The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returns four true bills in its session that ended Wednesday, June 18.

 

Two of the indictments were for separate second-degree murders, one occurring earlier this year and the other stemming from a death that occurred almost a decade ago.

 

The first such indictment, docket No. 407470, charges Keithon Sharoid Lovelace, 45, of Shreveport, with second-degree murder in connection with the April 27, 2017, slaying of Randy Taylor. Taylor, 30, had been shot multiple times in the 900 block of Ascalon Street. Lovelace is in custody at Caddo Correctional Center awaiting trial.

 

The second public indictment, docket No. 407693, charges Melvin Dewayne Washington, 40, of Bossier City, with second-degree murder in connection with the February 26, 2025, slaying of Alvin Brinson. Mr. Brinson, 41, suffered a sharp-force injury to his neck following a domestic dispute at a residence in the 500 block of East Stoner Avenue. He also is in custody at CCC.

 

The other two indictments were for first-degree rapes, with the nature of the acts alleged and the victims making the indictments issued under seal, with no information other than the names of the accused made public at this time.

 

Trevion Marquis Dawon Simmons,  24, of Shreveport, is charged with first-degree rape. He is in custody at CCC and was booked April 13.

 

Michael Lynn Parker, 63, of Shreveport, also is charged with first-degree rape. He is in custody at CCC and was booked April 29.