Kendrell Thomas guilty of home invasion, cruelty

A Caddo Parish jury deliberated almost two hours Wednesday, March 4, 2026, before determining that a Shreveport man terrorized, assaulted and robbed an elderly woman in her Southern Hills home last July.

The eight-woman, four-man jury in District Judge John D. Mosely Jr.'s court unanimously determined that Kendrell Quinte Thomas, 24, committed home invasion and cruelty to persons with infirmities when he forced his way into the home of his victim, a 91-year-old widow. She had been found by concerned relatives early July 2, 2025, bound by wire and rope in a closet.

The victim said her assailant forced his way into the house, knocking her down and dragging her by her feet from room to room looking for money and jewelry. She said he beat her about her head, then tied her up and put her in the closet. Detectives found supporting images on nearby neighbors' cameras and from the bank, where one of the victim’s stolen checks had been cashed. Thomas was identified as the person who cashed the check, and he was arrested at his house with $1,800 in cash and belongings of the victim, clothing seen in the neighbor’s surveillance video, the backpack used in the crime and a ski mask.

When Thomas returns to Judge Mosely's court March 18, 2026, he faces at least one and up to 30 years at hard labor without probation, parole or suspension of sentence for home invasion and at least one and up to 10 years for the cruelty conviction. 

Thomas was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ross Owen. He was represented by the Caddo Parish Indigent Defenders office.

The case was docket No. 409895.