Devin badon trial

Clemons predicted to the jury the State will fall short of proving Badon's guilt. The trial continues in the morning with the State putting on its witnesses. Skip to content. Submit Photos. Vail of Silence. Jeff Davis 8. Vaccine Locations. Rainfall Totals. River Stages. Sports Person of the Week. Great Health Divide. When Fontenot said he was leaving to get rid of it presumably referring to the murder weapon. Julian testified after the shooting Badon laid down to sleep because he said he had to work the next day.

She said she laid down crying and the next thing she remembered was being awakened by police who burst into the house to arrest her and Badon. She said she remained in jail for about two months. Earlier Julian testified how Badon got someone to go into Walmart to buy bullets because neither he nor Fontenot were 21 years of age.

Earlier she also testified about being upset because Chance Bourgeois had banged on her truck and damaged it. She says she was afraid she would be in trouble with her father who owned the truck. She admits she left a message on Bergeron's phone saying that if anything like that ever happened again she would shove a gun down his throat.

Julian admits when she was first arrested she didn't tell all she knew. She testified she loved Badon and was trying to protect him.

When the defense gets Julian on cross examination attorney Todd Clemons will likely attack her credibility by pointing out inconsistencies in statements she has made. He said in opening statements she told lies on top of lies and pointed out she was arrested at first, implying she made some kind of deal with the state to avoid prosecution. The state plans to put her attorney on the stand to testify no deals were offered or made. Louisiana law says one who aids and abets another in committing a murder is just as guilty as the one who fires the gun, or whatever the case may be.

That, say prosecutors, is why they took Badon to trial for the murder of Bergeron, even though David "Dice" Fontenot was allegedly the shooter. Rick Bryant prosecuted the case. We know that he went with the shooter and got a gun. He actually called someone who was 21 to go into Wal-Mart and purchase bullets for a gun that had no bullets and after they loaded the gun they then went to the residence of the victim and raced their engines in trying to get his attention and then shortly thereafter he was killed.

So, we feel that he was working in concert with the other individual. However, defense attorney Todd Clemons insists Badon is falsely accused.

They have a theory, but they never established that my client had a specific intent to kill Stephin Bergeron and to shoot Chance Bourgeois.

The defense had argued that Bergeron and Bourgeois wouldn't let it go-- that Bergeron set in motion the events that led to his death. Said Clemons, "Bergeron was very, very adamant as well as Chance Bourgeois about fighting my client. The evidence is clear my client did everything he could to avoid the confrontation. However, Bryant finds that argument offensive. River Stages. Sports Person of the Week.

Great Health Divide. Gas Price Tracker. Heart of Louisiana. TV Schedule. Latest Newscasts. Investigate TV. Gray DCC. A hung jury in Badon trial, a mistrial is declared. By Theresa Schmidt. Published: Feb. Share on Facebook. Email This Link. Share on Twitter. Share on Pinterest. Share on LinkedIn.