Press Releases
Caddo Grand Jury Returns True Bills
The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned three true bills in its current session ending Wednesday, August 15, 2018, issuing one indictment for second-degree murder and two concerning sex crimes. Steve Derozal Williams, 46, of Shreveport, was indicted on a charge of...
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Shreveport Man Pleads Guilty to Indecent Act with Child
A Shreveport man pleaded guilty earlier this month in Caddo District Court to an indecent act with a child. Ezikiel Ruben, 65, of Shreveport, admitted to indecent behavior with a juvenile under age 13 Thursday, August 2, 2018. Shreveport Police Department officers...
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Massage Parlor Couple Plead Guilty in Caddo Court
A man and his wife arrested on human trafficking charges a little over a year pleaded guilty this week in Caddo District Court. Defendant Linan Tian, 35, was accused, along with his wife, Bing Bing Li, of operating the Palm Asian Massage Parlor in Caddo Parish, as...
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Child Rapist Convicted in Caddo Court
A Shreveport man accused of a sexual attack on an 11-year-old girl in late 2016 was found guilty of third-degree rape of a victim under age 13 in a trial in Caddo District Court this week. Raheem Hassan Singleton, 22, was convicted Tuesday, July 24, 2018, by a...
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Caddo Grand Jury Returns Murder Indictment
The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned one true bill during its current session, a July 18, 2018 indictment charging a Shreveport man in connection with a May slaying in Shreveport's Queensborough neighborhood. Steven Richardson, 51, has been charged with second-degree...
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The First Truckload of Uniforms are Delivered
District Attorney James E. Stewart and Heather Porter Price deliver to Volunteers for Youth Justice the first truckload of “Uniforms for Kids”. District Attorney James E. Stewart thanks the community for the overwhelming response. There is still time for you to drop...
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Uniforms for Kid’s Program
DA Stewart and Mark Porter announce on KSLA TV channel 12 “Uniforms for Kids”, a new program where gently used or new uniforms can be donated at any Porters Cleaners location for a free cleaning and distribution to those that need uniforms by the Volunteers for Youth...
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DA To Seek Death Penalty Against Accused Facebook Live Killer
Caddo prosecutors said Tuesday they will seek a death sentence for Johnathan Robinson, the Shreveport man accused of tormenting and then killing a girlfriend while she was live streaming on social media. Click here to view the full story, KTBS Channel 3...
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Caddo Man Who Claims Prosecutors Withheld Evidence is Freed from Angola
Williams was 16 when he was arrested for the Jan. 4, 1998, murder of Jarvis Griffin in the Queensborough neighborhood of Shreveport. He later was convicted and sentenced to death. His death sentence was changed to life without parole in response to a 2002 U.S. Supreme...
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Caddo DA Program Selected as National Model
The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Pretrial Diversion Program offers lower-risk defendants to take part in comprehensive rehabilitation. Launched by DA Stewart and Chief Deputy District Attorney Wilbert Pryor, it offers defendants a second chance while holding them...
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