Man pleads guilty to 2017 Gonzales homicide

Man pleads guilty after shooting at Gonzales house party in 2017

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man accused of a deadly shooting at a house party in 2017 entered a guilty plea. According to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's office, Joshua Harris, 27, of Thibodaux, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the death of Jerrod Brown, 25. Deputies with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Superior Wood Avenue regarding a shooting on June 24, 2017. Upon arrival, deputies found B…

Man pleads guilty to 2017 Gonzales homicide

The suspect in a 2017 Gonzales shooting death plead guilty to manslaughter. According to the District Attorney's Office, 27-year-old Joshua Harris was tried for the killing of 25-year-old Jerrod Brown. He was sentenced to 20 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. On June 24, 2017, Harris and Brown were involved in an argument when Harris pulled out two firearms and fired multiple shots. Harris then fled t…