Shreveport Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Caddo Court

A Shreveport man whose trial for attempted second-degree murder had just begun in Caddo District Court pleaded guilty as the victim began to testify this week.

Grandville Dewayne Williams Jr., 36, pleaded guilty as charged after the jury had been sworn and as the state's first witness, the victim, took the stand.

Williams faced a maximum of 50 years at hard labor. District Judge Ramona Emanuel sentenced him Tuesday, August 6, 2024 to a 40-year hard-labor term.

The jury heard testimony from the victim that on December 12, 2020, while she was employed at the Jolie Apartments, Grandville Williams, an apartment resident at the time, came into the office while she was alone. After he was asked to leave for being disrespectful, he began to attack her. He stabbed her approximately 17 times; she suffered injuries to her liver, hands, face, neck and head.  Officers arrived to the crime scene to an office filled with an enormous amount of blood everywhere. As a result of the quick response from a friend, initial officers and medical personnel, the victim survived.

Williams was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Senae D. Hall and Mekisha Smith Creal. He was defended by Royal Alexander and Dave Knadler.

The case was docket No. 380179.