Bossier Man Found Guilty in Caddo Court on Weapons Charges

A Bossier Parish man was convicted Wednesday, January 24, 2024, of assault and possessing a dangerous weapon while being a felon convicted of domestic abuse.

Jermaine Owens, also known as Jermaine Allen, 40, of Princeton, was convicted by the five-man, seven-woman jury in District Judge Ramona Emanuel's court after deliberations that lasted about 90 minutes. The jury returned a guilty as-charged verdict on a charge of being in possession of a dangerous weapon, a Taurus 9mm handgun, when he had a previous conviction of domestic abuse battery. The jury heard testimony from the victim, responding officers, and a fingerprint expert. The jury returned a responsive verdict of guilty for simple assault. The charges stemmed from an incident April 4, 2023 on Chalmette Drive, when Owens violently pushed to the ground a female family member and threatened her while brandishing the firearm.

When Owens returns to Judge Emanuel's court for sentencing March 18, 2024, he faces up to 90 days in jail for simple assault, but for the concealed weapon charge he faces a prison term of at least one year and up to 20 years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Owens was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Fernando Grider and Brittany Arvie. He was defended by Evan McMichael.

The case was docket No.  394735.