Daniel W. Newell, District Attorney for the Second Judicial District in and for the Parish of Bienville, makes the following announcement relative to disposition of cases in Bienville Parish on the dates indicated:

04-18-23

Austin Havard of Ringgold, LA—Pled guilty to Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. He was sentenced to 1 year of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 1 year supervised probation. He also pled guilty to Simple Burglary. He was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 2 years supervised probation. He also pled guilty to 3 counts of Criminal Trespass. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail for each count, which was suspended.

Nicholas Dshawn Cockerham of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Distribution of Schedule II CDS-Methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor. He also pled guilty to Possession of Firearm With CDS. He was sentenced to 5 years hard labor.

Jermario Givens of Ridgeland, MS—Pled guilty to Aggravated Flight From an Officer. He was sentenced to 3 years of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 3 years supervised probation. He also pled guilty to Illegal Use of CDS in Presence of Minors. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail, which was suspended. He was ordered to pay $738 in fines and costs.

Jeremy Gray of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Aggravated Assault With a Firearm. He was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 3 years supervised probation. He was ordered to pay $500 in fines and costs.

Timothy Gray of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to 3 counts of Distribution of Schedule I CDS-Marijuana. He was sentenced to 3 years of hard labor on each, all but 2 years being suspended. These charges will run consecutively. He will be placed on 3 year supervised probation once he is released.

Tommy L. Gray of Castor, LA—Pled guilty to Theft Over $1,000.00 Less Than $5,000.00. He was sentenced to 1 year of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 1 year supervised probation. He was ordered to pay restitution and court costs.

Dustin Lamar Hargrove of Simsboro, LA—Pled guilty to Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon. He was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspended sentence.

John A. Harper of Princeton, TX—Pled guilty to Simple Battery of Persons With Infirmities and Simple Cruelty to Animals. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail, which was suspended. He was placed on 6 months of unsupervised probation. He was ordered to pay $1098 in fines and costs.

Torrell Jenkins of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Exploitation of Persons With Infirmities. He was sentenced to 3 years of hard labor, which all but 1 year was suspended. He was placed on 3 years supervised probation. He was ordered to pay restitution to the victim.

Jasmine Lajoyce Moore of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Distribution of Schedule I CDS-Marijuana. She was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor, which was suspended. She was placed on 2 years supervised probation. She was ordered to pay $303 in court costs.

Lucas W. Nunn of Saline, LA—Pled guilty to Domestic Abuse Battery and Violation of a Protective Order. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail, which was suspended. He was placed on 1 year supervised probation.

Alisha Shanay Rhodes of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Aggravated Second Degree Battery. She was sentenced to 7 years of hard labor, with all but 5 years was suspended. She will be placed on 2 years supervised probation when she is released.

Tervin Roberson of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to 3 counts of Distribution of Schedule II CDS-Methamphetamine. He was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor for each, all but the time served in jail was suspended. He was placed on 3 years supervised probation.

Alexander F. Stevens of Shreveport, LA—Pled guilty to 2 counts of Theft Over $1,000 Less than $5,000. He was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor to count one, which was suspended. He was placed on 2 years supervised probation. He was sentenced to 1 year in parish jail on count two. He was ordered to pay restitution to the victim.

Brandon Sullivan of Castor, LA—Pled guilty to Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Simple Assault. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail.

Karderrick Taylor of Bossier City, LA—Pled guilty to Illegal Carrying of Weapons. He was sentenced to 6 months in parish jail, which was suspended. He was placed on 1 year supervised probation. He was ordered to pay $1,238 in fines and costs.

Cordairo Walker of Arcadia, LA—Pled guilty to Aggravated Battery. He was sentenced to 2 years of hard labor, which was suspended. He was placed on 2 years supervised probation. He was ordered to pay $881 in fines and costs.

Kevin Wood of Coushatta, LA—Pled guilty to Unauthorized Entry of a Critical Infrastructure and Criminal Damage to a Critical Infrastructure. He was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor on each count.

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