DeQuincy Lewis convicted of first-degree murder
ST. MARTIN, La. (KLFY) -- DeQuincy Lewis of Abbeville has been found guilty on the charge of first-degree murder for the death of Justin Primeaux.
On April 20, 2019, two masked men broke into Primeaux's home in Cade, and he was shot twice.
Primeaux later died of his wounds.
Lewis was a suspect in the home invasion and homicide. He was indicted for first-degree murder in connection with the death of Primeaux. After a four-day trial, a St. Martin Parish jury unanimously found Lewis guilty as charged.
Law enforcement was able to determine that a pair of eyeglasses found at Primeaux's home belonged to Lewis by matching the DNA found on the glasses to Lewis. He was seen on social media posts wearing glasses and similar clothes. He also fit the physical description of one assailant.
Additionally, Lewis’s cell phone records showed that he was in the area of the homicide at the time the home invasion occurred.
The suspect's vehicle, determined from surveillance footage, was nearly identical to a vehicle belonging to one of Lewis’s relatives, and Lewis was seen using the vehicle approximately an hour before the incident.
The mandatory sentence for first-degree murder is life imprisonment at hard labor
without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.
A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 10, 2024.