Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Bogalusa woman killed while getting her hair done

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Bogalusa woman killed while getting her hair done

Christian Cartez Myers of Bogalusa was sentenced on July 21 after he was convicted of murdering Veronique Allen, 50.

Bogalusa man sentenced to life for drive-by murder

BOGALUSA, La. (WGNO) — A Bogalusa man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder in a drive-by shooting incident that happened back in 2022. According to the Office of District Attorney Collin Sims, on Aug. 23, 2022, 25-year-old Christian Cartez Myers, along with multiple other men, drove up to a house on Main Street in Washington Parish and riddled it with gunfire before fleeing. New Orleans teach…

Teenage killers stabbed prison inmate six months after being jailed for murder

Cousins Jakele Pusey, 17, and Jovani Harriott, 19, were given life sentences for the murder of Khayri Mclean, who was stabbed outside his school.

Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for fatal Castle Rock shooting in 2022

The man convicted of shooting two people outside of a Castle Rock apartment complex in 2022, killing one of them, was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison, court records show. Miguel Angel Mercado, 23, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, 20 years in prison for attempted second-degree murder and 20 years in prison for first-degree assault, according to court records. One of the 20-year sentences will be served concurre…

NJ inmate gets life in prison for killing fellow prisoner day before he was to be freed

A 45-year-old prisoner at Bayside State Prison has been sentenced to serve life behind bars after killing another inmate just one day before the victim was to...

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A former inmate at Bayside State Prison has been sentenced to serve life behind bars after he killed a fellow inmate just one day before the victim was scheduled to be released from jail. On July 21, 2025, officials said, Bruce Duette, 45, of Trenton, was sentenced to serve life in prison at the New Jersey State Prison, after being found guilty of murder in an attack that happened several years ago. In May of this year, a jury found Duette guilt…