SERVING ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION & ST. JAMES PARISHES

During the week of February 16 – February 20, 2026, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James.

Posted on by Claire Falgoust

Ascension Parish: 

  1. Deandre McDaniels, Baton Rouge, LA, age 32, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 
  1. Rebecca Wells, 38517 Charleston Rd. Prairieville, LA, age 28, pled guilty to DWI 3rd Offense and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 
  1. James Diggs, 713 Orange St. Donaldsonville, LA, age 26, pled guilty to Battery of a Dating Partner – Minor Child Present and was sentenced to 6 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Adriana Rocha, 14210 Hwy 431 Gonzales, LA, age 21, pled guilty to Simple Burglary of an Inhabited Dwelling and was sentenced to 8 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 2 years supervised probation. 
  1. Adrian Moore, 9544 Country Lake Trail Dr. Baton Rouge, LA, age 44, pled guilty to Issuing Worthless Checks and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 5 years supervised probation.                                                                                               
  2. Bailey Albert, 163 Woodside Dr. Mandeville, LA, age 21, pled guilty to Accessory After the Fact to Attempted Aggravated Escape and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation. 
  1. Demond Taylor, 12122 Colonial Oaks Dr. Gonzales, LA, age 34, pled guilty to Theft of a Motor Vehicle and was sentenced to 1 year with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Kelly Webb, 2418 Gardere Lane Baton Rouge, LA, age 59, pled guilty to Theft of a Motor Vehicle and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Kevontray Williams, 1789 Lombard Dr. Baton Rouge, LA, age 19, pled guilty to Simple Burglary (15 counts) and Felony Simple Criminal Damage to Property (4 counts). The defendant was sentenced to 6 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Chance Wallace, 17860 Old Ferry Rd. Maurepas, LA, age 34, pled guilty to Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated – 3rd Offense and was sentenced to 36 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Charles Cox, 155 Marilyn Dr. Baton Rouge, LA, age 19, pled guilty to Simple Burglary and Theft of a Motor Vehicle. The defendant was sentenced to 6 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation.

 Joshua Scott, Bryant, AR, age 20, pled guilty to Illegal Possession of Stolen Things Valued at $25,000 or more and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 

  1. Raylen Kennedy, 3252 Garrison Turnaround Rd. Donaldsonville, LA, age 30, pled guilty to Felony Simple Criminal Damage to Property and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 
  1. Dylan Powell, 41366 Glen Williams Rd. Gonzales, LA, age 21, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Aggravated Battery. The defendant was sentenced to 7 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 5 years supervised probation. 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Leila Braswell, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Keyojuan Turner. 

  1. Destiny Weaver, 44161 Marice Bourgeois Rd. Gonzales, LA, age 27, pled guilty to Simple Burglary of an Inhabited Dwelling and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Uche Young, 11888 Old Hammond Hwy Baton Rouge, LA, age 33, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was sentenced to 6 ½ years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Derrick Guedry, 44391 Braud St. Sorrento, LA, age 44, pled guilty to Aggravated Flight from an Officer and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 5 years supervised probation. 
  1. Lloyd Holmes, 611 N Rampart Dr. New Orleans, LA, age 23, pled guilty to Illegal Possession of Stolen Firearms and was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 1-year supervised probation. 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Adam Koenig and Lana Chaney. Presiding over these matters for the purpose of guilty pleas was Assistant District Attorney Leila Braswell and the Honorable Judge Keyojuan Turner. 

Assumption Parish: 

Assumption Parish had no court news to report this week. 

St. James Parish: 

  1. Walter Celestine, 245 E 14th Gramercy, LA, age 23, pled guilty to Battery of a Dating Partner – Strangulation and was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. It was ordered that 1 year of the said sentence is to be served, and the remaining 2 years are to be suspended. Upon release from incarceration, the defendant is to be placed on 2 years supervised probation.

 The above case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Bruce Mohon, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Jason Verdigets.