Ascension, Assumption and St. James guilty pleas 1-24 to 1-28

Published 10:38 am Monday, January 31, 2022

During the week of January 24 – January 28, 2022, 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:

 

Ascension Parish had no court news to report this week.

 

Assumption Parish:

 

  1. Darryl Gross, 12394 Cleo Rd. Gonzales, LA, age 57, pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance 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. Trolin Watts, 104 Pleasant Lane Belle Rose, LA, age 40, pled guilty to Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance, and Simple Battery. The defendant was sentenced to 8 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 7 years are to be suspended. Upon release from incarceration, the defendant is to be placed on 3 years supervised probation.

 

  1. Jeremy Gamble Jr., 159 Elaine St. Morgan City, LA, age 24, pled guilty to Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and was sentenced to 1 year with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

 

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

  1. Dequan Stewart, 164 Hwy 403 Paincourtville, LA, age 21, pled guilty to 2nd Degree Rape and was sentenced to 23 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served.

 

  1. Jamal Daggs, 369 Hwy 400 Napoleonville, LA, age 39, pled guilty to Distribution of a Schedule I Controlled Dangerous Substance 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.

 

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

 

St. James Parish:

 

  1. Davonta Herbert, 119 Greenbriar St. Belle Rose, LA, age 28, pled guilty to Aggravated 2nd Degree Battery 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.

 

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

 

Submitted by Public Information Officer Tyler Cavalier for 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky L. Babin.