish court also handles all of the cases where arrests are made outside the city limits and all violations of protective orders.

As of June 30, Lafayette's two city prosecutors had garnered convictions in 35 percent of the cases they were assigned in 2004.

Lafayette City Prosecutor Gary Haynes said that's because his office accepts most domestic violence cases.

"Once we pick it up, we're going to go forward with it if we have the evidence to," he said.

City prosecutors refused to pursue charges in only 10 of the cases they received in 2004.

"We take the position that even in that swearing contest where there's a 50/50 chance, we're going to take the chance of winning the case based on the credibility of the victim," he said.

But those prosecutions took time. More than half of the cases from 2004 were still awaiting a conclusion in city court. In parish court, 30 percent of the cases from 2004 were still pending on June 30.

Parish court has more refusals
In the Lafayette Parish Court, two assistant district attorneys share the misdemeanor caseload, which includes both domestic abuse battery and simple battery cases. Any felony case, which includes aggravated battery, is given to any one of 11 assistant district attorneys. In 2004, parish prosecutors refused charges in 142 domestic violence cases, or one out of three.

According to Janet Perrodin, who is an assistant district attorney specializing in domestic violence cases, the reason cases are refused often has to do with insufficient evidence.

When police or sheriff's deputies make dual arrests - arresting both the aggressor and the victim in a dispute - it can be difficult for prosecutors to know whom to prosecute.

According to Perrodin, the district attorney's office has a no-drop policy, which means prosecutors won't drop charges against an offender just because a victim asks for it.

However, since one of the main components of a successful case is the victim's testimony, cases in which a victim does not cooperate often are dismissed.

Out of the 401 cases sent to parish prosecutors in 2004, 64 were dismissed.

"I can't see any other reason that a case is dismissed other than we don't have the victim in court to proceed and we need the victim," she said, when told of the number of dismissals.

"If you can find one case where a victim is upset because we dismissed a case, I would like to know that, because there is not going to be any," she said.

Prosecuting without a victim
Perrodin reviewed her files for domestic violence cases in 2004 and shared her notes on why cases she handled were dismissed. Many times, it was because victims did not show up in court or exercised their right not to testify against a spouse.

"We would love to be able to prosecute a case without a victim. If we had eyewitnesses, if we had other kinds of evidence. It's all about proving a case beyond reasonable doubt," Perrodin said.
Brown said he is aware of that problem and has learned to treat each case as if there were no victim.

"I already have that in my mind that the victim is not going to testify against her husband or her boyfriend," he said. "In my reports, I will put enough information in there to show the behavior of the aggressor and of the victim from past instances."

But not all police officers do that, so many cases rest on the victim's word, prosecutors say.

Lafayette City Court Judge Douglas Saloom said at times he's been forced to take a hardline approach when dealing with reluctant victims.

"We've had to actually issue warrants for the arrest of the victim just to force them to come to court," Saloom said.

The option for counseling
In many cases, by the time the case goes before a court, six months have passed and the victim and abuser have long since been back together, Perrodin said.

"The general turnaround time is six months, and six months is a long time in a domestic relationship. A week is a long time," she said. "It's a major frustration."

Since prosecutors are not always guaranteed a conviction, the best thing they can do is to get the defendant some education or counseling and treatment to change the behavior, Perrodin said.

She said they often will drop a weak case or a case in which the offender lacks a significant criminal record in exchange for counseling. Options include the 26-week course for batterers called the Family Violence Intervention Program or an anger management class.

"That's the most important thing: Get the FVIP counseling. I'll end up dismissing the case, but I'm not dismissing the case because (the victim is) asking," she said.

Choosing among counselors
However, even after convictions, not all abusers are sentenced to counseling. In at least 30 out of the 72 convictions in parish court, there was no record of counseling being mandated as part of the sentence.

Out of 79 convictions in city court, city prosecutors and judges allowed at least 23 abusers to be sentenced without the benefit of counseling.

City prosecutor Haynes said offering defendants FVIP, which costs them $20 per session, is not always considered a reduced sentence when he's trying to make a plea deal.

"Six months of FVIP class, for some people, is almost like jail," he said.

Some prefer to take the six-hour anger management class instead of FVIP.

It is an issue that Cathy Broussard, executive director of FVIP, said she faces time and time again.

In her opinion, sending batterers to anger management is not getting them the counseling they need.

"Anger management is for barroom brawls and fights on the streets," she said, but domestic violence is about something else entirely. "It is a system of beliefs geared toward controlling another."


Lafayette Among Top 5 Parishes for Protective Orders

So far this year, more than 9,700 spouses, intimate partners or family members across Louisiana have gone to the courts seeking protection from a loved one. Nearly 500 of those court-issued protective orders came from Lafayette.

For the last seven years, Patsy Taylor and her staff have worked to upload the daily supply of orders into a single, unified database called the Louisiana Protective Order Registry. Since 1997, the registry has collected more than 119,000 orders from across the state. The registry consists solely of court orders issued to prevent domestic abuse and dating violence.

Taylor said the registry's first director recruited her shortly after the registry began.

"When she told me what the courts were doing, I was high-fiving myself. ... I was so excited. I was elated," Taylor said.

The Legislature placed the Judicial Administrator's Office of the Louisiana State Supreme Court in charge of the registry located in New Orleans.

Since 1998, when Taylor came onto the scene, she and her staff have helped transform it into a searchable database for law enforcement, prosecutors, social services and other agencies. Each can use it to find out whether an order has been issued against a suspect. For them, it's as simple as typing a few keys on their computer.

In fact, on any given day that happens an average of 12,000 times nationally, with 13 percent of the database searches yielding a hit.

In 2005 alone, Taylor said they are projecting the registry will receive 23,376 orders, slightly higher than the 2004 numbers of 23,207. Each one of those orders will be scanned into their database and stored electronically so that those who need to see it can.

By the numbers: Protective orders issued
Here is a list of the six parishes that led the state in the number of protective orders issued since 2000.

Parish

Jan. 1 to
May 31, 2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Orleans

2,211

5,106

4,546

3,844

4,028

2,510

Jefferson

776

2,025

2,160

2,450

2,108

1,688

East Baton Rouge

633

1,458

1,498

1,513

1,359

1,241

Ouachita

496

1,046

895

908

616

505

Lafayette

473

1,012

981

826

666

791

Calcasieu

395

851

1,031

859

606

612

 
 

Caseloads Keep Courts Busy

Nearly 20 percent of all cases brought before city court judges Francie Bouillion and Douglas Saloom are related to domestic violence.

"I think that's a pretty serious problem," Bouillion said. "That's just in this court - that's not the rest of the parish."

But the maximum sentence the judges can hand out is 30 days in jail, even for repeat offenders. Saloom said for some crimes, "30 days is an insignificant period of time." And it's something that both judges would like to see changed.

"It drives Judge Bouillion and I crazy, but we've got to live with it," at least for now, Saloom said.

Before the city and parish governments consolidated in 1996, the law allowed city court judges to hand out sentences of up to six months.

Saloom said the city attorney's office is drafting an ordinance for the City-Parish Council that will revert or update many of the ordinances that were changed during consolidation. If it passes, it could mean stiffer penalties for domestic abusers and a uniform charge for domestic battery, which Saloom said would help in keeping track of offenders and domestic abuse statistics.

"I think we both agree that, from our perspective, that it is much better for us to have a greater discretion in sentencing," Bouillion said.

The judges can order the batterers into treatment programs instead of jail, but for some batterers, the prospect of 30 days in jail isn't much of an incentive to try to change their behavior, they said.

"Some people would rather go to jail for 30 days than do the programs for six months," Saloom said.

In city court, the two judges, who have a combined 20 years of experience, handle domestic abuse cases classified as misdemeanors. The two most common charges are simple battery, which means a physical attack or any form of unwanted touching, and simple assault, which means a threat.

More serious charges such as aggravated battery, which means a weapon was involved, and other felony charges are handled by the parish court, where offenders can face tougher penalties.

But both city court judges are aware the offenders they see one day on simple battery charges could later commit a more serious offense.

When Bouillion heard about the murder of Jennifer Herring, who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend Francis Vallery Jr., she said she immediately looked through her files to see if Herring or Vallery had been in her court before.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized neither of them had.

It easily could have been different.

Vallery was arrested in December 2004 and faced charges of simple battery against Herring, but by the time of the murder, three months later, the case had not yet come to court. Vallery is now in Lafayette Parish Correctional Center awaiting trial in parish court on a first-degree murder charge.

"As a conscientious judge, any time you hear of a tragic event, whether it's domestic or an OWI crash, you always go back and see if that person came before you, and if so, is there anything you could have done differently, or is there anything that you missed," Saloom said. "That's how you hopefully prevent the same thing from happening twice."

Every Monday inside city court, either Bouillion or Saloom oversee arraignments, knowing that any one of the victims in the cases before them could be the next Jennifer Herring.

During two separate weeks in April, the dockets of both judges were overloaded with domestic cases.

In Saloom's court, city prosecutor Gary Haynes brought more than 20 domestic-related cases - where charges ranged from disturbing the peace by fighting to simple battery (domestic).

In Bouillion's court, assistant city prosecutor Marcus Allen brought more than 10 domestic-related cases before her.

Once each court began, it ran like an assembly line.

For the first-time offenders who pleaded not guilty to a simple battery domestic charge, a trial date was set. Those who plead guilty or no contest were ordered to pay a $220 fine and were sentenced to 30 days in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center. In the majority of cases, the jail sentence was suspended and offenders served no time behind bars if they agreed to attend treatment classes.

Most were ordered to attend either anger management classes or the Family Violence Intervention Program, which is a class specifically designed for domestic abusers.

"That's really what we're after is to try to get people who have committed these crimes not to do it again," Saloom said.

The judges can later impose the jail sentence if the offender fails to attend classes or if another report of abuse is made.

"The goal always has to be a combination of rehabilitation / punishment," Saloom said.


Prosecutors Caught Between Victims and Duty

Emotions aren't a part of Janet Perrodin's job. They can't be. She knows that most of the people she tries to help don't like her. She's fine with that. It doesn't stop her from doing her job.

Perrodin is an assistant district attorney. One of her duties is prosecuting the nearly 60 to 70 misdemeanor domestic cases that cross her desk every month.

The district has a no-drop policy for domestic battery. Sometimes that creates tension between her and a victim who may want to pretend as if nothing happened.

"They probably end up hating my guts," Perrodin said. "I'm used to it. I feel that deep down what I'm doing is for their benefit. I live with it. It doesn't bother me that much because all we want to do is get that defendant into counseling so the violence will be stopped."

Sometimes she wonders how effective her efforts are. Sometimes the courthouse seems like a revolving door with the same people walking in, walking out, walking back in again. More than sometimes it seems like the problem is never-ending.

"You have to be optimistic about what you do. You have to," she said.

But it's hard to remain optimistic, especially when a victim decides to return to an abuser. For her, like many others outside the situation, it seems like the logical, objective decision is to just leave.

But Perrodin knows for the victim, it's rarely a black-and-white issue. Somewhere in the gray is fear and even love for the batterer. Some victims just want to forget the abuse ever occurred.

"It's frustrating because she continues to go back, but I feel that nothing we do will change the fact she's going to go back. That's what's frustrating. I try to be objective and explain that their safety is an issue, or discuss how it's affecting their children if children are involved. Deep down, I know it's not an objective situation. I can't expect a victim to be rational. It's an emotional situation. ... I know that I'm not going to convince them to leave."

But she's hopeful that her job is making a difference.

"When we don't see these offenders again, we can assume, but we never know," she said.

And then there's the thought that doing her job could endanger a victim of those offenders who think the victim is the one in control of the decision to prosecute.

"It may make it worse for her. That's the complex part. We make it clear that the victim isn't in charge of prosecution," she said.

One way the district attorney's office is driving that fact home is by holding victims who don't show up for court in contempt of court. Perrodin said the move is used in limited cases, particularly those in which the offender and victim live in the same household.

"I had a victim tell me, 'This is really going to help.' She was taken into custody and had to pay a contempt fee. She said, 'When this gets out, it will really help.' She understood."

It also prevents no-shows, she said.

Ideally, Perrodin would like to be able to prosecute a case without a victim, but she doesn't see that as feasible in most cases.

"In most cases, you only have the victim. That's the evidence. I know that can't happen," she said.

Her wish is for experts to develop effective counseling for batterers and chart its success rate.

"I'm not criticizing counseling," Perrodin said. "I just wonder how well it addresses the problem."

She'd also like to see options other than counseling, but doesn't necessarily think jail is the answer.

"We're limited with what we have to work with - anger management counseling and domestic violence education counseling."

She admitted it's hard to be optimistic.

Then a smile slowly spread across her face.

"It can also be rewarding when a victim comes back and says her life is better," she said.

Does that happen often?

She gave an exasperated laugh and shook her head no.


Finding a Way to Hope Again

Betty Ward Isaac sometimes wakes up with tears in her eyes. In the year since her daughter, Alicia, was murdered by an estranged boyfriend, she has seen some dark days. But the darkest - April 8, 2004 - is never far from her mind.

The call to police came in at 3:45 p.m.

When police arrived at Alicia's apartment on West Willow Street, they found her lying on the sidewalk outside, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. When they walked into her apartment, they found her cousin, Ronald Fils, 22, also had been shot. He died shortly afterward at a hospital.

By 4 p.m., neighbors and spectators had gathered near the scene. One of them called Betty and told her she needed to hurry to Alicia's apartment. She didn't tell her why.

In Louisiana, ranked fifth in the nation for the number of women killed by men each year, Alicia's death was just another sad statistic.

But to Betty, it was an event that would forever alter her life. In one day, she lost a daughter and became a full-time mom again.

The sound of sirens
In her late 40s, Betty was moving on to the next stage of her life in early 2004. Her oldest son, Darrick Ward, now 27, and Alicia, 20, were living on their own.

Betty's house was paid for, her car was paid for and she made good money working as an assistant in the cardiology unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.

Then came the call that changed everything.

Betty said she thought Alicia, an epileptic, was having another seizure. Without thinking, Betty grabbed Kiiurstin - Alicia's then 2-year-old daughter - and hurried to the scene. When Betty pulled up and saw the flashing lights and large crowds, she immediately regretted bringing her along.

One year later, the sound of sirens still haunts the little girl.

Now Kiiurstin lives with Betty at her home off Louisiana Avenue. Her granddaughter has been one of the things that has kept her going.

"I'm strong for my grandbaby," she said. "When she's not here, that's when it falls to pieces."

In March, nearly a year after Alicia's death, Betty's life had been completely transformed. She sat on her sofa one morning wearing a "Families are Forever" T-shirt, jogging pants and a pair of furry black slippers.

The muffled sounds of children's cartoons emanated from Kiiurstin's bedroom. Kiiurstin was at preschool, but Betty left the TV on anyway.

"I'm starting all over again," she said. "I'm starting off with a 3-year-old. It's like you're raising your kid all over again."

Memories stored in photographs
Betty said she likes the early mornings, when the house is free from noise and distractions. It gives her a chance to think, to rest and, every so often, to grieve.

The man who killed Alicia - Joseph Davis Jr., 21 - was Kiiurstin's father. Betty said she has a lot of reasons to hate him, but she keeps those reasons to herself for Kiiurstin's sake.

After the shootings, Davis barricaded himself inside East Bayou Baptist Church on Kaliste Saloom Road.

When police entered the building, they found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Before he pulled the trigger, Davis called Betty and left a message on her cell phone. He apologized for what he had done and asked her to take care of Kiiurstin. He told her that he was going to kill himself.

"I feel that I've been betrayed. I loved everybody, but for him to rob me of my child ...," Betty said. She stopped and cried deeply.

"That baby was my whole world," she said.

The pictures of Alicia on the walls of Betty's home serve as a testament. They showcase her daughter's bright smile, her long, dark hair and her petite frame.

The pictures that have yet to be framed are stored in various drawers throughout Betty's bedroom. Each picture has a story, and almost all of them make her cry.

"She sure did like to take pictures. She liked to pose," she said.

Flipping through the photos, Betty stopped at a closeup of Kiiurstin, wearing a pair of large, yellow heart-shaped sunglasses, which cover nearly all of her face. Beneath the glasses, there's a large smile.

"That's another one that likes to pose," she said, smiling and shaking her head.

Betty didn't throw out the pictures of her daughter's killer, but she did take them down from the wall.

"As much as that boy betrayed me, I try to keep the good memories of him," she said.

'This is not God's doing'
Betty's a strong woman - everyone who knows her agrees - but the past year has tested her more than anything she's ever faced.

Betty said that since the murders, people have continually advised her to hold on to her faith.

"I can't question God, because this is not God's doing," she said.

After Alicia's death, Betty took four months off from work.

Last August, she thought she finally had enough strength to return. It took just a short time before she realized she'd made a mistake.

Betty said she was tending to a patient when she broke down. She doesn't remember exactly what happened but said she decided being around sick people was not the best thing for her any longer. But after four years at the hospital and more than a dozen more as an assistant in a nursing home, it was hard to quit.

"I've been doing this all my life - taking care of people," she said.

Betty has a hard time recalling specific days over the last year, but she remembers Oct. 25, 2004, vividly. She said she was in severe shock on that day and had to be admitted into Tyler Mental Health Hospital.

She was diagnosed with a severe case of depression.

"I didn't have no hope. No understanding. I had actually gave up," she said, her voice choking up as tears collected in her eyes.

While in the hospital, Betty had a breakthrough that she can't fully understand or explain.

She said it was at some point during her stay that she felt Alicia's presence in the room. She said it was as if Alicia was talking to her. She said her daughter told her she needed to be strong for Kiiurstin and that she had to carry on.

Shortly after, she was able to return home.

She takes medication to go to sleep and more to stay awake. She rarely leaves her house. She cries frequently and often calls upon God for help.

"Without the prayer in my Bible, I wouldn't have made it. God's got me going strong in the home, so I don't need them outside people because them outside people have betrayed me," Betty said.

Two sisters share same pain
No one knows what Betty's going through better than her youngest sister, Renella Guillory. It was her son, Ronald, who was killed on that same tragic day.

"It has brought us real, real close," Guillory said.

Guillory lives in Houston and owns a children's nursery there. When she's not calling Betty, Betty's calling her.

"I know we're feeling the same thing, the loss," she said. That's good, because "a lot of people don't know what to say to us."

Ronald was a quiet young man who stayed out of trouble and loved to write music. He told his mother he was thinking of becoming a fireman or a police officer. Like Alicia, he had a very young child. His daughter, Bryannia, lives in Houston with her mother.

"I look at his daughter and she's so much like him," Guillory said, which comes out in the way she walks, talks and sleeps. "Even then she's the spitting image of him."

Alicia was also quiet. She lived for her daughter and planned to enroll in nursing school in fall 2004. She loved to read and "would give you her last," Betty said.

Searching for answers
The cousins were close, and Guillory said she thinks Ronald might have known something was wrong between Alicia and her ex-boyfriend in the days leading up to the killings. Ronald had told his mother days before that he was staying in Lafayette. She said she believes it was to watch out for Alicia.

But Betty said she never saw any signs of violence in the relationship between Davis and Alicia.

"God knows, if I knew anything was wrong I would have made sure I would have got her somewhere else," Betty said.

Alicia's brother, Darrick, was protective of his little sister and can't accept that he couldn't do anything to save her life.

"I blame myself for not being off that day," he said, looking off into the distance.

Betty said she had spoken to Davis shortly before the murders and he seemed fine. Only the day before, they had talked about plans for Easter, which was coming up in a few days. On the day of the killings, Alicia had visited her mother's house and everything seemed fine.

"She left here laughing. I was happy," Betty said. "Two hours later, it was all gone. It was all shattered."

A sad Happy Birthday
March 16 of this year was a cold, windy and dreary day.

Inside Betty's kitchen, a large pot of gumbo sat steaming on her stove. Today was a special occasion. It would have been Alicia's 21st birthday.

As Betty waited for her company to arrive, she stood close to the stove and watched as a very rambunctious Kiiurstin bounced and babbled in the doorway of her bedroom.

Near her doorway, a picture of Kiiurstin and her mom hangs on the wall with the words "Just the two of us" written across it.

The first guests to arrive were Marja Hooper, the executive director of Promise Inc. - an anti-violence and children's rights group - and her assistant, Linda Williamson.

"I'm starting all over again. I'm starting off with a 3-year-old."

Hooper, a survivor of domestic violence, has become a regular in Betty's life.

During the last year, through Hooper's encouragement, Betty has tried to remain visible as an advocate against domestic violence. Betty went to Baton Rouge to stand on the steps of the Capitol as a red, wooden silhouette depicting her daughter was unveiled in October 2004 to launch Louisiana's Silent Witness Initiative, a memorial to women killed by domestic violence. She has attended rallies and other events to fight domestic violence.

Betty pulled Marja into the kitchen, where a table against the wall held one of Alicia's old stereos.

"You've gotta hear this," Betty said to Marja as she pushed play on a tape given to her by another mother who lost a child to domestic violence.

Gospel music filled the room. Marja looked on as Betty slowly danced, swaying from side to side. She raised her arms above her head and clapped her hands along with the music.

"It has to stop. It's gotta stop. It's gotta stop!" Betty kept yelling. Tears formed in her eyes as her voice rose above the music.

Marja shook her head in agreement and embraced Betty tightly.

Later, everyone made their way to their cars outside. It was time to wish Alicia a happy birthday.

It would be Kiiurstin's first trip to her mother's grave.

At the Calvary Cemetery, off the Breaux Bridge Highway, Ronald and Alicia are buried side by side. When the group arrived, Betty opened the car door where two large, clear bags full of balloons were stuffed into the back seat.

The bags held 21 balloons - 20 for each year Alicia lived and an extra one for the year she never saw.

Both Betty and Darrick struggled to free the balloons from the bags as the wind whipped around and knocked the balloons against one another.

Kiiurstin stood by and watched. She appeared sad, until the first balloon popped out of the bag. Then a huge smile leapt to her face.

"Ohhh!" she said, as one balloon escaped and quickly disappeared into the sky.

Kiiurstin hopped up and down, grabbing at the balloons.

After the group said a whispered prayer at the gravesite of her daughter, Betty turned to Kiiurstin.

"Say happy birthday to her."

"Happy birthday, Mommy," Kiiurstin said softly.

Then each member of the group began letting go of the balloons, which the wind quickly ripped away and sent hundreds of feet upward in seconds.

"Let 'em go for Mama," Betty said to Kiiursten. "Let 'em go in the air. Yeah, let 'em fly."


Father's Grief Shaded by Questions

For the family Joseph Davis Jr. left behind, the events of April 8, 2004, left unimaginable grief and questions that have no answers.

“I just think he lost it,” his father, Joseph Davis Sr., said. “I can’t tell you what he was thinking during that last hour before that all happened. It’s just hard. I do not know.”

Even more than a year later, it’s hard for a father to believe that his son was responsible for killing two people, and then turning the gun on himself.

At the mention of her grandson’s name, tears fill Mable Davis’ eyes and her voice begins to waver.

“It’s just like a dream to me,” she said, talking about the day when Joseph Davis Jr. shot ex-girlfriend Alicia Isaac and her cousin, Ronald Fils.

Now 84 years old, the grandmother said she spent a lifetime helping others raise their children. She works as a “foster grandmother” at Holy Family Headstart Center. Everyone who knows her calls her “Mom.”

She said she helped raise the younger Davis and had an interest in his life. She never thought he’d be capable of killing.

“What went wrong I couldn’t tell you. He was a good child,” she said, crying.

The younger Davis’ aunt, Rose Charles, harbors a combination of anger and frustration toward her nephew, who she said left them to pick up the pieces.

“He wasn’t thinking,” she said firmly. “I guess he got into such a violent rage he just was too mad to really understand what was happening. He failed to realize that we are the ones suffering. It’s over with for him.”

The younger Davis chose to end his life inside East Bayou Baptist Church, a place he knew well and where his father has worked for 20 years.

He practically grew up inside the church, according to the elder Davis, who said he often brought “Junior” to work with him when he was a boy.

The elder Davis met his son there that day and tried to talk him out of killing himself while the police hovered around the scene. His pleas went unheeded.

Davis Sr. said it took a week before he built up the courage to go talk to Alicia’s mother, Betty Ward Isaac. The two were friends before the slayings.

“It wasn’t easy. I didn’t know what she was going to say, how she was going to react,” he said. “She was hurt. I guess looking at me was like looking at my son.”

He said the two have since pulled together for the sake of their grandchild, Kiiurstin, the daughter of Alicia Isaac and Joseph Davis Jr.

“We were both down and out. Both our kids are gone. The bad thing about that is that Junior did it. I feel bad about that. Don’t like that, I don’t like that part at all. But it happened,” he said. “The main thing that was on both our minds is the little girl, to make sure to get the granddaughter straight.”

The two share custody of Kiiurstin, with Betty being the primary caregiver. Davis Sr. said he also shares in expenses.

“Whatever it takes,” he said, although Betty is known for not asking for help. “She don’t like to ask for too much, but if she ever needs something, man, she asks me. It’s all about the child. It’s not about me. It’s not about her. It’s about the child.”

As for overcoming the losses, he said. “It’s a day-by-day thing. You just pick yourself up and go. I ain’t saying it’s going to be easy. It hadn’t been easy for nobody.”

He said everyone has his own way of dealing with tragedy. His has been to focus on the survivors.

“All of us have gotten that much closer since then and I’m not going to let it slip away, never,” he said of his seven surviving children and his family at large. “We made something good come out of a bad thing. That was my main focus. Let’s not let Junior’s death or Alicia or the young man’s (Fils’) death be in vain. Let’s make something good out of this.”


Concern Doesn't End With Shift

Last year, Officer Reginald Mosely worked as a security officer at a local motel when he was off duty. During the long shifts, he got to know a clerk named Jen.

Gradually, she told Mosely the story of an abusive relationship. She said her boyfriend hit her and threatened her. The violence had gone on for months, she said, and she was unsure of what to do. She told him she had called police several times, but nothing seemed to change.

Mosely urged her to get a restraining order. In December, she did.

On March 2, Jennifer Herring was shot to death at Microtel Inn & Suites. Herring's ex-boyfriend, Francis Vallery Jr., was charged with the crime.

Mosely was in a training session at the Lafayette Police Department and heard over the police radio that the woman he had tried to help was killed at the place they worked.

It was devastating news to Mosely, who has spent more than 10 years as a police officer and has made domestic violence one of his top priorities as a patrolman.

Mosely sits on the board of directors for Faith House, a local women's shelter, and is one of the shelter's "Real Men" who go to area schools in an attempt to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Through his work on behalf of Faith House, and especially while he's patrolling the streets, Mosely has an up-close view of the scared children and fearful mothers - the lives torn apart by domestic violence.

"It's more serious than I thought it was at first," Mosely said.

Out on patrol, Mosely admits a certain frustration at the limitations of law enforcement when faced with such a complex problem.

"Today, these guys now can do a crime and I can put them in this back seat and they can sit in this back seat and calculate how much time he has to do. That's sad," he said, gesturing beyond the safety glass of his police cruiser.

"We can do our job as police officers all day, make arrests all day. The bottom line is, we don't control the outcome once it goes to court, if it goes to court. We try to explain that to people all the time," he said.

The Lafayette Police Department has approximately 150 officers. Last year, they made hundreds of arrests in domestic abuse cases.

Domestic abuse calls are not only some of the most frequent for a police officer, they can also be some of the most dangerous.

Mosely said he has learned there's no real way for officers to prepare for what they'll encounter when they arrive at the scene.

For better or worse, Louisiana law requires that police officers make an arrest when they respond to a domestic call and see any sign of a struggle or abuse, even if the victim doesn't want them to.

"You go to arrest them and you got to worry about the wife or girlfriend jumping on your back while you're trying to handcuff (the assailant)," he said. "That's happened to several officers."

Mosely said he would like to see stricter penalties for domestic abusers, fewer plea bargains and the arrest and prosecution of those who aid offenders.

Vallery sits in Lafayette Parish Correctional Center awaiting trial in the shooting death of Herring. But someone had to give him the gun, Mosely noted. Giving a gun to a person who has a restraining order against him is a crime, but no one has been arrested.

"At some point, somebody needs to be held accountable. Let's make sure it doesn't happen again," he said.

Mosely has been certified as a school resource officer and is awaiting placement at a city school. When the job goes through, he said it will make him "the happiest officer in Lafayette." He said he looks forward to continuing to work with young people who may be dealing with domestic violence.

After his talks at schools about domestic violence, he said sometimes a few youths approach him and begin talking about their own family lives.

"They tell me they've seen this happen or that happen," he said. In some cases, it might have been two or three years ago, but "they have a full memory of it."

"It affects them in every way," he said.

As an officer, he said he's seen domestic violence in all parts of the community.

One case this year brought home that reality.

"I had to arrest my neighbors," he said. "I have a low tolerance for it. I'm sorry, but I'm going to go by the book if it's domestic-related."


Doctor Sees the Cases That Aren't Always Counted

William Freeman is a healer, but there are some wounds that even he knows can't be salved, wrapped or mended.

As a doctor at University Medical Center, Freeman's mission is to help others with their broken limbs, aches and pains. But there are times when he feels helpless, especially when faced with a patient who may be a victim of domestic violence.

Freeman said he thinks he sees about three domestic battery victims in the emergency room a month, but those are only the cases that are confirmed. There are some cases - broken arms from "clumsy falls," blackened eyes from "tripping into the counter" - that his gut tells him are something more.

"It's a silent disease. People don't want to report it. For every case we know is a case, there's probably three that aren't reported," he said.

Freeman can't report his suspicions of abuse unless the patient was shot, stabbed or raped.

"Like child abuse, you look out for it, but in the state you have to report violent crime - use of knife, gun or weapon or rape - but you don't have to report domestic battery," he said. "It's a difficult situation for a physician. You want to protect the patient, but you also want to protect the patient's rights."

Freeman said he wishes there was a service for victims of domestic violence, like the one available for rape victims through the Sexual Abuse Response Center, which meets rape victims at the hospital.

But there are times when ER staff meet with victims and give them phone numbers for help lines such as Faith House or other support services.

"I even make phone calls to get them picked up," Freeman said.

"We encourage them that if they feel safe to report it, go to police and file a temporary restraining order," he said. "We have to walk that fine line because ultimately the patient has to make that decision.

"If we're suspicious, we broach the subject. Even if they say, 'No, no, no,' I'll say, 'Look, here's the number to Faith House. Call if you feel like you're in trouble.' "

One story sticks with Freeman. He can't shake the memory of a patient whose husband had beaten her badly and threatened her because she refused to move away from their home in Lafayette.

Freeman and the staff spent a couple of hours helping her come up with a plan to go where she would be safe, making the phone calls.
"Ultimately, we watched her walk out of here," he said. "It was heartbreaking watching that, but she feared retribution."


Ending the Cycle of Violence, One Abuser at a Time

Cathy Broussard is a survivor. For more than six years, she lived a double life. During the day, she was a successful businesswoman with a high-paying job in the oil and gas sector. At night, she lived in constant fear of her husband's next attack. In 1996, she finally called it quits.

She remembers bringing her husband to court after years of abuse. A judge made him send her a dozen roses and an apology note as part of his sentence, she said.

The batterers she now sees don't have it so easy.

As executive director of the Family Violence Intervention Program, Broussard, 40, has made counseling abusers to change their behavior her life's work.

In a small office tucked away inside a building off South College Road, Broussard and a staff of two women manage an average annual caseload of more than 400 batterers.

Every day, they come face-to-face with people from all walks of life.

There are men and women, black and white. Some have recognizable names and are people "you'd never expect," Broussard said.

They were all sent to FVIP because they either had been found guilty of their crimes or were offered a chance to have their charges dropped or reduced in exchange for participating in the 26-week program.

"I have the benefit of seeing them when they first get here in their bitterness and denial, and when you get to see that unravel through the course of the 26 weeks, there is nothing more powerful than that," she said.

Twelve part-time counselors help run the program. For two hours one day a week, abusers square off with two counselors, one male and one female.

"It's important to have that team because you complement one another and it lets the guys see how a healthy relationship is," Broussard said.

During the sessions, the two counselors teach the abusers about coercion, threats and intimidation, all common tactics in abusive relationships. Slowly, she said, the abusers learn to replace those negative behaviors with positive ones such as negotiating, respecting and sharing responsibility.

The principles used in the lessons were inspired by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project of Duluth, Minn., she said. That model program has been instrumental in bringing domestic violence awareness into the mainstream.

Broussard said she believes FVIP is a much better alternative than just throwing abusers in jail.

She, like many in the anti-violence arena, believes education is the only real way to solve the problem. Jail time simply delays it for a while, which means she stands up for abusers when they deserve it - and when they don't, she's the first person on the phone to the judge or the prosecutor to have their probation revoked.

"I believe in this program. I'm very faithful to my batterers," she said.


United Front Against Violence Fraying, Program Founders Say

In the early '90s, a group that included a police officer, an activist, a judge and a prosecutor saw a hole in the criminal justice community's efforts against domestic violence in the city.

Ralph Peters, then a high-ranking officer with the Lafayette Police Department, and Linda Boudreaux, who was involved in the local anti- violence movement, were among that group.

"When we looked at what was available in Lafayette, we had all the services except for a batterer's program," said Boudreaux, now executive director of the nonprofit The Extra Mile.

Classes addressed anger issues, but "domestic violence is not about anger out of control, it's about power and control," Peters said.

The formation of the Family Violence Intervention Program marked a time when law enforcement and the courts were working closely together on domestic violence, Boudreaux said.

"We had all the key players at the table. As long as certain people stayed in place, Lafayette was a model community for domestic violence intervention," she said.

Peters said the group passed the hat for membership dues and shortly afterward incorporated the local FVIP under the concepts of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project of Duluth, Minn., widely accepted as the most successful program against domestic violence in the country.

"It just clicked," Boudreaux said. "The whole team worked well."

While Peters was a major in the Lafayette Police Department, he taught a mandatory 16-hour domestic violence training course for officers. He was also instrumental in the police department getting a grant that paid for officers' overtime when investigating domestic violence-related cases.

Since Peters left three years ago to become police chief in Natchitoches, the police department chose not to reapply for the grant. It expired last year.

Peters, now retired, keeps in touch with what is going on in area law enforcement.

"I feel that the system is working, but it could work a lot better because there's still a lot of domestic violence and there's obviously still a lot of women being killed," he said.


A Year in Domestic Violence

Some arrests that may have been related to domestic violence but were not listed as such in polic reports are omitted. The ages and home addresses are at the time of arrest. The outcome of the cases in court are as reported in court records as of June 30, 2005. Where cases are pending or changes were refused by prosecutors, that information was provided by city and parish prosecutors.

 

EXPLANATION OF CHARGES:

Misdemeanor offenses

  • Simple assault: can be threat or attempt to batter.
  • Aggravated assault: threat of battery with weapon (could be knife, phone, etc.).
  • Simple criminal damage to property: sometimes filed as domestic.
  • Disturbing the peace by fighting: when officer responds and finds two or more people fighting. Harder to tell difference between aggressor and victim.
  • Simple battery: unwanted touching. Could be as little as spitting or as severe asslapping, choking, etc.

Felony offenses

  • Aggravated battery: battery with a weapon.
  • Second-degree battery: battery that caused serious harm and serious injury. More evidence available (can include photos or more visible wounds).

EXPLANATION OF OUTCOMES:

FVIP: Family Violence Intervention Program, a six-month counseling program for batterers.

Standard Sentence: denotes 30 days suspended in the parish jail with one year unsupervised probation and counseling through FVIP.

No record of outcome: neither the city nor parish have any record of the defendant’s arrest for that date.

Pled no contest: the defendant neither admitted guilt nor refuted it.

Bench warrant issued: defendant failed to show up for court on the appointed day and a warrant was issued for his/her arrest.

Rule to show cause: a post-sentencing court hearing set to determine whether the defendant has adhered to any and all probationary requirements. If not, then probation can be revoked.

Revocation hearing: defendant failed to adhere to probationary requirements and was sentenced to serve out original sentence.

Dismissed: the court throws out a case due to a lack of evidence, reluctant victims, or some form of plea agreement between the defense and the prosecution.

Refused: the prosecution decides not to accept charges. Reasons vary, but often include lack of evidence or uncooperative victims.

 

January

January 1
Prejean, Matousum Bohanno
21-year-old male
101 Limoges St., Duson
Violation of protective order; dismissed, victim no show

Rollins, Jared Michael
21-year-old male
412 E. Pont Des Mouton Road
Violation of protective orders, second-degree battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; charged with second-degree battery, attempted unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, violation of protective orders; dismissed, victim asked in court

Sinegal, Andrus
37-year-old male
233 Odessa Road, Duson
Simple assault; no record of outcome

January 3
Boudreaux, Darrell James
32-year-old male
1201 E. Alexander St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pretrial diversion (closed)

Sam, Nadine Marie
32-year-old female
104 Bragg St.
Simple battery; pled no contest to simple battery (domestic), sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

Thibeaux, Calvin John
45-year-old male
203 Fourth St.
Aggravated battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

January 4
Arceneaux, Ronald James
45-year-old male
234 E. Clinton St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault domestic (combined); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Barahona, Gilbert Herman
34-year-old male
2314 Kaliste Saloom Road
Aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon, simple battery; dismissed, victim requested

Dupre, Fred Jr.
65-year-old male
500 Berlin St.
Simple battery, no record of outcome

January 5
Bordelon, Anne Marie
30-year-old female
115 Trappey Road, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Demouchet, Everette James
31-year-old male
1037 Joe Louis Road, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; dismissed

Hicks, Justin Bradford
25-year-old male
115 Trappey Road, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

January 6
Arceneaux, Alfred Leonce
25-year-old male
514 Lamar St.
Simple battery; pending, victim did not show up in court

Edwards, Amy Jameilia
21-year-old female
201 High Meadows Blvd. No. 196
Simple battery; no record of outcome

January 7
Carmouche, Drucieta Adams
33-year-old female
3336 N. Evangeline Thruway
Simple battery; charged with simple battery; pled guilty, sentenced to six months suspended, two years supervised probation

Jones, Mercy Anthony Jr.
32-year-old male
105 Bellot St.
Simple battery (two counts); refused

January 8
Murphy, Mary Marlene
49-year-old female
204 Candlelight Drive
Simple battery; dismissed

Senegal, Paul Erron
39-year-old male
111 Claiborne
Simple battery; pled no contest, received two years unsupervised probation

January 9
Benjamin, Darren Wayne
37-year-old male
410 Portlock St.
Violation of protective orders; rule to show cause set for Nov. 30

Broussard, Brandy Lynn
20-year-old female
2900 W. Willow St., Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed

Papillion, Wallace James
28-year-old male
212 Clifford Road
Simple battery; pled no contest to simple battery (domestic), sentenced to 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised probation, FVIP

January 10
Barrett, David Charles Jr.
39-year-old male
206 Lippi Drive
Simple battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; pled guilty to simple battery, FVIP

Palmer, Cherie Ann-Jeanette
22-year-old female
106 Dynasty, Duson
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Simon, Dayman Lars
23-year-old male,
701 Gloria Switch Road, Carencro
Simple battery, refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor.)

January 11
Chiasson, Tucker James
23-year-old male
103 Bloomfield, Carencro
Simple battery (domestic); dismissed (no victim in court)

Dogie, Todd Albert
35-year-old male
2175 Ridgefield Road, Duson
Second-degree battery (domestic); dismissed

Kennett, Timothy James
35-year-old male
2615 Cameron St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons, simple battery; pled guilty to aggravated battery (domestic), other charge refused; sentenced to two years hard labor suspended, one year probation, served 90 days in parish jail, FVIP or anger management. substance abuse counseling

Morgan, Carl Adam
41-year-old male
415 Cactus, Duson
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons, aggravated assault, false imprisonment; pled guilty to simple battery, and aggravated assault, other charges dismissed, served 79 days in jail

Vaughan, Chad Joseph
40-year-old male
95 Porter Lane
Simple battery; no record of outcome

January 12
Adams, Albert J. Jr.
30-year-old male
105 Windward St.
Simple battery, charged with aggravated battery; pled guilty, 180 days in jail

Darby, Roderick Jerome
29-year-old male
111 Emery Lane, Carencro
Simple battery; dismissed, victim asserts spousal privilege

January 14
Asberry, Keisha Renee
23-year-old female
104 Fairfax St. C
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

Livings, Terry D.
22-year-old male
130 Ratcliff Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

Richardson, Henry
21-year-old male
201 Oxbow Drive
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to one year unsupervised probation

Savoy, Jason Charles
33-year-old male
1301 Verot School Road
Simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, two years supervised probation, FVIP

January 15
Randle, Roy Joseph
28-year-old male
804 Martin Luther King Drive
Simple battery, aggravated assault; no record of outcome

January 16
McCray, Diane Patricia
45-year-old female
426 Buchanan St.
Simple battery; pled no contest to simple battery (domestic),15 days suspended, six months probation, substance abuse counseling

January 17
Theriot, Derek James
32-year-old male
412 Crest Circle, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Theriot, Jennifer Lynn
30-year-old female
412 Crest Circle, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

January 22
Hicks, Justin Bradford
25-year-old male
115 Trappey Road, Carencro
Simple battery (domestic) (two counts), violation of protective order, simple assault; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

January 24
Adams, Albert J. Jr.
30-year-old male
105 Windward Ave.
Aggravated assault, simple battery; charged with simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months in jail, all but 90 days suspended

Carriere, Blaine Joseph
27-year-old male
321 Hibru Road, Carencro
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; dismissed, no victim in court

Kramer, Stephen James
29-year-old male
110 Township Lane
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; dismissed, no victim in court

Martinez, Joseph Stanley
31-year-old male
1026 N. Wilderness Trail, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Nero, Tammy A.
36-year-old female
1026 N. Wilderness Trail, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Young, Lynette V.
43-year-old female
2211 W. St. Mary
Simple battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; charged with simple battery (domestic), unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; bench warrant issued

January 25
Broussard, Earnest Patrick
35-year-old male
119 Patton Drive
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Smith, James David
21-year-old male
915 Hammond Manor Drive, Baton Rouge
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

January 26
Thomas, Richard
37-year-old male
307 Gauthier Road
Simple battery (domestic), false imprisonment; charged with sex offender failed to register; pled, sentenced to one year in parish jail, three months suspended

January 29
Bonnet, Eddie Dean
22-year-old male
619 S. Magnolia St.
Violation of protective order; revocation hearing set

January 30
Miller, Charles Alfred Sr.
36-year-old male
14222 Wunderlich No. 1112, Houston
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); to be dismissed Sept. 19, required to take anger management

January 31
Gautreaux, John Allen Jr.
22-year-old male
2900 W. Willow St.,No. 9
Domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

Robin, Christopher Sr.
44-year-old male
404 E. Poydras St.
Simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to six months suspended, one year unsupervised probation

 

February

February 1
Mancuso, Shannon Gerille
31-year-old female
149 Windermere Circle, Youngsville
Simple battery; trial set for Aug. 29

Mouton, Michael Anthony
27-year-old male
117 Cherry Bark Lane
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

February 5
Westley, Corey Lee
27-year-old female
125 Petunia Loop
Aggravated criminal damage to property; refused

February 6
Gobert, William Donwell
29-year-old male
318 Pershing Ave.
Simple battery; charged with aggravated assault; pled, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

Goodman, Kawanna Kay
24-year-old female
702 Elizabeth Ave.
Simple battery; refused

Shelvin, Bernard
28-year-old male
702 Elizabeth Ave.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pre-trial diversion, counseling

February 7
Brown, Daby Wayne
40-year-old male
526 Joan St.
Simple battery; pled no contest, 30 days suspended, two years probation

Gaskins, Larry Carnell
49-year-old male
703 Chemin Agreeable Road, Youngsville
Simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault; fugitive warrant

February 8
Allen, Paul Girarde
22-year-old male
121 E. Gilman
Simple battery; sentenced to 30 days in jail

Johnson, Eric Ross
20-year-old male
102 Royalton Pkwy.
Simple assault; pled no contest, sentenced to 90 days in jail, all but 15 suspended, one year unsupervised probation

Jones, Rochelle Denise
34-year-old female
105 Melissa St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

Washington, Jovocus Lewis
17-year-old male
2401 E. Simcoe St. 201
Simple battery; case pending

Wilson, Christopher Emmanuel
24-year-old male
304 Marigny Circle, Duson
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed

February 13
Brooks, Jeffery
46-year-old male
1602 Emilt St., New Iberia
Violation of protective order (two counts); pled no contest, six months and credit for time served

February 14
Breaux, Derome Milike
25-year-old male
904 S. Guegnon St.
Violation of protective orders, fugitive warrant issued

Jacobs, Amond Jr.
35-year-old male
936 Washington St., Opelousas
Violation of protective order; bench warrant issued

February 15
Gaspard, Harold Jr.
53-year-old male
231 Deer St.
Aggravated battery, aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

February 17
Bertrand, Brandon
23-year-old male
6071 Standard Mills Road, Rayne
Violation of protective order, no record of outcome.

February 18
Arceneaux, Castoria Joseph
46-year-old male
318 Paive St.
Simple battery (domestic); charged with aggravated battery; dismissed, victim refused to testify

February 19
Mayeaux, Bryon Hal
31-year-old male
406 Althea Drive, Duson
Simple battery; dismissed, victim no show

February 20
Duplechain, Christopher Neil
33-year-old male
106 Lacy Lane, Scott
Simple battery, simple assault; bench warrant issued

February 21
Walker, Johnny
48-year-old male
103 Levi Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

February 22
Derouen, Jarrod Clark
25-year-old male
5509 Northside Road, New Iberia
Simple battery; pled no contest, 60 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

February 23
Buford, Quentin Anthony
25-year-old male
3201 Kaliste Saloom Road No. 285
Simple battery; refused

Jones, Melvin Junius
47-year-old male
913 Ridge Road, Duson
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed, victim no show

Valliere, Kenneth James
43-year-old male
604 Martin Luther King Drive
Simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault; trial set for July 13

February 24
Sterling, Alex Jr.
26-year-old male
107 E. Pine St.
Simple battery, violation of protective order; bond revoked, sentenced to six months in jail

February 27
Prejean, Albert Bryce
23-year-old male
130 St. Esprit St., Carencro
Second-degree battery; pled, sentenced to six months suspended, two years probation, anger management

February 28
Zalaz, Oscar
32-year-old male
125 Romero St., Youngsville
Simple battery, second-degree kidnapping, disturbing the peace; charged with domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

 

March

March 3
Bonnet, Jason James
33-year-old male
213 Olivier St.
Simple battery (domestic), no record of outcome.

March 5
Benton, Andre Devon
22-year-old male
8 Morning Glory Square
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic), pled no contest, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

Solomon, Tamika R.
20-year-old female
204 Jeffery Drive No. 210D
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple criminal damage to property, pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

March 6
Bergeron, Faith Marie
19-year-old female
204 John Wayne Drive No. 204
Simple battery; refused

Hamilton, Bobby Joseph
35-year-old male
214 Marigny Circle A, Duson
Simple battery; refused

Overfelt, Thomas Ray
21-year-old male
204 John Wayne Drive No. 204
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Simon, Christopher Scott
36-year-old male
114 Pamela Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed, victim would not testify

March 7
Boudreaux, Jeremy Paul
27-year-old male
126 Hortonse St. D, New Iberia
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed, victim refused to testify

March 8
Augustus, Paul Joseph
23-year-old male
704 13th St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

March 9
Romero, Kevin Ray
39-year-old male
250 Gayle St.
Domestic abuse battery; written motion to dismiss pending

March 11
Doiron, Brian Paul
44-year-old male
101 Old Settlement Road
Simple battery; case pending

Dooley, Kevin Alfred
36-year-old male
308 Scottsdale B
Simple battery; no record of outcome

March 12
Malbreaux, Nicole
25-year-old female
703 Sweetbriar St. A
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

Thomas, Karnell Joseph
33-year-old male
1579 Duchamp Road No. 44, Broussard
Violation of protective orders (two counts), aggravated assault (four counts), simple criminal damage to property; probation revoked, original sentence of 4 years hard labor with credit for time served imposed.

March 14
Stokes, Claude Frank
33-year-old male
1111 Roper Drive, Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to six months in day reporting program, FVIP

March 15
Batiste, Noel III
22-year-old male
241 Auburn Drive, Carencro
Violation of protective order, false imprisonment, simple criminal damage to property, charged with simple battery; arraignment set for Aug. 23

March 16
Richey, David Paul
43-year-old male
110 Winbourne, Scott
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

Rosario, Jose Ariel
25-year-old male
506 Pope, Carencro
Simple battery; refused

Victor, Barry Dwayne
29-year-old male
201 Porter Lane No. 6
Simple battery; dismissed, victim no show

March 17
Simpson, Liones Junius
39-year-old male
1703 N. St. Antoine St.
Simple battery; refused

March 18
Wiltz, Jasper Donta
24-year-old male
901 Priscilla Lane
Simple battery; pled no contest, FVIP

March 19
Campbell, Courtney Deney
18-year-old female
124 Warren St.
Aggravated criminal damage to property; trial pending without date

Logan, Kenneth Paul
39-year-old male
135 Harmony St.
Simple battery and violation of protective orders; sentenced to five months suspended

March 20
Cormier, Terrence Joseph
20-year-old male
302 Sonny Lane
Simple battery, disturbing the peace, simple criminal damage to property; pled guilty to simple criminal damage to property, sentenced to two years hard labor suspended, two years active supervised probation, anger management class

Gallien, Corey Darious
26-year-old male
509 N. Michaud St., Carencro
Simple battery; dismissed (victim no show)

March 21
Hamilton, Chadrick Wallace
25-year-old male
109 Lena St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons, simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with aggravated battery (amended to simple battery) and simple battery; pled guilty to both charges, sentenced to six months suspended, one year supervised probation, anger management class

Lee, Gary Wayne II
24-year-old male
1430 Martin Luther King, Jeanerette
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Montgomery, Chester Riley
29-year-old male
2910 Romero Road, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused per plea in another case

Perro, Delfred John Jr.
31-year-old male
311 Sellers Road, Kaplan
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Robinson, Ronnie Ray
31-year-old male
419 Helen
Simple battery, simple assault; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple assault; pled no contest, received standard sentence

Shyam, Vishal
29-year-old male
3603 W. Congress St. No. 240B
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received two years unsupervised probation

Stevens, Carolyn M.
25-year-old female
111 Matthieu St.
Aggravated battery, simple battery; Pled guilty to two counts of simple battery (aggravated battery charge was amended) sentenced to six months parish jail suspended., one year supervised probation and anger management

March 22
Moody, Clyde Darnell
36-year-old male
329 Lebesque Road No. 24
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); revocation hearing set

March 23
Druilhet, Mickie Joe Jr.
17-year-old male
109 Batiste St., Baldwin
Simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Gabriel, Cody Kendel
22-year-old male
6819 Cameron St.
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Joseph, Lawrence James
23-year-old male
303 Sabatier Road Lot 3, Scott
Simple battery, aggravated assault with firearm; charged with simple battery, aggravated assault; simple battery charge dismissed, sentenced to six months in jail

Prejean, Matousum Bohanno
22-year-old male
101 Limoges St., Duson
Violation of protective order, charged with unauthorized entry, domestic abuse battery; pled no contest to disturbing the peace, sentenced to six months in jail

March 24
Grant, Joseph Paul
41-year-old male
202 S. Chestnut
Aggravated assault, simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault; bench warrant issued

Johnson, Pernell Edward
37-year-old male
207 Rainbow St., Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence, victim uncooperative)

Savoy, Lawrence J.
29-year-old male
1013 N.W. Evangeline Thruway
Simple assault, simple battery, disturbing the peace, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple assault (domestic), simple criminal damage to property (domestic), disturbing the peace; simple battery charge dropped, sentenced to 15 days in jail, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

March 26
Dauphine, Kenneth Gerard
38-year-old male
420 Marast St.
Simple battery; trial set for July 11

March 27
Bernard, Carolyn Wiltz
29-year-old female
2826 Louisiana Ave. No. 1106
Simple battery (two counts), simple criminal damage to property, remaining after forbidden; refused

Lanclos, Douglas Jr.
39-year-old male
602 N. Sterling St.
Simple battery (two counts); bench warrant issued

March 28
Hesterly, Amanda Kimberly
25-year-old female
110 Township Lane C
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; trial set for July 12

Rolen, John Douglas
37-year-old male
115 Plaquemine Road
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Rolen, Karen Deville
42-year-old female
115 Plaquemine Road
Simple battery; refused

March 30
Salyer, Rickey
35-year-old male
915 S. College No. 65
Simple battery, violation of protective order; pled, sentenced to five months in jail

March 31
Guidry, David Joseph
46-year-old male
100 Sunny Lane
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Jerome, John Elton
38-year-old male
100 Dutch Circle
Simple assault; no record of outcome

 

April

April 1
Bernard, Richard Drake
37-year-old male
220 Sunnyside Lane
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Francis, Toby Philip
27-year-old male
223 Townhome Loop
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed, victim no show

Harris, Patrick James
27-year-old male
710 Surrey St.
Second-degree battery; dismissed at victim's request

Vidrine, Scott Lewis
33-year-old male
50 Audubon Oaks No. 50
Violation of protective orders (two counts); charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

April 2
Heard, Ryan Julius
23-year-old male
1701 12th St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

Jones, Kevin James
33-year-old male
513 Hopkins St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

Murphy, Ellen Michelle
20-year-old female
100 McDonald St. G26
Simple battery; refused

Thibodeaux, Kevin Blake
23-year-old male
206 Toby Mouton Road, Duson
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; refused (insufficient evidence), victim uncooperative

Trahan, Maxelle Harvey
30-year-old male
100 McDonald St. G26
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail, one year unsupervised probation, FVIP

Verret, Karen Renee
39-year-old female
201 Jeffery St. No. 210E
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); found guilty, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management class

April 3
Dural, Sirreginald Masters
43-year-old male
200 1/2 S. Eola Road, Broussard
Simple battery, no record of outcome

Reilly, Joan Christin
36-year-old female
2700 Ambassador Caffery No. 251
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

Arceneaux, Brandon Javon
25-year-old male
216 Ann St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Castille, Richard Wayne
45-year-old male
112 E. Evergreen St.
Simple battery (two counts); dismissed, no victim in court

Cutrera, David Lewis
40-year-old male
116 Hummingbird Road C
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons, simple criminal damage to property; dismissed

Papillion, Lance Scott
20-year-old male
400 Herbert Road, D
Simple battery; no record of outcome

April 5
Brown, David O'Neil
27-year-old male
201 Duval St. Apt. F1
Violation of protective orders; pled no contest, sentenced to five months in jail, one year supervised probation and anger management class; probation was later terminated

April 6
Dixon, Alyessa Jaynee
18-year-old female
123 Laurie St.
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Laxey, Kevin Joseph
26-year-old male
141 S. Orleans St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

April 7
Clay, Howard Jr.
24-year-old male
746 Malapart Road
Stalking, violation of protective orders; dismissed, completed anger management

Lopez, Brent James
36-year-old male
1023 Langneaux Road, Duson
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed, victim refused to testify

April 8
Francis, Jona James
18-year-old male
907 N. Faye St., Kaplan
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; no record of outcome

Richard, Lana Sue
24-year-old female
907 N. Faye St., Kaplan
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; no record of outcome

April 11
Jackson, Henry Anthony Jr.
31-year-old male
824 Burr St., Opelousas
Aggravated assault, possession of a firearm; charged with aggravated assault; bench warrant issued

Woods, James Lee
23-year-old male
112 Collins St., Carencro
Simple battery; dismissed, victim no show

April 12
Williams, Keith Ladrake
23-year-old male
216 Amite St., Broussard
Simple battery; refused

April 13
Courville, Arthur John
20-year-old male
134 Lena St.
Aggravated assault; dismissed, pre-trial diversion

Courville, Bobby Ames
25-year-old male
134 Lena St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault (two counts); dismissed

April 14
Carriere, Blaine Joseph
27-year-old male
321 Hibru Road, Carencro
Violation of protective order, refused (lacks merit)

Jones, Danielle Nicole
17-year-old female
926 Evangeline Drive
Aggravated assault; probation hearing set for Aug. 22

April 15
Durosseau, Clarance Joseph
68-year-old male
406 Marigny Circle, Duson
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); six months suspended, two years supervised probation, substance abuse treatment

April 16
Dural, Sharall Marie
23-year-old female
220 John Wayne Drive
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

April 17
Boudreaux, Tibby Paul II
22-year-old male
312 Vatican Square, Carencro
Simple battery; dismissed

Hudson, Cachee Lemon
25-year-old male
169 S. Beadle Road
Simple battery; case pending

McClain, Brendan Antonio
20-year-old male
601 E. Marigny Circle C
Simple battery, aggravated assault, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; refused

April 18
Christian, John Fitzgerald
21-year-old male
310 Arthur St.
Violation of protective order; arraignment reset, no date indicated

Lopez, Mario Soso
25-year-old male
1203 Old Spanish Trail, Scott
Simple battery; dismissed

Schexnader, Donald James Jr.
30-year-old male
101 Wilbourn St. No. 514
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 3

April 19
Brown, Leon James
18-year-old male
161 N. Loop St.
Simple battery; trial pending

Clay, Otis Ignatious
18-year-old male
300 Madison St.
Aggravated criminal damage to property, remaining after forbidden; pled guilty to simple criminal damage to property, other charge dismissed; one year hard labor suspended, one year supervised probation, anger management

Gordon, Kenneth Bo
35-year-old male
308 Sunny Lane
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 3

Thorn, Clifton Joseph
28-year-old male
1001 Popular St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial pending

April 20
Franks, James Elton
45-year-old male
12038 Greenwell, Zachary
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

April 21
Chou, Mariah Monqiue
23-year-old female
119 Sylvia St.
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic), disturbing the peace by intoxication; trial set for Aug. 3

Lawrence, Patrick
44-year-old male
116 Chaig St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); sentenced to 30 days in jail, credit for time served

Leblanc, Edwin Vince
30-year-old male
820 St. Peter St., New Iberia
Simple battery; fugitive warrant issued

April 22
Ahrabi, Ronald Darius
40-year-old male
102 Piedmont Lane, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (lacks merit)

Milson, Loveless
26-year-old male
326 Arthur St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

April 23
Broussard, Lisa Marie
28-year-old female
220 Sunnyside Lane
Simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Meyer, Jerry Stevens
25-year-old male
2307 Rose Lane, New Iberia
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

April 24
Sonnier, Corwyn Charles
35-year-old male
103 Julien Way Road, Youngsville
Simple battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, disturbing the peace; dismissed

April 25
Gotch, Matthew Wayne
18-year-old male
178 Hollywood Drive
Simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, simple assault; public intimidation, pled guilty to public intimidation, other charges dropped, sentenced to two years hard labor suspended, one year probation

Guidry, Clovis Pete
45-year-old male
118 Offord St., Scott
Simple battery; charged with disturbing the peace by fighting; dismissed

Guidry, Joshua James
26-year-old male
118 Offord St., Scott
Simple battery; charged with disturbing the peace by fighting; bench warrant issued

April 26
Folse, William Joseph
41-year-old male
401 D. Areceneaux No. 31, Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed

April 27
Arceneaux, Sean Edmond
35-year-old male
306 State St.
Violation of protective order; pled no contest, received standard sentence

Blanchard, Troy Christopher
30-year-old male
213 Lynn Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Shelvin, Leila Marie
43-year-old female
no address given
Aggravated assault; pled no contest, sentenced to 28 days in jail

April 28
Addie, Jerry Clayton
54-year-old male
111 Mosser Drive
Aggravated assault with a firearm (two counts); dismissed

April 29
Broussard, Chad Michael
34-year-old male
832 Piat Road, Youngsville
Simple battery; charges pending

April 30
Mouton, Delandra Nicole
29-year-old female
100 Belle Fontaine Drive No. 264
Simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 24

 

May

May 1
Cage, Jimmy Jr.
47-year-old male
608 1/2 Poydras
Simple battery (domestic); pled guilty; received standard sentence

Edmond, Paul III
26-year-old male
1402 Louisiana Ave.
Simple battery (domestic); arraignment set for May 9, pending

Minor, Clarence
44-year-old male
714 Arthur St.
Simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault; trial set for July 11

Saltamachia, Derek James
26-year-old male
204 Glade
Second-degree battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 24

May 2
Vincent, Brandon John
22-year-old male
2660 J Atchafalaya River Highway, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery (domestic); refused

May 3
Broussard, Gidgette Jeanne
26-year-old female
804 Martin Luther King Drive
Simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault; trial set July 13

Broussard, Wesley
53-year-old male
105 Wilkins
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, anger management

May 4
Senegal, Ashley Alana
20-year-old female
206 Chaumont Drive
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; refused

May 5
Prejean, Carlton James
37-year-old male
907 Alvin
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, no record of sentence

May 7
Ledet, Doncorey L.
22-year-old male
1111 Roper Road No. 48, Scott
Simple assault; dismissed, victim no show

Tezeno, Joseph
43-year-old male
106 E. Evangeline Pkwy.
Violation of protective orders (two counts); no record of outcome

May 8
Chaumont, John
42-year-old male
310 Odile St.
Simple battery; trial set for July 12

Keal, Derrick Wade
18-year-old male
818 Troy Road, New Iberia
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Thompson, Derrick Wade
40-year-old male
105 Sweetbriar, Scott
Simple battery, aggravated assault; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

White, Antoinette Danielle
17-year-old female
124 Lane Road, Carencro
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

May 9
Ledig, Conrad
20-year-old male
123 Lafitte Road, Baton Rouge
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

Schannette, Darrel Joseph
43-year-old male
881 St. Peters, Jeanerette
Simple battery; charges pending

Wiltz, Wallace Junius Jr.
53-year-old male
606 Poydras St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled guilty, received standard sentence

May 10
Arceneaux, Troy James
34-year-old male
224 W. Foch St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence.

May 11
Landry, John Robert
24-year-old male
509 Marigny Circle, Duson
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, one year probation, FVIP, anger management, substance abuse counseling, hearing set Sept. 21.

May 12
Archangel, Alfred James Jr.
27-year-old male
403 Langley Drive
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed, FVIP.

May 13
Bourque, Jonette Marie
20-year-old female
209 Le Violon Road
Second-degree battery (two counts); dismissed because of victim

Celestine, Terrence Joseph Jr.
17-year-old male
245 Martin Luther King Drive
Second-degree battery, simple battery; refused

Rhodes, Jennifer Mae
20-year-old female
945 Piat Road, Youngsville
Simple battery; rule to show cause, bench warrant issued

May 14
Johnson, Joseph Floyd
43-year-old male
206 Woodrich Lane
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Wilson, Lewis Lester
44-year-old male
124 La Rue Rouge, Scott
Simple battery; no record of outcome

May 15
Bernard, Kerry James
43-year-old male
365 Delhomme Ave., Scott
Aggravated assault; trial set for Aug. 17

Christman, Yurrum Terri
24-year-old male
100 Marigny Circle B, Duson
Simple battery, aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon; no record of outcome

Senegal, James Ashton
43-year-old male
313 E. Simcoe No. 2A
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

May 16
Alex, Mark Anthony
34-year-old male
201 Sweetbriar A. Scott
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; charged with domestic abuse battery; revocation hearing set for Sept. 12

Catalon, Kevin Charles
32-year-old male
1312 Roper Drive No. 2, Scott
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; dismissed

Hebert, Michael James III
39-year-old male
322 Ira St.
Violation of protective orders; refused

Hernandez, Claudia L
46-year-old female
5213 W. Congress St.
Simple battery (domestic); charged with domestic abuse battery, dismissed, victim no show

Ledee, Jacqueline Frances
30-year-old female
402 Garfield St. No. 6
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Menard, Ronald J.
47-year-old male
109 E. Monroe St., Broussard
Simple battery; dismissed

Savoy, Shawn Michael
23-year-old male
402 Garfield St. No. 6
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, no record of sentence

May 17
Landry, Edward Lee
39-year-old male
930 Guilbeau Road Lot 58
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Lemelle, Laurence Christopher
21-year-old male
209 James St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 17

Murphy, Derek Lee
36-year-old male
204 Candlelight Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised probation, FVIP

May 18
Babineaux, Alfred
54-year-old male
307 Venus Drive
Simple battery; pled, received standard sentence

Babineaux, Brigette
51-year-old female
307 Venus Drive
Simple battery (domestic); dismissed, victim asserts spousal privilege

Peters, Toby Tyler
30-year-old male
411 Woodvale Ave. No. 204E
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 17

May 19
Chaisson, John Damian Jr.
23-year-old male
1620 E. Milton Highway, Youngsville
Simple battery (domestic); pending

May 20
Trahan, Billy Joseph
41-year-old male
1337 A Chess Broussard Road, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery (domestic), unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, simple criminal damage to property; refused

May 21
Amos, Joseph Veyshon
26-year-old male
201 Arizona St.
Simple battery (two counts); charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days in jail, one year unsupervised probation, FVIP

Klopenstine, Amanda Ann
22-year-old female
200 Rue Royale
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

Letchworth, Lacy Lynne
24-year-old female
207 Lormand St. Lot 29, Scott
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Murdock, Eric D.
30-year-old male
125 Avalon St.
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

May 22
Franks, James Elton
45-year-old male
614 E. Evangeline Thwy
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Holbrook, Robyn Lynn
23-year-old female
408 Robinhood Circle
Simple battery; dismissed

May 23
Francis, Gilbert Jr.
41-year-old male
232 Odessa St. B, Duson
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; charged with aggravated battery; pled guilty to simple battery, sentenced to six months suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

May 24
Ledet, Norris Paul
44-year-old male
188 Radcliffe
Aggravated assault, simple battery (two counts); charged with simple battery (domestic) (three counts), bench warrant issued

Melancon, Christopher Ryan
20-year-old male
204 Stagecoach Road, Duson
Simple battery, refused

May 25
Broussard, Calvin Joseph
33-year-old male
513 Trelle Court, New Iberia
Stalking; pending, pre-trial diversion

Edwards, Jimmie Lee
49-year-old male
12124 Chester Drive, Baton Rouge
Violation of protective order, improper telephone communications; dismissed

May 27
Freeman, Joseph Bobby
48-year-old male
203 Hobsin St.
Simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

May 29
Landry, Marco Antonio
30-year-old male
720 Madeline Ave.
Aggravated assault; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Wells, Joseph Robert Clark
23-year-old male
3008 Moss St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for July 20

May 30
Drouant, Jill Lynn
45-year-old female
109 Lambiance
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Drouant, Keith James
47-year-old male
109 Lambiance
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Touchet, Keith James
36-year-old male
475 Toby Mouton No. 54, Duson
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

May 31
Helaire, Clayton James
23-year-old male
222 Conrad
Simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Matthews, Christopher
Del Anthony
25-year-old male
2925 Mills St. 26, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; in FVIP, continued to Sept. 13

 

June

June 1
Knott, Buster Jules Jr.
36-year-old male
6501 Bolder Highway 361, Las Vegas
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

Simon, Alan
39-year-old male
240 Linden Lewis, Youngsville
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

June 3
George, Dorseille Joseph
39-year-old male
201 Gauthier
Second-degree battery; fugitive warrant

Levier, Howard Edward Jr.
28-year-old male
404 Pacific, Port Barre
Simple battery, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; dismissed

June 4
Pellerin, Cedrick Michael
32-year-old male
159 North Loop St.
Simple battery; trial set for July 13

June 5
Al-Ateyyeh, Ahmad Ali
25-year-old male
101 Westwood No. 212
Simple battery; dismissed

Arceneaux, Sean Edward
35-year-old male
306 State St.
Violation of protective order (four counts); dismissed

Williams, Christopher James
18-year-old male
503 Scotsdale St.
Simple battery; refused (lacks merit)

June 6
Coleman, Nils Bradford
23-year-old male
403 Clara St., Broussard
Aggravated assault (two counts); dismissed

Huizache-Acosta, Jose Luz
45-year-old male
161 Magnifique Lot 8, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with domestic abuse battery; dismissed

Nguyen, Hai Van
42-year-old male
412 Connie Circle
Aggravated assault (two counts); refused

June 7
Charpentier, Darnell Joseph
27-year-old male
408 Robinhood Circle
Simple battery, referred to city court, no record of outcome

Guidry, Jodie S.
32-year-old male
231 Ira St., Carencro
Violation of protective orders, refused (civil remedy available)

Jones, Jessica Alaine
21-year-old female
1901 Eraste Landry Road No. 2063
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment Oct. 24

Owens, Sean Christopher
27-year-old male
1901 Eraste Landry Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, simple battery (domestic); pre-trial diversion, anger management

Purtle, Tiffany
17-year-old female
103 Filcrest Pkwy., Youngsville
Simple battery (two counts); dismissed

June 8
Breaux, Alan James
49-year-old male
no address given
Aggravated assault, no record of outcome

June 9
Solomon, Nicole Marie
22-year-old female
2504 E. Simcoe St. No. 1
Simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault, simple criminal damage to property; no record of outcome

Wimberly, James Edward Jr.
48-year-old male
1000 Wimberly Drive
Violation of protective order; pled no contest, sentenced to five months home incarceration

June 10
Bayliss, Martin Shane
44-year-old male
608 N.E. Evangeline Thwy
Simple battery, aggravated assault, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued
June 11
Bourgeois, Brad Gerard
45-year-old male
1302 Young St., Broussard
Aggravated assault, simple battery; refused

June 12
Landry, Jarrod Allen
21-year-old male
1004 Bird Song Drive
Aggravated assault; rule to show cause reset for Aug. 24

Pickney, Arnold Anthony
21-year-old male
203 Sunnyside
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon (domestic), simple criminal damage to property; amended to simple battery from parish; no record of outcome

June 13
Fils, Chanovia S.
17-year-old female
308 Lurise
Simple battery; trial set for Aug. 3

Rideaux, Rachael Ann
25-year-old female
609 Patterson St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault, disturbing the peace; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Vincent, Kerry James
21-year-old male
2406 Savoy, Youngsville
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

June 14
Arceneaux, Jeffery James
29-year-old male
109 Bayrun
False imprisonment; trial set July 20

Jones, Neal Joseph
40-year-old male
522 Thomas Road, Church Point
Simple battery (domestic), domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

June 15
Davidson, Makesha Celestine
30-year-old female
401 Sweetbriar Apt. C, Scott
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months all but 30 days suspended, FVIP and substance abuse counseling

Horton, Perry Lee
34-year-old male
100 Elizabeth Ave.
Aggravated battery (domestic); refused

Zeno, Cleotha Marie
42-year-old female
100 Elizabeth Ave.
Aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon; refused

June 16
Briggs, Brett Darwin
44-year-old male
210 Jimmie St.
Simple battery; charged with simple assault; pled no contest, received standard sentence

June 20
Hobbs-Van Hart, Melanie Diane
40-year-old female
1717 Eraste Landry Road
Simple battery; accepted charges, case pending

June 21
Arceneaux, Walley Junius
49-year-old male
311 Sampson Ave.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Chaney, Julia Hill
27-year-old female
118 Nicole Drive, Youngsville
Aggravated assault; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Dean, Roy Joseph
55-year-old male
219 Ena St.
Second-degree battery; amended to simple battery; pled guilty, sentenced to six months in jail

Gesch, Andrew Charles
32-year-old male
210 West Pont Des Mouton Road Lot 46
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

Pilette, John Claude
28-year-old male
118 Nicole Drive, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

June 22
Houston, Dwayne
38-year-old male
103 Nova Scotia
Simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Thorn, Travis Cornelius
24-year-old male
105 Cantal Drive
Simple assault; trial set for Aug. 22

June 23
Bell, Kenneth James
21-year-old male
205 Belgium St.
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple criminal damage to property; bench warrant issued

Jones, Dwain Anthony
45-year-old male
319 Aris Drive
Simple battery, aggravated assault; refused (victim asserts spousal privilage)

Washington, Leonard Devinci
23-year-old male
101 Meadow Glenn Drive, Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

June 24
Guidry, Jodie S.
32-year-old male
231 Ira St., Carencro
Violation of protective order; refused (civil remedy available, insufficient evidence)

June 25
Arceneaux, Vickie Trahan
41-year-old female
308 Ulinor St., Scott
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Chevalier, Paul Anthony
34-year-old male
583 N. Pierce St.
Simple kidnapping, aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, simple battery (two counts), aggravated burglary; trial set Oct. 17

June 26
Joseph, Francis Jr.
32-year-old male
203 S. Gentilly
Simple battery; no record of outcome

June 27
Alexander, Leander Vincent
42-year-old male
309 Montreal
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set July 20

Savoy, Terrance F.
26-year-old male
106 John Wayne Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set July 20

June 29
Campbell, Gina Anne
42-year-old female
134 Ben Franklin Road, Youngsville
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Durosseau, Clarance Joseph
68-year-old male
406 Marigny Circle, Duson
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery, disturbing the peace by intoxication; dismissed (defendant didn't show up to court)

McGoldrick, Shawn
23-year-old male
209 Mewlliands Drive
Domestic abuse battery, refused (insufficient evidence, inconsistent statements)

Murphy, Derek Lee
36-year-old male
204 Candlelight
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days, two years unsupervised probation, FVIP

Murphy, Marlene Mary
49-year-old female
127 Mimosa
Domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault, disturbing the peace (three counts); charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised, FVIP

Nolley, Devine Minette
35-year-old female
131 Pinnacle Drive, Youngsville
Simple battery (domestic); trial set July 13

June 30
Campbell, Shawn Germane
25-year-old male
207 Forrest St.
Simple battery; false imprisonment; pled no contest to simple battery (domestic), no record of sentence

Cola, Clayton Joseph
43-year-old male
834 Heart D Farm Road, Youngsville
Simple battery (domestic); refused (insufficient evidence)

Ducharme, Shayne Patrick
38-year-old male
205 Second St., Youngsville
Simple battery; refused (defendant completed anger management program)

Jackson, Michael Jerome
25-year-old male
601 Berlin St.
Domestic abuse battery; dismissed

Tolliver, Jude Terry
31-year-old male
224 Martin Luther King Drive
Violation of protective orders; pled no contest, sentenced to five months with all but seven days suspended, home incarceration, anger management.

 

July

July 2
Broussard, Shirley Morrison
43-year-old female
504 Rampart Road, Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charges pending

Gurley, Joshua Lee
24-year-old male
3503 W. Congress St.
Domestic abuse battery, simple assault, aggravated assault; bench warrant issued

Philyaw, Cassie Jean
21-year-old female
3503 W. Congress St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

July 3
Leblanc, Larry John
50-year-old male
316 Queens Row
Simple battery, violation of protective orders; charged with domestic abuse battery and violation of protective order; sentenced to six months in jail, credit for time served

Peltier, Joseph Kenneth
46-year-old male
224 Marie St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with aggravated battery; trial reset to Aug. 15 due to unavailability of victim

Tiller, Vincent Ray
27-year-old male
103 True Hill St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial pending

July 4
Bowers, Bryan Anthony
37-year-old male
2534 S. Richfield, Duson
Domestic abuse battery; fugitive warrant issued

Brown, Alanna Dechell
33-year-old female
111 Canal St.
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, five months suspended, one year supervised probation, anger management

Brown, Jonathan Joseph
27-year-old male
316 Ransome St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Davis, Lee Roger
40-year-old male
111 Wilda St. Carencro
Simple battery (four counts); pled guilty, sentenced to five months suspended, FVIP and substance abuse counseling

Dooley, Kevin Alfred
36-year-old male
no address given
Aggravated assault; bench warrant issued

July 7
George, Craig Anthony
22-year-old male
413 Justin St.
Simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days jail

Hebert, Teresa Lynn
24-year-old female
1512 Eden St., New Iberia
Simple battery; dismissed

Quebedeaux, Jennifer Lynn
38-year-old female
109 Ambrose St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

July 9
Bunting, Kentry Bartel
28-year-old male
115 Gena Marie
Violation of protective orders; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, one year supervised probation, FVIP

Safarik, Lilly Marie
33-year-old female
103 Burrow, Scott
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; dismissed, victim no show

July 10
Gumbs, Paul Elwood
53-year-old male
820 Golden Grain, Duson
Simple battery (domestic); charged with domestic abuse battery; trial set Aug. 8

Louviere, Anthony J.
24-year-old male
108 Mes Amis, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; dismissed

O'Neil, Jessica Ann
22-year-old female
108 Soulier St.
Disturbing the peace, simple assault; charged with simple assault; pled no contest, received 60 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation with conditions

Robins, Christopher Lee
44-year-old male
404 E. Poydras
Violation of protective orders; refused

Wheeler, Charles
40-year-old male
202 Basin Road, Duson
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence, no corroboration of victim's statements)

July 11
Gardiner, Marcus Allen
20-year-old male
113 N. Manor Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Leblanc, Rodney James
52-year-old male
602 Hollier Road, Duson
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced five months suspended, FVIP

Walsh, John Ryan
23-year-old male
608 Burlington Circle, Broussard
Simple battery; charged with simple assault and domestic abuse battery; pled, sentenced to five months, all but seven days suspended, home incarceration, FVIP

July 12
Vanhoy, Bridget
25-year-old female
114 Hummingbird Lane
Domestic abuse battery; no record of outcome

July 13
Florence, Bobby
46-year-old male
504 Rampart St., Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charges pending

Shelton, Virgil
51-year-old male
305 Amesbury Drive, Carencro
Second-degree battery; dismissed

Staples, Peter Moore
56-year-old male
450 Teljean Road
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Staples, Rita Lee
50-year-old female
450 Teljean Road
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

July 15
Harrell, Shannon Corey
28-year-old male
203 Brookside
Simple battery (domestic); pending

Randall, Larry Joseph
31-year-old male
201 Stamp
Simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised probation, FVIP

July 16
Berger, Christopher Erdman
45-year-old male
101 Westwood Drive
Simple battery, refused

Hickenbottom, Joyce Lynn
30-year-old female
101 Westwood Drive
Simple battery; trial set for Aug. 29

Myers, Norbert Christopher
25-year-old male
904 Omega St.
Second-degree battery; refused

Royer, Paul P. Jr.
39-year-old male
104 La Rue Rouge, Scott
Domestic abuse battery; trial set for July 19

July 17
Alexander, Delta Don
26-year-old male
211 Harrington St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with aggravated battery; pled guilty, six months home incarceration

Granger, Mayrella G.
51-year-old female
241 Dillon Road, Carencro
Simple assault; refused (insufficient evidence)

July 18
Joubert, Ozean Joseph
40-year-old male
100 Larkspur Lane No. 2
Disturbing the peace, charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set Aug. 1

Sterling, Nancy Ann
43-year-old female
100 Larkspur Lane No. 2
Disturbing the peace; case pending

Zalaz, Oscar
33-year-old male
606 Brick St., Breaux Bridge
Disturbing the peace, remaining after forbidden, domestic abuse battery; refused per plea in another case

July 19
Hanks, Jared Timothy
23-year-old male
303 Rayburn St. No. 584
Simple battery; pending

Lawhead, Milinda Ann
42-year-old female
1106 Moss St. No. 19
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Martinez, Ricky Joseph
42-year-old male
1106 Moss St. No. 19
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Vizina, Brandon
19-year-old male
113 Ridgela Circle, Duson
Aggravated assault, stalking; charged with aggravated assault; dismissed

July 21
Arceneaux, Wilson L.
26-year-old male
103 Wilkins St.
Second-degree battery, aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Oliver, Donald Maurice
18-year-old male
233 E. Broussard Road No. 4
Domestic abuse battery; dismissed

July 23
Arellano, Ramon
44-year-old male
2808 W. Pinhook Road
Domestic abuse battery; dismissed, victim refused to testify

Mcneely, Kelley Marie
32-year-old female
1000 Robley Drive No. 824
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

Taylor, Robert Lee
43-year-old male
603 Walker Road
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 31

July 24
Deshotels, Melissa Lynn
18-year-old female
6970 Johnston St.
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

George, Craig Anthony
22-year-old male
314 Justin St.
Domestic abuse battery, no record of outcome

Harris, Scottie Joseph
27-year-old male
3943 W. Congress St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, 45 days in jail, FVIP

Vice, Joshua Allen
20-year-old male
115 St. Girard Road G2, Broussard
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Vidrine, John Craig
34-year-old male
404 Guilbeau Road
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

Zeno, Johnathan Joseph
41-year-old male
203 Georgia St.
Second-degree battery; pled guilty to simple battery, sentenced to six months suspended, six months probation

July 25
Adams, Dwayne
34-year-old male
221 Sunny Side St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault, charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days parish jail.

Bickham, Dorain Patrick
20-year-old male
515 Sonnier, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

Broussard, Nicholas Jamal
22-year-old male
600 Malapart Road, Carencro
Simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days parish jail, one year unsupervised probation, FVIP

Fritz, Georgette Ann
47-year-old female
114 Refinery St.
Aggravated assault, disturbing the peace; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Kusy, Stanley Pete Sr.
46-year-old male
114 S. Refinery St.
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Lormand, John Kenneth
35-year-old male
112 Lloyd St.
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Lormand, Wendy Lapoint
28-year-old female
112 Lloyd St.
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Matthews, Lyndon
39-year-old male
123 Tournoir St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault, and disturbing the peace by fighting; trial set for Aug. 17

Richard, Shannon
30-year-old male
1004 Southlake Circle, Youngsville
Simple battery; dismissed

July 26
Colligan, Kevin Brian
41-year-old male
212 Bopamo Lane, Duson
Domestic abuse battery; dismissed

Olivier, Nicholas Paul
25-year-old male
313 Ira St., Carencro
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months in jail

July 29
Marks, John Jr.
46-year-old male
110 Liston St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; in FVIP; continued to Aug. 15

July 30
Lindon, Phil Rickey
47-year-old male
114 Lilly St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, simple battery (two counts); refused

July 31
Broussard, Jesse James
29-year-old male
100 Collins Drive, Carencro
Simple battery; trial set for July 11

Choplin, Nicholas Lane
24-year-old male
216 Titan Drive
Simple battery; refused (victim not cooperative)

 

August

August 1
Richard, Joseph B.
42-year-old male
819 Lions Club Road, Scott
Simple battery; trial set for Sept. 13

Thomas, Lakesha T.
21-year-old female
100 Marigny Circle No. B, Duson
Simple battery (two counts), disturbing the peace, domestic abuse battery, no record of outcome

August 2
Clay, Howard Joseph Jr.
24-year-old male
583 N. Pierce St.
Violation of protective orders; refused (insufficient evidence, civil remedy available)

Simms, Jerome Louis
46-year-old male
1801 N.E. Evangeline Thwy
Simple battery, false imprisonment; charged with simple battery (domestic) and false imprisonment; trial set for July 27

August 4
Boudreaux, Alisiefaye
47-year-old female
454 Roger Road
Aggravated assault; no record of outcome

Savoie, Byron Scott
35-year-old male
315 Lafayette St., Youngsville
Simple assault; refused

Wolgamott, Johnathon Derrick
22-year-old male
230 Jenkins Road
Simple assault, simple criminal damage to property; pending

August 6
Derousselle, David John
36-year-old male
107 Burrow St., Scott
Violation of protective orders; pre-trial diversion, anger management, hearing set Sept. 13

Trahan, Barry Q.
40-year-old male
613 Espasie St., Youngsville
Simple battery; pending

August 7
Carmouche, James
47-year-old male
413 S. Orange St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pled guilty, four years suspended, two years active supervised probation, FVIP or anger management

Rubin, Jerry James
46-year-old male
218 Martin Luther King Drive
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

August 8
Ledet, Norris Paul
45-year-old male
188 Radcliffe Drive
Violation of protective orders; rule to show cause reset for Oct. 11

Romine, John Clifford
33-year-old male
119 David Neil Road, Rayne
Simple battery; arraignment set for July 12

August 10
Farguy, Robin M.
32-year-old female
342 Queens Road No. 103
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Mitchell, James Dalton
51-year-old male
402 W. Gilman St.
Simple battery; pending

Motte, Kenneth Ray
39-year-old male
123 Rials No. A1
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Westbrook, Jeffery N.
42-year-old male
111 Darden Road
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

August 13
Alexander, Cynthia A.
45-year-old female
107 Cantal Road
Disturbing the peace; trial set Aug. 24

Barfield, Robin Edward Jr.
30-year-old male
210 Trewhill St.
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Edwards, Thomas Paul
56-year-old male
342 Queens Road No. 320
Domestic abuse battery; trial set July 11

Hebert, Mark Anthony
44-year-old male
203 Loranger Drive
Violation of protective orders, charges pending

Roy, Cory James
20-year-old male
110 H. Melancon Road, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault, violation of protective order; no record of outcome

Waggoner, Jason Kelly
24-year-old male
208 Tideland, Broussard
Simple battery; pled no contest, received standard sentence

August 14
Bonin, Barrett Shannon II
24-year-old male
3201 Kaliste Saloom Road No. 338
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Broussard, Ray
42-year-old male
408 Persian St.
Aggravated assault, second-degree battery, aggravated second-degree battery. possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, plea agreement of 10 years hard labor, no parole

Harris, Donald
45-year-old male
1800 Broadway St., Little Rock, Ark.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, no record of sentence

Hughes, Tiffany Nicole
23-year-old female
1025 Langlinais Road No. 26, Youngsville
Simple assault; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

August 17
Carter, Lona Lee
32-year-old female
144 Warren St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pled no contest, sentenced to 90 days in jail

August 19
Romero, Harris Joseph
33-year-old male
1318 Ridge Road, Duson
Domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery, disturbing the peace by intoxication; trial continued to Aug. 11

August 21
Vizina, Amelia Anne
40-year-old female
101 A Ben Franklin Drive, Youngsville
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charges pending

August 22
Woods, Paul Henry Jr.
32-year-old male
702 Berlin Drive, Scott
Simple battery; pending

August 23
Carmouche, Elizabeth A.
21-year-old female
725 Potier Road, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Louis, Ronald Joseph
22-year-old male
725 Potier Road, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

August 24
LeBlanc, Clinton Patrick
36-year-old male
115 Magnifique St., Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; arraignment set for Aug. 30

August 27
Larson, Patricia A.
42-year-old female
605 Colorado Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pled no contest, sentenced to six months suspended, one year supervised probation

August 28
Ashley, Latonya Raycheal
24-year-old female
169 S. Beadle Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pending

Carter, Willie Mae
46-year-old female
203 Bassin St.
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, five months suspended, one year probation, FVIP

Celestine, Weston Peter
56-year-old male
201 Porter Lane No. 38
Domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault; trial Aug. 9

Figaro, John Carl
26-year-old male
116 Tournoir St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault; pending

Hebert, Paula Ann
36-year-old female
no address given, Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months in jail, all but 60 days suspended, home incarceration, FVIP

Matte, Travis James
30-year-old male
303 Riner Drive
Second-degree battery; dismissed

August 29
Thibodeaux, Samuel Elijah
22-year-old male
917 Myrtle St. D
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for July 20

August 30
Daranda, Andrew Thad
51-year-old male
155 Mimosa St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Hobbs-Van Hart, Melanie Dianne
41-year-old female
1717 Eraste Landry No. 57
Simple battery; pending

Johnson, Christina
21-year-old female
1231 E. Gloria Switch, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

August 31
Morrison, Sidney Charles
28-year-old male
137 Friendship
Simple assault; pled no contest to simple assault (domestic), received standard sentence

Wilridge, Randy Jerome
24-year-old male
223 Desoto St., Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, improper telephone communications; charged with aggravated battery, harassing phone calls; pled guilty to domestic abuse battery (second offense), improper telephone communications, sentViolation of protective orders; refused

 

September

September 4
Boudreaux, Johnathan
36-year-old male
404 Scottsdale No. 4, Scott
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, one year probation, FVIP

Richard, Rusty Jacob
18-year-old male
208 La. 93, Carencro
Violation of protective orders; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, one year supervised probation, substance abuse counseling

September 5
Baker, Wakeeta Roshea
25-year-old female
137 Exploration Road, Broussard
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, domestic abuse counseling

Bass, Joseph Arneds
27-year-old male
123 Goldman
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set Aug. 17

Francis, John C.
50-year-old male
909 W. Simcoe St.
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

September 6
Antoine, Joseph Leonard
45-year-old male
302 N. Bienville
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Rivers, Robert, Dale
43-year-old male
206 Haven Loop, Scott
Simple battery, refused (insufficient evidence)

September 8
Patin, Tim Gean
47-year-old male
201 Spike Lane, Broussard
Simple battery; dismissed with anger management class completed

September 11
Nearo, Bernard
45-year-old male
241 Beau Bassin Road, No. 36, Carencro
Simple battery (two counts); refused (insufficient evidence)

Primeaux, Johnny Curtis
23-year-old male
2419 Robley Drive
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Richard, Sharon Kay
36-year-old female
P.O. Box 989 Krotz Springs
Simple battery (two counts); charged with simple battery (domestic) (two counts); dismissed

September 13
Harmon, Greg Arnold
42-year-old male
101 Pinewoods
Simple battery; dismissed, pre-trial diversion

September 14
Armstrong, William Scott
34-year-old male
no address given
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

Chavis, Clarence III
28-year-old male
314 Landry St., Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; trial set July 11

Colomb, Jude Hollis Jr.
40-year-old male
313 E. Simcoe St. No. 4
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple criminal damage to property; pled no contest, received standard sentence

Guidry, Anita Katherine
21-year-old female
2114 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy. No. 30
Domestic abuse battery, charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised

September 16
Poche, Kelle Corts
30-year-old female
131 Sugar Creek Drive, Youngsville
Domestic abuse battery; charged with public intimidation; rule to show cause Aug. 11

September 18
Broussard, Linda Verona
57-year-old female
104 Westwood Drive No. 380
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pretrial diversion (anger management)

September 19
Comeaux, Charles Louis Jr.
39-year-old male
504 Peartree, Broussard
Second-degree battery; refused

Woods, Belinda Ann
36-year-old female
427 Adrienne St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; downgraded to simple battery; pending

Woods, Richard Lofton
40-year-old male
427 Adrienne St.
Simple battery; no record of outcome

September 20
Cormier, Brandon Anthony
21-year-old male
109 Kingswood Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

September 21
Ledet, Joleen Ann
19-year-old female
1111 Roper Drive, Scott
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

September 23
Dugas, Damon Troy
22-year-old male
701 W. Gloria Switch, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Dugas, Kandis Marie
22-year-old female
701 W. Gloria Switch, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Escobedo, Gerardo
32-year-old male
1801 N.W. Evangeline Thruway No. 230
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace; charged with attempted aggravated battery; pled guilty to simple battery, sentenced to six months, served 12 days

Moore, Brian Keith
30-year-old male
222 Hibou B, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; refused (lacks merit)

September 24
Addison, Leona
44-year-old female
115 Simon St.
Disturbing the peace; charged with aggravated assault; trial set for July 20

Barker, Francis Jr.
51-year-old male
6306 N. University Ave., Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Barnette, George Joseph
39-year-old male
115 Simon St.
Disturbing the peace; bench warrant issued

Ledet, Catherine Monique
19-year-old female
301 Birch Drive No. 137
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; pending

September 25
Arvie, Stephen
31-year-old male
112 Eighth St., Mamou
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Broussard, Kevin James
24-year-old male
7213 Johnston St.
Second-degree battery; pled guilty to simple battery, six months suspended, 10 days in jail

Frank, Lakiethia Jaulaine
30-year-old female
220 N. Pine St.
Simple battery; pending

Kibodeaux, Shannon John
28-year-old male
710 Sixth St., Rayne
Simple battery; pending

Sinegal, Joseph Randy
37-year-old male
220 N. Pine St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set for Aug. 31

September 27
Arceneaux, Nicole Lynette
24-year-old female
229 Kevin Drive
Simple battery, aggravated assault; pled, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, anger management

Joseph, Martel J.
22-year-old male
2401 E. Simcoe No. 101
Simple battery, aggravated assault; charged with simple battery; pending

September 29
Alexander, Kenny Peter
45-year-old male
1408 W. Willow Apt. C 111
Second-degree battery; pending

Benton, Robby Bryan
28-year-old male
1248 Sawmill Highway, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled not guilty, pending

September 30
Araujo, Guillermo Alejandro
25-year-old male
120 Clipper Cove St.
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; simple battery (domestic); arraignment July 18

Araujo, Tara
26-year-old female
120 Clipper Cove St.
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; simple battery (domestic); arraignment July 18

Simpson, Henry Jr.
23-year-old male
201 14th St.
Simple battery; refused

Smith, Larry Gene
40-year-old male
312 Bayou Drive, Alexandria
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

 

October

October 1
Baker, Ventrail Deon
29-year-old male
105 Tri Wood Circle
Attempted second-degree murder, attempted manslaughter; trial set Oct. 31

Girouard, Dwain Howard
44-year-old male
217 N. Girouard Road, Broussard
Violation of protective orders, improper telephone communication; refused (civil remedy available)

October 2
Broussard, Daniel James
28-year-old male
1025 Ninth St.
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; refused

Valliere, Kenneth James
44-year-old male
604 Martin Luther King Drive
Aggravated assault (two counts), simple battery; trial set July 13

October 3
Cormier, Derrick Jason
22-year-old male
604 Colorado Road B, Duson
aggravated second-degree battery; refused

Gallow, Steven
45-year-old male
328 Josephine St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with aggravated battery domestic; dismissed, pre-trial diversion

Jacquet, Clement
48-year-old male
no address given
Violation of protective orders; refused (defendant never completed copy of protective order)

Pete, Ryan Anthony
22-year-old male
100 Fairfax St. A, Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, received five months with all but 30 days suspended, one year supervised probation

Rome, Eric Anthony
36-year-old male
169 S. Beadle Road
Simple battery (domestic); charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months in jail

October 4
Francis, Starr Marquis
17-year-old female
102 Fairfax St. No. 2
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapons; charged with aggravated battery (domestic violence); dismissed (pre-trial diversion)

October 5
Wimberly, James Edward
49-year-old male
1000 Wimberly Drive, Vinton
Domestic abuse battery, no record of outcome

October 6
Guilbeau, Robley
67-year-old male
Route 1 Box 1112, Carencro
Second-degree battery, no record of outcome

Robichaux, William R.
37-year-old male
1524 N. Western, Crowley
Aggravated second-degree battery; dismissed

October 7
Lewis, Terry Lynn
18-year-old male
210 Marigny Circle C
Domestic abuse battery; no record of outcome

October 8
Bordelon, Stephen Craig
41-year-old male
117 Amaryllis Drive
Improper telephone communications; refused (insufficient evidence, victim will not cooperate)

Romero, Billy Joe
33-year-old male
1103 Lebesque Road, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

October 9
Broussard, David Wayne
38-year-old male
222 N. Broadway, Church Point
Aggravated assault; dismissed (victim asserts spousal privilege)

October 10
Beasley, Christopher George
27-year-old male
142 S. Field Pkwy
Domestic abuse battery; refused

Broussard, Michael Staffond
41-year-old male
104 Polaris Drive
Simple battery, aggravated battery with dangerous weapon (two counts), unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, simple criminal damage to property; charged with aggravated battery (two counts), unauthorized entry; dismissed

October 11
Howard, James III
31-year-old male
321 S. Pierce St.
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set July 20

Shepard, Reginald Dean
44-year-old male
120 N. University Ave.
Simple battery (domestic); no record of outcome

October 12
Falcon, Andrew James
28-year-old male
207 Lebesque Road No. 38
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; trial set July 12

Milton, Marcus Albert
23-year-old male
108 Linares Drive, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Roy, Corey James
20-year-old male
110 H. Melancon Road, Carencro
Simple assault; charges pending

October 13
Alday, Thomas Gregory
42-year-old male
115 S. Girouard St., Broussard
Simple assault; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

October 15
Montel, Nicholas
39-year-old male
4427 Verot School Road, Youngsville
Domestic abuse battery; trial set Sept. 13

Olivarez, Veronica Mendez
31-year-old female
1112 Lebesque Road No. 30, Scott
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; trial set Aug. 9

October 16
Felix, Robert June
18-year-old male
109 N. General Marsh St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled guilty, sentenced to six months suspended, one year unsupervised probation

Foreman, Alice Tenacious
21-year-old female
1408 W. Willow St. No. 25D
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pending

Hudson, Shantell Madglin
28-year-old female
304 German Lane
Attempted second-degree murder (two counts); trial set July 20

Semien, Kirt Linus
38-year-old male
730 Ira St., Carencro
Simple battery, false imprisonment; trial set Sept. 12

Senegal, Charlton
24-year-old male
241 Beau Bassin Road No. 31, Carencro
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; pled guilty to aggravated assault, sentenced to 75 days

Valliere, Kirby James
42-year-old male
421 Stewart St. No. 13
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic), aggravated assault; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

Wiltz, Mervin James
45-year-old male
307 Burbank, Rayne
Domestic abuse battery; pending

October 17
Clark, Dominique Leblanc
39-year-old male
100 Moon Court, Duson
Simple battery; court date Aug. 8

Felix, Derrick A.
25-year-old male
129 Ambroise St.
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Glaude, Peter Jr.
41-year-old male
201 N. Buchanan St.
Simple battery; refused

Jones, Harold
33-year-old male
1604 Shelton Ave., New Iberia
Simple kidnapping; refused

Person, Paul Samuel
42-year-old male
250 John Wayne Drive
Simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail all but two days suspended, one year unsupervised probation, FVIP

Sullivan, Pamela Jane
43-year-old female
201 N. Buchanan St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Touchet, James Russell
35-year-old male
200 Palmetto Drive
Simple battery; pending

October 18
Arceneaux, Sean Edmond
36-year-old male
306 State St.
Violation of protective orders, simple burglary; found not guilty

Boman, Terrance Anthony
25-year-old male
928 Landry St., Breaux Bridge
Simple battery, no record of outcome

Cormier, Jarred Joseph
21-year-old male
301 Vatican Road, Carencro
Simple battery, no record of outcome

Druilhet, Mickie Joe Jr.
17-year-old male
109 Batiste St., Baldwin
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

October 19
Druilhet, Juliet Nichole
19-year-old female
140 Bodin Road, Franklin
Domestic abuse battery, simple battery, aggravated assault (two counts), disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple criminal damage to property; bench warrant issued

Leblanc, Thomas Clayton Jr.
45-year-old male
233 Green Road
Violation of protective orders; refused (insufficient evidence, no valid protective order in effect at time of incident)

October 21
Hill, Wade Pipkin
38-year-old male
306 Marigny Circle, Duson
Simple battery; dismissed (victim no show)

Luke, Michael Paul
48-year-old male
315 East Main St., Broussard
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; bench warrant issued

October 22
Broussard, Angelo James
21-year-old male
106 N. Marigny Circle C, Duson
Domestic abuse battery, no record of outcome

Broussard, Isaac Joseph
33-year-old male
745 La. 726, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

Landry, Andrew Joseph
25-year-old male
120 Haricot Road
Domestic abuse battery; charged with simple battery; defendant in mental hospital, removed from docket

October 23
Darby, Lisa Rene
35-year-old female
704 Iberia St., Youngsville
Simple battery, no record of outcome

October 24
Thibeaux, Emanuel
28-year-old male
414 Martin Prejean, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; pending

October 25
Girouard, Robert Hillary Jr.
28-year-old male
147 Edna St.
Violation of protective orders; pending

Martin, James Joseph
34-year-old male
214 South Manner Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed (victim refused to testify)

October 26
Howard, Deante Renard Sr.
21-year-old male
136 Coyote Lane, Scott
Attempted simple kidnapping, simple battery, violation of protective orders; dismissed (victim and defendant attended FVIP)

Landry, Andrew Joseph
25-year-old male
120 Haricot Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

October 27
Harris, Scotty Joseph
28-year-old male
102 Fairfax Ave.
Domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months, all but 45 days suspended, one year supervised probation, domestic abuse counseling

Phillip, Alvin Joseph Jr.
42-year-old male
112 Louisville Lane, Edgard
Simple battery; bench warrant issued

Washington, Joyce Marie
42-year-old female
107 S. General Marshall St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days in jail

October 28
Duhon, John Allen
18-year-old male
107 Clara St.
Simple battery; pled no contest, 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation

Minix, Xavier Coray
26-year-old male
705 Sixth St., Rayne
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple criminal damage to property; pled no contest, received standard sentence

October 29
Bernard, Keisha Marie
19-year-old female
748 Malapart Road Lot 26
Simple battery, aggravated assault; refused

Calais, Beatrice
35-year-old female
748 Malapart Road Lot 26
Simple battery, aggravated assault; refused

Fontenot, Terri
22-year-old female
224 Duhon Road
Domestic abuse battery; pending

October 30
Gerard, Tye Joseph
19-year-old male
1911 Gendarme, Carencro
Simple battery (two counts); bench warrant issued

Porter, Irvin Steven
33-year-old male
109 Regis St.
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Senegal, Shana Therese
26-year-old female
913 14th St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Smith, Eric Arnould
23-year-old male
201 Bradford Drive, Carencro
Aggravated assault, simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; refused

October 31
Gauthreaux, Frankie Joe II
18-year-old male
2808 W. Pinhook Road
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; pled no contest, 30 days suspended, two years probation

Stewart, Glen Neil
23-year-old male
439 Twoceua, Florida
Violation of protective orders, simple battery; charged with simple battery; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation

 

November

November 1
Cole, Melvin Joseph
29-year-old male
2115 B St. Loreauville
Aggravated assault, aggravated second-degree battery; refused

Delahoussaye, Scott Joseph
26-year-old male
1312 Roper Road, Scott
Simple battery; refused (lacks merit)

Mouton, Russell Joseph
19-year-old male
130 Randolph
False imprisonment, simple battery; charged with false imprisonment, simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence.

Plessala, Israel Paul
26-year-old male
2912 E. Provost Road, New Iberia
Simple battery (domestic), unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling; refused

November 2
Stagg, Jarvis
29-year-old male
111 Sateen Royal Circle No. 25, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months suspended, one year probation, FVIP

November 4
Rider, Edwin Keith
35-year-old male
107 Grand Ave.
Aggravated assault; trial set Sept. 14

November 5
Asberry, Nathan James
23-year-old male
203 Rue Royal
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; dismissed

November 6
Hughes, Pleshette Peaches
33-year-old female
721 Potier Road, Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; dismissed

Robinson, Maitai Tywon
23-year-old male
103 Spanish Place
Domestic abuse battery; pending

November 7
Alexander, Paul Alex
28-year-old male
3321 La. 31, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set Aug. 3

Cormier, Verna
51-year-old female
748 J L Drive, Scott
Aggravated assault; refused (insufficent evidence)

Lejeune, Angela
41-year-old female
300 Fourth St., Gueydan
Simple battery, simple battery of the infirm (two counts), simple criminal damage to property; pled guilty to simple criminal damage to property, sentenced to six months suspended, anger management

Manuel, Raoul III
30-year-old male
126 Nanoke Lane, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (victim was aggressor)

November 9
Boudreaux, Jarvis
27-year-old male
300 Sellars, Duson
Domestic abuse battery; trial set July 18

November 10
Old, Johnathon James
25-year-old male
315 Amesbury Drive
Simple battery (two counts), charged with simple battery, simple battery (domestic); pending

Richard, Chad Alvin
32-year-old male
2238 Hertigate Road, Mire
Violation of protective orders; refused (civil remedy more appropriate)

November 11
Chatman, David Ray
17-year-old male
105 Clearview, Broussard
Simple battery; charges pending

Levine, Aaron Fitzgerald
40-year-old male
110 Olivier St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

November 13
Leblanc, Karen
36-year-old female
102 Berlin St.
Simple battery, aggravated assault, aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon; aggravated battery refused, other charges pending

November 14
Alfred, Jennifer Elizabeth
30-year-old female
1111 Roper Drive Lot 30, Scott
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; trial set Aug. 11

Babineaux, Randall Adolf
21-year-old male
1021 Lucette Guidry Road, Breaux Bridge
Violation of protective orders; refused (civil custody matter)

Guillory, Joseph Jr.
38-year-old male
328 Brockton Road, Carencro
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence)

Woodward, Tamara Renee
30-year-old female
104 Calypso Lane
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

November 15
Brown, James Roosevelt
26-year-old male
210 Ana St., Scott
Simple battery; refused

Carvell, Sommer Sky
24-year-old female
Country Breeze Lane 40, Duson
Aggravated assault; trial set July 12

Thibodeaux, Brad John
24-year-old male
109 Marine Ave., Scott
Simple battery, false imprisonment; charged with domestic abuse battery; trial set July 11

November 16
Gothe, Keith Anthony
37-year-old male
411 Woodville 203 B
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised probation

November 17
Bowie, Leonard Joseph
46-year-old male
331 S. Pierce St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); bench warrant issued

November 18
Harmon, Troy Dice
38-year-old male
403 Sweetbriar St., Scott
Simple battery, aggravated assault; trial set July 14

November 19
Monju, Glenda Jeansonne
44-year-old female
412 Howard Ave.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

November 20
Lester, Randy M
48-year-old male
311 N. Marshall, Bunkie
Violation of protective orders; charged with violation of protective orders and simple burglary, trial set for July 11 Mouton, Jonas Paul
23-year-old male
210 Bustave St., Broussard
Domestic abuse battery; no record of outcome

Primeaux, Alexis Mae
21-year-old female
4019 Angelloz
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Washington, Milson James
17-year-old male
2504 E. Simcoe St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set Aug. 1

November 21
Allen, Katherine Cercy
43-year-old female
1046 Mims Lane, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

Arceneaux, Castoria Joseph
47-year-old male
318 Paive St.
Simple battery; trial set Aug. 10

Bourgeois, Joseph R. Jr.
40-year-old male
1046 Mims Lane, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

Rider, Edwin Keith
35-year-old male
107 Grand Ave.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set Sept. 14

November 22
Gregory, Joe
27-year-old male
1053 Jules Broussard, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; arraignment Aug. 2

Malone, Ricky
21-year-old male
2217 S. Fieldspan Road, Duson
Simple battery, aggravated battery with dangerous weapon (two counts), aggravated assault; dismissed

Richard, Caine Robert
27-year-old male
106 La. 726 13, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Stafford, Jon Paul
29-year-old male
1112 Lebesque Road, Scott
Disturbing the peace; refused

November 23
Gary, Erol James
41-year-old male
110 East Pine St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, received standard sentence

LeBlanc, Clinton Patrick
36-year-old male
115 Magnifique St., Breaux Bridge
Aggravated assault, simple battery (two counts); arraignment set Aug. 23

Shelvin, Lorena Ruby
47-year-old female
314 Malapart Road 13, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

November 25
Bourg, Daniel Joseph
22-year-old male
204 Essen Drive
Simple battery (two counts), aggravated assault; pled no contest to simple battery, 30 days suspended, one year unsupervised probation

Francis, Duraelle Anthony
20-year-old male
604 Martin Luther King Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled guilty, received standard sentence

November 26
Andrews, Corey Landry
36-year-old female
103 Ellerslie
Simple battery (domestic); pending

Ledet, Courtland C.
19-year-old male
110 Wilshire Lane
Second-degree battery, pending

November 27
Malbreaux, Joseph Nicholas
41-year-old male
201 Peter Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

November 28
Edwards, Larry Sr.
33-year-old male
214 Tulane Ave., Opelousas
Second-degree battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Ighani, Pouriye X
19-year-old male
200 Merchants Blvd.
Simple battery, violation of protective order; violation of protective order refused (civil remedy available), simple battery charge sent to city court, no record of outcome

Luther, Willie Dee
32-year-old male
426 Teljean
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months all but nine days suspended, FVIP

Robin, Clint James
46-year-old male
206 Ashwood Drive
Simple battery; arraignment set July 18

November 29
Brown, Mitchell Kim
42-year-old male
3310 N. University Ave.
Domestic abuse battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Deroun, Susan Hebert
39-year-old female
3310 N. University Ave.
Simple battery; refused

Trahan, John Eric
18-year-old male
112 Rue Mirbeau
Domestic abuse battery; refused (pre-trial diversion)

 

December

December 1
Hayes, Michael R.
23-year-old male
550 Eraste Landry Road 120
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

Senegal, Flora Lee
49-year-old female
117 S. Refinery St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, simple battery; pending

December 2
Harris, Freeman Louis
37-year-old male
105 Windward St.
Second-degree battery; refused

Helaire, Johnny Christopher
17-year-old male
1517 Sawmill Hwy, Breaux Bridge
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

Roberts, Rachael Denae
24-year-old female
336 Prejean, Carencro
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

December 3
Fontenot, Jonathan Shane
23-year-old male
219 Mr. Cliff Road, Scott
Violation of protective orders, no record of outcome

Harris, Charles Williamson
41-year-old male
301 Birch Drive
Domestic abuse battery; pending

December 4
Cenac, Cody Christopher
35-year-old male
3602 Southdown Mandaly Road, Houma
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Liner, Samantha Anne
23-year-old female
403 Grace St., Houma
Simple battery; no record of outcome

Richard, Matthew Charles
31-year-old male
200 Hidden Acres Road C
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

Sterling, Alex Joseph
26-year-old male
141 North Loop St.
Violation of protective order (two counts); charged with violation of protective order (second offense); pled no contest, sentenced to six months in jail

December 5
Charles, Latasha Lynn
22-year-old female
324 E. Hillary
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pending

Hudson, Lance James
20-year-old male
102 Roy St.
Simple battery; refused

December 7
Bustoz, Miguel
51-year-old male
432 Stevenson St.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pending

Chriceol, Ronald Joseph
53-year-old male
720 Kidder Road, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; pending

Louivere, Dewanne Andra
31-year-old female
201 Porter Lane No. 39
Aggravated assault; no record of outcome

December 8
Hebert, Mark Anthony
44-year-old male
932 Rue de Bellier
Simple battery; pending

Hutchinson, Angela Dawn
31-year-old female
919 Lebesque Road, Scott
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; trial set July 15

Robinson, Kenneth Lee
32-year-old male
203 Marshall St.
Aggravated assault, simple battery; arraignment set July 25

Schexnayder, Donald J. Jr.
31-year-old male
164 Alberdo, Carencro
Violation of protective orders, stalking; trial set Oct. 17

December 9
Alexander, Charles Ray
19-year-old male
100 Cypress Garden Apt. 22, St. Martinville
Simple battery, false imprisonment; charged with violation of protective order, stalking, simple battery; entered sanity plea, sent to mental hospital, pending

Brown, Allen Ray
52-year-old male
723 Madeline Ave.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 27

Johnson, Kimberly Smith
34-year-old female
723 Madeline Ave.
Simple battery, aggravated assault; aggravated assault refused, other charge pending

December 10
Woods, Frank James
26-year-old male
120 Delord
Simple battery, violation of protective order; charged with violation of protective order, domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, received standard sentence

December 11
Francis, Craig G.
45-year-old male
424 N. Sterling St.
Aggravated assault, aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; pending

Jacobs, Jamie Joe
34-year-old male
512 Lodge Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

Jacobs, Melissa B.
33-year-old female
512 Lodge Drive
Simple battery; refused

Mier, Lee R Jr.
46-year-old male
2019 N. Wilderness Trail, Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Vallery, Francis Joseph Jr.
31-year-old male
126 Ocho Rios Road, Scott
Simple battery; pending

December 12
Bruno, Linda Ann
47-year-old female
212 Helen St.
Aggravated assault; arraignment July 25

Simon, Chad James
33-year-old male
2259 S. Richfield Road, Duson
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

Smith, Lacey
28-year-old male
119 June Drive
Attempted second-degree murder; refused

December 14
Maciolek, Michael E.
46-year-old male
104 Thelma St.
Simple battery; accepted charges, pending

White, Jerremy Lee
17-year-old male
708 Louisiana Ave.
Simple battery; arraignment set July 25

December 15
Briggs, Brett Darwin
44-year-old male
210 Jimmie St.
Simple battery; combined with other charges; pled no contest, sentenced to 22 days in jail, one year unsupervised probation and domestic counseling

Griffin, Travis Lawrence
25-year-old male
219 Martha St.
Simple battery; pending

James, Raven
40-year-old male
401 Sweet Brian
Simple battery; refused

Spencer, Nancy Ann
53-year-old female
210 Jimmy St.
Simple battery; refused

December 16
Domingue, Derwin Kay
49-year-old male
160 Ulysse Road
Domestic abuse battery; refused

Lindon, Phil Rickey
48-year-old male
114 Lilly St.
Violation of protective orders; no record of outcome

Shelvin, Alton J.
37-year-old male
102 Ambroise St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with aggravated battery; pled guilty, sentenced to three years hard labor suspended, two years supervised probation, anger management

December 17
Johnson, Pernell Edward
38-year-old male
207 Rainbow St., Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; no record of outcome

December 18
Benjamin, Paul
37-year-old male
416 Olivier St.
Violation of protective orders, simple burglary; asked for guilty plea but it was denied due to a former insanity plea, currently being tested.

Carpio, Inmer Javier
45-year-old male
201 Larmier St.
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

Lee, Anthony
38-year-old male
102 Falcon Road
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pending

Wallace, Jairus Rashaad
17-year-old male
800 E. Vermilion
Attempted second-degree murder; sentenced to three years hard labor

December 19
Landry, Joseph W.
37-year-old male
724 E. Willow St.
Simple battery (two counts); arraignment set July 25

Thibeaux, Michael James
31-year-old male
210 Loul St., Broussard
Simple battery; pending

December 20
Broussard, Clinton Scott
31-year-old male
226 Hesper Drive, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; trial set Sept. 13

Colligan, Kevin Brian
42-year-old male
212 Bopamo Lane, Duson
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; refused

Stelly, Amy Elizabeth
22-year-old female
122 Alabama Road
Simple battery; refused

Verret, Justin Chene
35-year-old male
122 Alabama Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; refused

December 22
Nero, Mervin
21-year-old male
241 Beau Bassin St. 36, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; no record of outcome

December 23
Grogan, Harold III
29-year-old male
511 Kaiser Drive
Simple battery; refused (insufficient evidence of aggressor)

December 25
Batiste, Michael G.
46-year-old male
225 Gauthier
Simple battery (two counts); pending

Boudreaux, Michael James
46-year-old male
302 Nottingham
Simple battery (domestic); arraignment July 25

Credeur, Keith James
42-year-old male
110 Clavelle Road, Carencro
Domestic abuse battery; refused

Hebert, Leslie Lamar
33-year-old male
108 Alfred St.
Violation of protective orders; trial set Aug. 8

Kelly, Lolly Ann
43-year-old female
225 Gauthier
Simple battery; arraignment set Oct. 3

Mercier, Simon Neal
26-year-old male
195 Kevin Drive, Duson
Simple battery; charged with domestic abuse battery; pled no contest, sentenced to five months

Senegal, John Allen
57-year-old male
100 Moses B, Duson
Violation of protective orders; refused (civil, victim allowed defendant back into residence three months prior)

Victor, Martin Jr.
46-year-old male
1201 Wilcrest, Houston
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); dismissed

December 26
Koonce, Shannon Wayne
34-year-old male
4805 Cameron St.
Simple battery; trial set Aug. 22

Ned, Malcomb Joseph
38-year-old male
113 Ned L St., Broussard
Simple battery, disturbing the peace; charged with domestic abuse battery; sentenced to five months parish jail with all but seven days suspended, home incarceration, FVIP

Perrot, Montel Rema
20-year-old male
114 Clara
Simple battery (two counts), simple criminal damage to property; pled no contest, sentenced to 30 days suspended, two years unsupervised probation

December 27
Green, Gregory Thomas
45-year-old male
4400 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy.
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); pled no contest, no record of sentence

December 28
Martinez, Miriam Karina
22-year-old female
252 Benan Road
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; charged with aggravated battery; dismissed

December 29
Chaisson, Schandez Letrell
25-year-old male
1252 S.W. Evangeline Thwy
Simple battery, simple criminal damage to property; charged with simple battery (domestic), simple criminal damage to property (domestic); arraignment set July 25

December 30
Daigle, Nicholas James
18-year-old male
414 Hollier Road, Duson
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); arraignment set July 25

Duhon, John Allen
18-year-old male
107 Clara St.
Violation of protective orders, simple criminal damage to property; charged with violation of protective orders; bench warrant issued

Menard, Kenneth Ray Jr.
29-year-old male
115 Canefield St., Youngsville
Violation of protective orders; arraignment set Aug. 8

Soileau, Chadwic Joseph
25-year-old male
113 A Begnaud, Scott
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon, simple battery; refused

December 31
Avlia, Victor Hugo
28-year-old male
109 Sylvia St., Scott
Forcible rape, domestic abuse battery; arraignment set Aug. 23

Francis, Jimmy Joseph
23-year-old male
105 Lindsey Circle, Carencro
Aggravated battery with dangerous weapon; arraignment set July 19

Luke, Christopher Allen
21-year-old male
102 High Meadows Blvd. No. 102
Simple battery (two counts); pending

Martin, Courtney Randel
19-year-old male
207 Sherwood Drive
Simple battery; charged with simple battery (domestic); trial set July 27


Ouachita Putting Aid for Victims Under One Roof

MONROE - When Tammie Slawson thinks about the future, she becomes giddy, almost beside herself. In less than a month, Slawson will watch as the doors to Ouachita Parish's $1.2 million Family Justice Center open to the public.

A few weeks has never seemed like such a long time.

Soon, victims of domestic violence or sexual assault in Ouachita Parish will have everything they need "under one roof," said Slawson, director of the center.

At the Family Justice Center, a victim will have immediate access to domestic violence units from both the Ouachita Sheriff's Office and the Monroe Police Department.

Also on hand will be an assistant district attorney, a victim's assistance coordinator who can help with getting protective orders, a representative from legal services and advocates who offer a variety of services such as counseling and finding transitional housing.

"It puts the survivor's perspective up front," Slawson said. "The most important thing is the way the survivors view the services. That's the most important thing to us."

Coming together
The center will be one of 15 in the nation funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. For Ouachita, it's the culmination of 16 years of planning, collaborating, negotiating and hoping.

In Lafayette, many who deal with domestic violence daily say they would like to see a similar coordination of effort, but it's a long way off.

Here in Lafayette, the three law enforcement agencies that deal with domestic violence - the City Marshals, the Sheriff's Office and the Police Department - are in separate buildings downtown. District attorneys work on the sixth floor of the parish courthouse. On the city side, the prosecutor's office is located a few streets over from the city court; however, both city prosecutors work mainly out of private offices. Counseling and legal services for victims are sprinkled among various agencies throughout Lafayette.

For victims, navigating the maze of services can be difficult, which is why the first Family Justice Center was built.

Collaboration shows results
It all started in San Diego.

For years, the California city faced an average annual domestic death toll of more than 30 people. In response, decision makers and advocates came together to form a domestic violence council.

It took nearly a decade and the right combination of leadership, but in 2002, it all came together.

In just three years of operation, the San Diego Family Justice Center has garnered national and international acclaim for its single-minded goal of helping victims of domestic violence.

It was an effort to let them know that they "have an avenue, have a place, have someone they can go to that will listen, help them and be there to help them through it," said Sgt. Robert Keetch, operations manager for the San Diego center.

Now, nearly everyone involved in domestic violence issues in San Diego is an arm's length away from one another.

The result of this cooperation has been a dramatic reduction in domestic homicides each year, Keetch said.

"The year just before we were open, we were at 15," he said. "We went down to nine last year. This year, it's one."

A single domestic homicide in a city of more than 1.4 million - but Keetch said San Diego is not stopping there.

"Our goal is to be the first major city in the United States to have zero homicides related to domestic violence. It's difficult to do, but it takes a coordinated effort from everybody," he said.

How they did it
Bridgit Plumbar, president of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Violence Against Women Task Force, was on vacation in San Diego a year and a half ago, and made it a point to tour the Family Justice Center.

She said through talking to people at the center, she "found out the struggles that they had and the length of time that it took for them to build the collaboration."

And Keetch said that's the hardest thing to do.

"You can't just build a family justice center and then within a year see a great reduction in homicide-related domestic violence issues. It takes years and years of working together as a team to get to where we are," he said.

It takes the community coming together and recognizing that it's not just the police department's job or the advocates' or the community's, he said.

"It's all those different partners working together to be part of a solution and then getting to the point where you coordinate your services. It's a step-by-step process," he said.

Finding focus
The Sheriff's Office task force is one of the main ways the various agencies working with domestic violence in Lafayette communicate.

To Plumbar, the task force is, first and foremost, about educating the public on both the presence of violence in the communities and the availability of agencies attempting to address it.

Members of law enforcement and judges are on the task force. Various agencies that deal with domestic violence send representatives. But not everyone attends the monthly meeting because of scheduling conflicts, Plumbar said.

And it lacks the presence of the city's real decision makers, said Linda Boudreaux, who sits on the board.

"I think that we have struggled to find a focus with that group," said Boudreaux, who is also the director of The Extra Mile, a nonprofit that oversees the Louisiana Violence Prevention Alliance.

There is a need for coordination among agencies, said Sachida Raman, an attorney who sits on the boards of both the Sheriff's Office task force and the Louisiana Violence Prevention Alliance.

"The various task forces that may be duplicative - while all working in good faith - need to pool their resources and act in unison," Raman said.

Plumbar said she believes the task force is working but needs support from the community. She said it takes time to build relationships between agencies.

"I think that everybody is grabbing a piece of the problem and addressing it. I don't see anything wrong with it. That's just the way it's happening right now," she said.

The need for a leader
In both Monroe and San Diego, officials said the collaboration among agencies didn't occur overnight.

"It's going to take a lot of time to develop the relationships between all these agencies before you can actually co-locate on one site," he said, because various barriers have to be broken down.

"The way you address those is by working together in a common goal, putting a lot of the differences aside and finding out solutions to solve the problem," Keetch said.

But before that can happen, a leader needs to emerge, he said.

In San Diego, it was Casey Gwinn, who in 1989 as a city attorney proposed the bold plan to create a "one-stop shop" to deal with domestic violence.

In Monroe, that leader is Judy Bell, who, as president and CEO of The Wellspring - which oversees Ouachita's Family Justice Center - is the expert the leaders listen to.

It takes someone who "understands domestic violence and has some credibility with the leaders of the agencies," Slawson said.

She said when the decision makers and visionaries come together, the rest will soon follow.

"It can be done. It can be duplicated," Slawson said.


Resources, Training Hinder Law Enforcement Response Locally

Some say the best place to start addressing domestic violence is with law enforcement. Police officers are the first responders and, as such, are pivotal in determining who gets help and who gets hurt.

When Ralph Peters was acting chief of Lafayette City Police more than three years ago, he said he made it a priority to train officers in dealing with domestic violence.

"One of the things I really wish I would have done is start a domestic violence unit that handled all the domestic violence cases," he said, but a shortage of officers always prevented that from happening.

It still does.

Detective Michael Brown, who at one point worked as an investigator on domestic violence cases as part of a grant Peters had applied for, said he, too, would like to see a unit formed.

"I think we need more officers - a lot more officers than what we're currently budgeted for," Brown said.

Currently, there are no known plans to implement a domestic violence unit in the Lafayette Police Department.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office doesn't have a domestic violence unit, but it has taken steps in that direction with the creation of the Violence Against Women Task Force, the hiring of a victims abuse counselor, and the recent hiring of an investigator who works solely on violations of protective orders.

Lt. Craig Stansbury, spokesman for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, said Sheriff Mike Neustrom recognizes the problem and is working to address it.

"We're still looking to try to find ways to get better and more efficient in helping victims of domestic violence," Stansbury said. "It's a definite problem."

Another issue is training.

A lack of proper training accounts for dual arrests, which is when officers arrest both parties in a dispute because they can't determine who is the primary aggressor.

Peters said that creates problems.

"Dual arrests are not a solution to domestic violence. What ends up happening, the true victim will never, ever call police again," he said.

Sachida Raman, an attorney for the Acadiana Legal Service Corp., which provides free and reduced-cost legal services to victims of domestic violence, said he's attended and taught training sessions and has heard police officers voice the complaint that they are tired of seeing victims who want to drop the charges.

He said he asked the officers this question: When they arrive on the scene of a homicide or a bank robbery, do they turn around and leave just because someone says they don't want to press charges?

"Why, then, do you distinguish and make this a family problem?" he asked the officers. "It's a criminal violation. If you get that, you are home free. It's a violation. You investigate it the same way. Look for evidence, look who needs to be arrested. Step in."

"The message that needs to reverberate in our community is that domestic (violence) will not be tolerated because it is a crime. There must be a zero tolerance for it; otherwise, it will continue to be a vicious cycle making our task more difficult," Raman said.


Opinion: Let's Start a Serious Dialogue for the Families

Arnessa Garrett | Assistant Metro Editor

When the Rev. Tony DeRouen thinks of his daughter, he doesn't think of the girl who was intimidated and worried and scared all the time. He remembers her talent for acting, how good she was with kids, the way she prayed with her whole heart, how she liked to bake. "I miss chocolate cake," he said. Kristy was 19 when she was shot to death in February 2004 by her boyfriend, Alan Ledet, outside the family's Gateway Christian School in St. Martinville.

In a year, domestic violence affects hundreds of families in our community. It often happens behind closed doors, where no one can see. So it's easy to think of it as someone else's problem - the neighbor down the street or the co-worker across the hall.

It's time to break the silence.

Imagine what it's like to be a father feeling helpless trying to protect his daughter.

For most of her 19 years, Kristy was fearless and full of life, her father said.

In a second-grade trip to the zoo, Kristy was the only one who took up the zookeeper's invitation to see an alligator up close, he remembered. Tony DeRouen still smiles at the picture of his little girl sitting on the reptile's back.

But when she started dating Alan Ledet, a 41-year-old reserve police officer, her demeanor changed.

"She started losing weight, she was nervous, she couldn't sleep," her father remembers.

Doctors, police officers, prosecutors and judges deal with the effects of domestic violence every day. Each day, arrests are made. Each day, cases are prosecuted. The numbers are staggering, but in the daily flow of keeping up with the caseload, they rarely have time to talk to one another.

It's time to break the silence.

The father's voice is tinged with disbelief as he recalled the ordinary way that day began. Kristy was at her job as an assistant teacher in one of the school's front classrooms.

Tony DeRouen said he saw Ledet drive up to the school as he was going into the building to get a ladder from the attic.

"When I came out of the attic, Kristy was on the ground. I saw the red under one arm," DeRouen said.

DeRouen said he ran to his daughter and lifted her shirt.

"That's when I saw the three bullet holes in her," he said. "She was still alive when I went to her. I held her hard."

In the year since Kristy's death, the family has been invited to tell her story to groups aiming to end domestic violence. Somewhere, they have found the strength.

Breaking the silence is hard.

Tears spring to the eyes of Kristy's mother, Connie, when she thinks about that day. Kristy's youngest brother, Jesse, who was 10 at the time, says he sometimes has nightmares about his sister's death. He keeps a box of memories from Kristy - her Scooby Doo trinkets and items that were on her casket.

Her sister, Rachelle, 18, said she has learned much about relationships, including "if he threatens you, don't keep it a secret."

Tony DeRouen said after Kristy's death, he learned from people in the neighborhood that Ledet had a violent history.

He wonders why they didn't tell him.


Opinion: Domestic Violence is a Real Event That Occurs Every Day

Billi Lacombe
Executive Director
Faith House

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that by the most conservative estimates each year 1 million women suffer nonfatal violence by an intimate partner. Despite of this knowledge, many people believe that domestic violence is a private family matter and that it does not have any bearing on their day-to-day lives. Contrary to that belief, we know that domestic violence is a serious crime that occurs every day in our community. The Faith House shelter is filled with women and children who are fleeing from abusive partners. These women are mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, coworkers, friends and so much more to many of you in our area.

We are calling this community to take action against this terrible crime - calling for action against women being forced to flee their homes and leave everything that they own to escape further threat of abuse or harm. We are demanding that the crime of domestic violence be treated as such and the perpetrators of this crime be held accountable for their choices. We are pleading with the families of victims to believe their stories, which take a tremendous amount of courage to tell.

So, why is it that many people only become aware of the occurrence of domestic violence when a homicide occurs? Do we truly believe that the scars left by such abuse will not cause some effect in our own daily lives?

So, what can you do to help?

If you are a victim of emotional, mental, verbal, financial, physical or sexual abuse, you can:

  • Seek the support of caring persons who understand this very real problem.
  • Ask for information of legal rights, medical protections and advocacy.
  • Learn all you can about domestic violence.
  • Contact Faith House to work out a plan to protect yourself and your children.

If you are a friend or family member, you can:

  • Listen and believe that abuse hurts, whether physical, sexual or emotional.
  • Understand that victims sometimes mistakenly blame themselves.
  • Support the people, not the violence.
  • Encourage the victim to ask for help.

Faith House has been a part of this community for more than 24 years. In addition to safe shelter, we provide individual options: counseling, support groups, goal planning, safety planning, legal advocacy, children's groups, children's counseling and basic needs for survivors of domestic violence. All of the services provided to survivors of domestic violence are free and confidential.

These services are available for survivors residing in our shelter, as well as those who reside outside of our shelter. Educational programs are also available in the school system, as well as to the community as a whole. We provide services in five parishes in Acadiana: Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Landry and Vermilion.

For more information, please call our 24-hour hotline, (888) 411-1333.


Stories That Will Never Be Told

Feb. 23, 2004
Kristy DeRouen, 19, helped teach children at the family-run Gateway Christian School in St. Martinville. She was planning to study to become a teacher before she was shot by ex-boyfriend Alan Ledet, 41, a reserve city police officer. He later killed himself.

 

 

April 8, 2004
Alicia Isaac, 20, was getting ready to move back in with her mother and start nursing school before she was killed at her Lafayette apartment. Her ex-boyfriend, Joseph Davis Jr., 21, shot her and her cousin, Ronald Fils, before killing himself at East Bayou Baptist Church.

 

 

May 15, 2004
Angelle Nini, 37, a homemaker, was found not breathing by her 10-year-old son at her Scott home. An autopsy revealed internal blunt trauma, according to the Sheriff's Office. Her husband, Craig Morvant, 50, was charged with manslaughter.

 

May 23, 2004
Debra Taylor, 43, was found dead in the couple's New Iberia home. Her husband, Daniel Taylor, 40, was convicted of second-degree murder in her death.

 

 

 

July 4, 2004
Dwana Marie Benoit, 21, was raising an 8-month-old child when she was killed in the parking lot of the Bon Ami Mobile Park in Lawtell. The child's father, Milton Stanley Journet, 33, shot her twice before he committed suicide.

 

 

 

Dec. 30, 2004
Sherry Gage, 32, of New Iberia, was strangled to death in her home. The suspect, Ronald L. Bryant, 34, had met her on the Internet the month before and moved to her house, the Sheriff's Office said.

 

Jan. 26, 2005
Mary Beth Clavelle, 39, was stabbed to death at her Jeanerette home. Her ex-husband, Gregory Clavelle, is charged with second-degree murder. He drove his car into Lake Dauterive where he was arrested.

 

March 2, 2005
Jennifer Herring, 30, was raising four children at the home she owned on the outskirts of Scott when she was killed at Microtel Inn & Suites, where she worked as a clerk, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Francis Vallery Jr.


About this Section

The reporting team:
Reporter Jason Brown and photographer Claudia B. Laws began a one-year investigation of how domestic violence is handled in Lafayette after the 2004 murder of Alicia Isaac.

They followed Isaac's family for a year to put a face on the problem. With her photography, Laws told the story of Kiiurstin, the daughter Alicia left behind, while Brown told the story of Alicia's mother, Betty, and how she faced overcoming grief.

They began compiling the arrest records in Lafayette Parish for an entire year and, with the help of Assistant Metro Editor Arnessa M. Garrett, they tracked those cases through the courts.

Brown teamed up with reporter Marsha Sills to tell the stories of the people who deal with domestic violence daily and what they thought could make the system work better.

How the arrest records were compiled:
The Lafayette Parish Correctional Center prints a list of every person booked into the jail each day. Those records contain the charges, along with the person's name, date of birth and address. The information from the arrest records was taken to both city and parish court, where each name was entered into the computer systems. The court records were checked over the course of the year to find the latest outcome of each case.

For the cases that could not be found in the court computer, a list was given to an assistant district attorney to determine which cases were refused and which were pending in parish court. After a public records request by

The Daily Advertiser

, the city prosecutor also provided that information. The arrests and their outcomes were entered into a database to provide an analysis of a year of domestic violence in Lafayette.


2006 Dart Award Final Judges

Radio

Margaret Blaustein, Ph.D. is the Director of Training and Education at The Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, MA. Dr. Blaustein is a practicing clinical psychologist who specializes in the assessment and treatment of complex childhood trauma. She is co-developer of the Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency treatment framework, designated a promising practice for treatment of childhood trauma by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and has provided didactic and interactive training to over 3000 clinicians, educators, professionals, and consumers regarding the impact of and intervention for childhood-onset trauma.

Laura Jackson has worked as an independent radio and video producer for the past 20 years. In 1996 she was selected to be the first Independent Producer-in-Residence at WHYY in Philadelphia. Jackson has taught documentary production at Swarthmore College and the University of the Arts. She has received many awards, including a regional Emmy for Beyond Beijing: Women & Economic Justice. Her most recent radio work has been as senior producer for PeaceTalks Radio. In 1994, Ms. Jackson founded Nightingale Productions. She is a Dart Center Ochberg Fellow.

Yoseñio V. Lewis is a dark skinned Latino female to male transsexual who has been an activist since 1973. A health educator, speaker, writer, performer, trainer, and facilitator, he is on the Board of Directors of the Task Force (NGLTF). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center. Yoseñio is also a co-founder of Big Boys’ Ink™ Productions, a theatrical writing and performing company. He has been a subject of several documentaries, including Christopher Lee’s “Trappings of Transhood” and the television channel A&E’s “Transgender Revolution.”

Suzan Shown Harjo is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of land and numerous sacred places. She has developed key federal Indian law since 1975, including the most important national policy advances in the modern era for the protection of Native American cultures and arts: the 1996 Executive Order on Indian Sacred Sites, the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the 1989 National Museum of the American Indian Act and the 1978 American Indian Religious Freedom Act. Ms. Harjo is president and executive director of The Morning Star Institute, a national Indian rights organization founded in 1984 for Native peoples’ traditional and cultural advocacy, arts promotion and research.

Frank Ucciardo reports on foreign affairs at the United Nations for CBS News. The Emmy award-wining anchor/reporter has been a familiar face in the New York television market for the last two decades. His live reporting has included the visit of Pope John Paul II, TWA 800 and the September 11th terrorist Attacks. Ucciardo served as a campaign correspondent for national political conventions; his special report on the 50th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift received The Society of Professional Journalists top prize. Ucciardo’s work as an investigative reporter forced the Department of Energy to close down its main research nuclear reactor in New York. He serves as the broadcasting chairman for the United Nations Correspondents Association and is the Executive Council Chairman for the Society of Professional Journalists in New York City. He has also worked as correspondent for the AP, NBC, CNN and WNBC-TV.

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Jimmie Briggs has a personal mission to share the voices and stories of the disenfranchised and voiceless. The release of his first book entitled, Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War, is the culmination of six years of painstaking investigation. He served as a Special Consultant for the United Nations Special Session on Children in 2002. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in philosophy from Morehouse College. His work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, People, Vibe, The Source and Fortune. He is a Dart Center Ochberg Fellow.

Andrew Innerarity has been a Senior Staff Photographer at the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida since 2005. He began his career at the Miami Herald in 1985 before joining Associated Press in Atlanta in 1994, and then The St. Petersburg Times in 1996. He also worked six years at the Houston Chronicle where his photography was featured in the 2003 Dart Award winner, “Legacy of Love and Pain.” He received a Bachelor of Arts in European History from the University of Southern California in 1985.

Felicia Lynch is a senior associate with Bradford & Associates, a collective of consultants in health care and organizational development. She is a national board member of Family Violence Prevention Fund and formerly oversaw Ryan White Care Act Title I and II in the District of Columbia Department of Health HIV/AIDS Administration. Her most recent professional experience was as president and CEO of Women and Philanthropy, an organization of men and women who recognize that regardless of race, ethnicity, age or sexual orientation women’s voices lend depth and meaning to issues we face as a society. Ms. Lynch chaired the board of the Center for Women Policy Studies. She currently sits on the national board of the Americans All Foundation.

Elana Newman, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Tulsa and has conducted research on a variety of topics regarding the psychological and physical response to traumatic life events, assessment of PTSD in children and adults, understanding the impact of participating in trauma-related research from the trauma survivor’s perspective, and the exposure of journalists to trauma-producing events. She was the key investigator on the Dart Center’s research survey on photojournalists’ exposure to trauma. As a clinical psychologist, she has worked with survivors of all types of events and is currently addressing trauma-related problems with substance-abusing women. Dr. Newman is president-elect of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Anthony Shadid is the Islamic affairs correspondent for the Washington Post and is based in the Middle East. Previously, he worked for two years in Washington with the Boston Globe, where he covered diplomacy and the State Department. Since September 11, 2001, he has traveled to Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, the Persian Gulf, Europe, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Israel and the Palestinian territories. Prior to working for the Globe, he was news editor of the Los Angeles bureau of the Associated Press. Shadid, an American of Lebanese descent, speaks and reads Arabic, which offers him insights not available to most Western journalists working in the Middle East.