A Shreveport man convicted of two counts of manslaughter and a variety of drug and firearms crimes received two life sentences in Caddo District Court Thursday, January 23, 2025.
Terrance Dangerfield, 27, received the sentences from District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr., in connection with a January 10, 2023, hit-and-run accident that claimed the lives of Faith Alexander, 31, and her 4-year-old daughter.  Dangerfield sped and drove erratically on the Terry Bradshaw Passway and exited onto Walker Road when a patrol officer attempted to stop him. He ran a red light and T-boned the Alexander vehicle at high speed, then fled the accident scene on foot. Dangerfield’s car was found to hold around two pounds of marijuana and two firearms.
Following the conviction, the District Attorney’s office filed a Habitual Offender Bill seeking to have the court impose the maximum sentence allowed under the law. Following the Habitual Offender Bill hearing, Judge Hathaway found that Dangerfield was a fourth-time felony offender as to the two manslaughter convictions. Judge Hathaway also found that Dangerfield was a third-time felony offender with regard to the firearms charges.
Under the enhances sentencing provisions, Judge Hathaway sentenced Dangerfield to serve life sentences for the manslaughter convictions. On the possession of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance, second offense, Dangerfield received a 40-year sentence. On the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, he received a 30-year sentence. All the terms are to served consecutively.
Assistant District Attorneys Christopher Bowman and Kodie Smith prosecuted the case. Greg Johnson defended Dangerfield.
The case was docket No. 393286.
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