Carldeaundre Morgan convicted of gun charge

A Shreveport man was convicted in Caddo District Court of being a felon in possession of a weapon Thursday, November 6, 2025.

The six-man, six-woman jury in District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.'s court deliberated less than 30 minutes before returning its unanimous guilty-as-charged verdict against Carldeaundre Dewayne Morgan, 29.

On April 6, 2025, Shreveport police responded to a suspicious person call at the CVS Pharmacy in the 1500 block of North Market Street. Upon arrival, officers encountered Morgan, wearing a ski mask that matched the description from the complainant, in the parking lot. When officers performed a pat-down of Morgan for their safety, he was found to have a 9-mm pistol with a bullet in the chamber concealed in his left jacket pocket. He was arrested as he had been convicted of possession of a firearm while holding a controlled dangerous substance in September 2019. One of three state witnesses, a fingerprint expert, established that Morgan was the same individual convicted in 2019.

Morgan will return to Judge Hathaway's court for sentencing November 18, 2025. As Morgan has two prior felony convictions, prosecutors will seek to have Morgan sentenced as a habitual offender, which will offer a prison term range of at least six years and eight months, and up to 40 years, which must be served without possibility of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. 

Assistant District Attorneys Christopher S. Bowman and Chase Burgess prosecuted the case. Harry Johnson defended Morgan.

The case was docket No. 407975.