SERVING ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION & ST. JAMES PARISHES

During the week of January 2-January 6, 2017, the following defendants pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 23rd Judicial District Court, parishes of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James.

Ascension Parish: 

  1. Travis Collins, 1702 South Park Ave. Gonzales, LA., age 28, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession of a Legend Drug without Prescription or Order. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  2. Darren LeBlanc, 44437 Hwy 429 St. Amant, LA., age 56, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 18 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  3. Freddie Allen, 134 Evangeline Dr. Donaldsonville, LA., age 30, pled guilty to Obscenity and Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Dangerous Substance. The defendant 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. 
  4. Desmond Dunbar, 3288 Josh Brown Rd. Gonzales, LA., age 38, pled guilty to Possession of Cocaine 28 grams or more but less than 200 grams. The defendant was sentenced to 5 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. 
  5. Kathryn Smith, 9440 James Aymond Rd. St. Amant, LA., age 59, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 36 months with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 18 months supervised probation. 
  6. Rebecca Clifton, 11 Bellina St. Donaldsonville, LA., age 39, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The defendant was sentenced to 4 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 4 years supervised probation. 
  7. Kevin Smith, 41171 Dean St. Gonzales, LA., age 29, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The defendant was sentenced to 4 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served, to be suspended, and placed on 4 years supervised probation.

 

The above cases were prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Charles “Chuck” Long and Lindsey Manda. Presiding over these matters was the Honorable Judge Tess Stromberg. 

Assumption Parish: 

Assumption Parish had no court news to report this week. 

St. James Parish:

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