Last week DA Warren Montgomery reported that a Washington Parish jury unanimously found 30 YO Damion D. Thompson of Bogalusa guilty as charged of second-degree murder in the death of Marcus Tennison of Bogalusa.
He was also charged with illegal use of weapons and aggravated battery.
On August 13, at approximately 10PM, the Bogalusa Police Department received a report of multiple gun shots in the area of Austin Street at Coburn Street. The victim was found and had been shot seven times and pronounced deceased on the scene.
Law enforcement were able to locate eye witnesses and one told police that they had seen the defendant shoot the victim outside of a bar. The witness claimed that the motive was jealousy over a relationship the victim had with the defendant’s girlfriend.
There was a second victim in this matter, a 40 YO Bogalusa man who happened to be in the line of fire was shot in the hand.
District Judge Raymond Childress presided over the case. ADA’s Luke Lancaster and Tiffany Dover prosecuted the case.
D.A. Warren Montgomery extends his appreciation to Investigator Tommie Sorrell, the Bogalusa Police Department and the Hammond Police Department who assisted in bringing Thompson to justice.
