SERVING ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION & ST. JAMES PARISHES

During the week of February 24 – February 28, 2020, 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:

Ascension Parish had no court news to report this week.

Assumption Parish:

  1. Tremone Wells, 1725 Hendee St. New Orleans, LA., age 22, pled guilty to Theft of Identity 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.
  2. Willard Young Jr., 195 Virginia St. Belle Rose, LA., age 31, pled guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and was sentenced to 4 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.
  3. Skylear Ledesma, 5608 Hwy 56 Chauvin, LA., age 32, pled guilty to Theft Valued at Over $750, but Less than $5,000. The defendant 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.
  4. Russell Mills, 109 Kennedy St. Napoleonville, LA., age 67, pled guilty to 2nd Degree Battery and was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 2 years supervised probation.

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lana Chaney, and presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Alvin Turner Jr.

St. James Parish:

St. James Parish had no court news to report this week.