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VACHERIE — Kendrick Armant, 23, of Vacherie, recently pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Armant was sentenced to 10 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. This guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors following a 2019 shooting investigation.

On Nov. 16, 2019, Detectives with the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to an area hospital in reference to a male subject identified as Armant arriving with a gunshot wound to the forearm. Detectives made contact with Armant, who advised that as he was walking along Highway 18 in Vacherie, an individual wearing a black mask approached him. Armant told detectives that this unknown person fired multiple gunshots in his direction, striking him once in the forearm. Detectives saw powder burns around the wound, which is indicative of being shot at close range. Deputies traveled to the area where Armant was allegedly shot but were unsuccessful in locating where the crime was committed.

            Detectives located and interviewed the individual who transported Armant to the hospital. This individual told detectives that she had contacted Armant via telephone and said she was going to his residence. Upon arrival, Armant entered her vehicle and the two left. The female subject advised that as Armant was exiting the vehicle, a gun that Armant had in his possession discharged, and the bullet struck Armant in the right arm. The female subject then drove Armant to the hospital. She advised that while traveling to the hospital, Armant tossed the gun out of the window just before crossing the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge. The individual then dropped Armant off at the hospital. Detectives were able to locate the firearm.

            Armant, who has a prior felony conviction for aggravated second-degree battery, was arrested and booked into the St. James Parish Jail.

Assistant District Attorney Adam Koenig prosecuted Armant, and the Honorable Judge Tess Stromberg presided over the matter.

— Submitted by Public Information Officer Tyler Cavalier for 23^rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky L. Babin