Williams to serve maximum term for domestic battery

A Shreveport man who pleaded guilty to beating and severely injuring his wife in late October was sentenced to the maximum term possible in Caddo District Court Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Kaltrai  Andrew Dunbar Williams, 28, must serve eight years in prison for domestic abuse battery with serious bodily injury, District Judge Ramona Emanuel ordered. Judge Emanuel also ordered that Williams have no contact with the victim and barred him from possessing firearms.

On September 16, 2024, six-foot-eight-inches Williams attacked his wife when she arrived home from work, striking her with his fist and breaking several bones, including an orbital bone, nasal bones, a cheekbone and sinuses. However, the victim asked that the state not prosecute, despite suffering injuries that required surgery. Even without her cooperation, prosecutors moved forward using medical records, photographic and video evidence, and statements from a child eyewitness.

"In many domestic violence cases, survivors are not in a position to advocate for themselves," Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. said, addressing the challenge of reluctant victims in domestic violence cases, "When other evidence is available, some cases can go forward, even without the victim’s participation. This was one of those cases, and we are grateful we were able to reach a just outcome."

Williams was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Britney A. Green and Ron Christopher Stamps of the DA's Special Victims Unit. He was defended by Alex Washington III.

The case was docket No. 404144.

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