Robert Whitaker guilty of injuring child

Robert Whitaker guilty of injuring child

A Shreveport man who fired a sawed-off shotgun at an SUV and gravely injured a 2-year-old was convicted of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile Friday, April 11, 2025 in Caddo District Court. Robert Mack Whitaker, 24, was unanimously found guilty as charged by the jury...

Damion Sherfield receives life sentence

A Shreveport man convicted in Caddo District Court last month for killing a convenience store clerk in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Damion Daron Sherfield, 23, received the mandatory sentence from Caddo District Judge Donald E. Hathaway...
Billy Ford guilty of sexual battery

Billy Ford guilty of sexual battery

A Shreveport man who sexually abused a female family member over four years was convicted of sexual battery Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Caddo District Court. Billy Ray Ford Jr., 47, committed the acts from early 2003 to late 2007 against the teenaged victim, who first...

Donovan Phillips guilty of rape

A Greenwood man who sexually assaulted a prepubescent girl numerous times into her teen years was convicted of rape Wednesday, April 9, 2025, by a Caddo Parish jury. It took the five-man, seven-woman jury in District Judge Chris Victory’s court less than hour to...