A Shreveport man convicted earlier this year of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited from doing so has been sentenced to 20 years in prison as a habitual offender.
District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr. sentenced 26-year-old Germaine Marquise Jack on Monday, June 29, 2026. The sentence was imposed under third habitual offender status and will be served without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Jack was convicted of the charge on March 19.
According to court records, the case stemmed from an incident on January 13, 2025, when Shreveport Police Officer Rodrick Carter was patrolling near Gilbert Drive and Kings Highway. The officer observed a man dressed in all-black clothing riding a bicycle without proper lighting equipment and initiated a stop to identify him.
Authorities said the man was unable to provide identification but gave his name, which allowed the officer to conduct a background check. While doing so, Officer Carter observed the outline of a firearm in the suspect’s front hoodie pocket.
A subsequent pat-down confirmed the presence of a Sig Sauer P365 9mm pistol. Records also showed that the man, later identified as Jack, had prior convictions for three counts of simple burglary in 2019, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm.
Jack was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Chase Burgess and Jason Waltman. He was represented by the Caddo Parish Indigent Defender’s Office.
The case was docketed as No. 406295.