SERVING ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION & ST. JAMES PARISHES

During the week of April 8 – April 12, 2024, 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. Kelly Hernandez, 12400 Hackberry Ln. Prairieville, LA, age 31, pled guilty to Battery of a Police Officer and Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling. The defendant was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  1. Denzel Gray, 306 W Ninth St. Donaldsonville, LA, age 31, pled guilty to Possession or Introduction of Contraband into a Penal Institution and was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

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

  1. Ericka Cockerham, 14225 Tack Covington Rd. Walker, LA, age 35, pled guilty to Unauthorized Entry of a Critical Infrastructure and was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 
  1. Jackson Creel Jr., 12091 Cardinal Dr. Walker, LA, age 49, pled guilty to 2nd Degree Battery and was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 2 years supervised probation. 
  1. Jamar Williams, 16393 Tillotson Rd. Prairieville, LA, age 23, pled guilty to Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling and was sentenced to 2 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 2 years supervised probation. 
  1. Juwan Smith, 213 Hwy 1003 Belle Rose, LA, age 21, pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance and Illegal Carrying of Weapons in the Presence of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. The defendant was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Phil Maples, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Cody Martin. 

Assumption Parish: 

Assumption Parish had no court news to report this week. 

St. James Parish: 

  1. Wendell Jacques, 8170 Pleasant Hill St. Convent, LA, age 32, pled guilty to Felony Simple Criminal Damage to Property, Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling, and Domestic Abuse Battery. The defendant was sentenced to 3 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 3 years supervised probation. 

The above case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Adam Koenig, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Steven Tureau.