Man pleads guilty after shooting at Gonzales house party in 2017
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 Brown with multiple gunshot wounds. Brown was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Detectives learned the two were involved in a verbal argument before Harris brandished two guns and started shooting in Brown's direction. Harris, who was 19 years old at the time, fled the area on foot.
Harris was sentenced to 20 years, with credit for time served.
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