DA Warren Montgomery reports that on Thursday of last week a St. Tammany jury unanimously found that 38 YO Rudy Emanuel Melerine of Folsom, guilty as charged of two counts of attempted first-degree murder of his parents.
District Judge John Keller presided.
On June 20, 2017 in the early morning hours, St. Tammany Sheriff’s deputies were called to a residence in Folsom. Upon arrival, deputy Jesse Smith found a bloody scene where both victims had been attacked by the suspect.
Officers restrained Melerine and he was arrested.
The parents were transported to the hospital where doctors treated them for multiple injuries to the head and face.
At trial, the victim/mother testified that both she and her husband were asleep when the defendant broke into their locked bedroom in the early morning hours and attacked them.
Sentencing is set for January 19, 2022, before District Judge John Keller.
