Dillard pleads guilty to manslaughter, attempted murder

A Caddo Parish man accused of killing one person and trying to kill another after an argument two years ago pleaded guilty Monday, November 17, 2025, in Caddo District Court.

Jadaveun Devon Dillard of Oil City, 21, was sentenced early Tuesday, November 18, 2025, for the acts that killed C’Aundre Anderson, 21, and wounded Cuviondrick Anderson outside of their residence in Vivian on September 10, 2023. 

District Judge Chris Victory sentenced Dillard to 40 years in prison for the manslaughter conviction and to 30 years for the attempted second-degree murder. The terms are to be served at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence, and are to run concurrently. The sentences were approved by the families of both victims.

Assistant District Attorneys Bill Edwards and Victoria Washington prosecuted Dillard. He was defended by Richard “T-Dale” Wolbert.

The case was Docket No. 397506.