DA Warren Montgomery reports that 23 YO Shaine Kristopher LeBlanc of Slidell was found guilty despite the victim recanting her complaint during the trial.
On November 25, 2021, the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home in Slidell in reference to a domestic disturbance.
The complainant reported that a male identified as Shaine LeBlanc had been attempting to break into a family member’s residence. Family members were together hiding in a locked bedroom.
Witnesses reported to officers that earlier in the day LeBlanc had attacked a female victim and that he’d followed her to this location. The female victim stated that earlier in the day, she’d been involved in an argument that turned physical.
This happened while a toddler was present in the room.
Multiple family members had to pull the defendant off of her, and she then escaped to the home of a relative of LeBlanc. LeBlanc followed her and began pounding on the locked door.
During trial, prosecution called the victim and eye-witnesses to the stand and they all testified that it was the victim who was the aggressor. But bodycam footage disproved this testimony as did the statements they all made to officers on the day of the battery.
