Jermaine Owens, convicted in January of assault and illegal possession of a firearm, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday, June 6, 2024 in Caddo District Court.
Owens, 40 and from Princeton, also known as Jermaine Allen, was sentenced by District Judge Ramona Emmanuel as a a fourth felony habitual offender and sentenced to life in prison on the charge of possession of a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery. The term is to be served without the possibility of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. For conviction on the misdemeanor charge of simple assault he was sentenced to 90 days in the parish jail with credit for time served, the terms to be served concurrently with each other.
On April 4, 2023, Shreveport police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 8500 block of Chalmette Drive Officers. Responding officers learned that Jermaine Owens/Allen had pointed a handgun at his wife while saying “I will kill you.” Owens also pushed his wife to the ground while continuing to yell “I will kill you” with the handgun pointed at the victim. Officers found the handgun inside a backpack used by Owens, who tried to flee while being questioned. Officers subdued him after chasing and tazing him.
After a criminal history check, officers learned Owens had a prior conviction for domestic abuse battery, which makes him unable to own or possess a gun. He then was arrested for domestic abuse aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or carrying a concealed weapon by a person convicted of domestic abuse battery.
Owens had three prior felony convictions, making the latest conviction a fourth felony. The priors were an armed robbery conviction on January 29, 2007 in Caddo Court; attempted armed robbery on March 5, 2007 in the 26th Judicial District Court; and possession of a Schedule II narcotic on March 7, 2022 in the 26th Judicial District Court.
Owens was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Fernando Grider and Brittany Arvie. He was defended by Evan McMichael.
The case was docket No. 394735.
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