Teen Ester to be charged as adult in robbery

A Shreveport teenager who allegedly robbed an elderly woman at gunpoint with an accomplice will be tried as an adult, Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. says.

Cortavion Ester, 16, stands accused in a November 7, 2025 south Shreveport armed robbery, and has been transferred from juvenile court to adult court to face prosecution. The transfer from the Caddo Parish Juvenile Detention Center to Caddo Correctional Center was done upon orders from District Court Judge Donald Hathaway Jr.

Ester is charged with armed robbery of a 62-year-old female resident of a Millicent Way apartment complex. Ester and another male allegedly wore ski masks and each pointed guns at the victim, who arrived home around 11:30 pm to her apartment, robbing her of her cell phone, car keys and car.

Investigators that night located the stolen vehicle in the Martin Luther King Jr. neighborhood and calls the following morning from concerned citizens who observed males in an area field attempting to tear off a vehicle’s license plate led Shreveport police investigators to Ester.

He was found walking nearby still wearing the clothing described by the victim the previous night. Ester admitted his involvement in the robbery.   

Shreveport police are actively seeking Ester's accomplice.

People with information regarding the robbery should call Shreveport Police Crimestoppers at (318) 673-7373.