Press Releases
Shreveport teen convicted of sex crime
A Shreveport teen accused of rape against a male family member was convicted of sexual battery in a bench trial in Caddo District Court Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Hayden Lawrence Durfee, 18, of Shreveport, was found guilty by District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. in the...
Shreveport man guilty of drug, gun charges
A Shreveport man facing several drug and gun charges was found guilty in Caddo District Court Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The seven-woman, five-man jury in District Judge Erin Leigh Waddell Garrett's courtroom found Kendrick Wayne Jones, 36, guilty as charged of...
Man convicted in James Burton burglary
A man accused of the burglary of a building owned by noted Shreveport guitarist James Burton was found guilty of a lesser included charge Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in Caddo District Court. Ronnie Lamar Burks, 41, of Shreveport, had been charged with the January 28,...
Caddo Grand Jury returns four true bills
The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned four true bills Tuesday, October 22, 2019, charging two men with sex crimes and charging another man and a woman with separate murders. Shameka Dollzetta Ellis, 21, of Shreveport, is charged with second-degree murder in connection...
Caddo DA unveils ‘Abounding Smiles’ domestic violence program
Get set to smile! That was the message of the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office to victims of domestic violence at the third annual Unmasking of Domestic Violence Breakfast and Silent Auction Tuesday, October 15, 2019. The Caddo DA's Special Victims Unit...
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Shreveporter pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Shreveport man pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court to manslaughter Monday, September 9, 2019, even as jurors were being selected for his second-degree murder trial. When Darell Lamont Bell, 24, returns to District Judge Craig Marcotte's courtroom November 19,...
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...
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...
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 News.
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...