By: ELIZABETH WEST
Associate Editor
Ricky Joseph was found guilty of simple burglary, theft, and simple criminal damage to property by an Evangeline Parish jury of six Wednesday morning.
Joseph was accused of breaking into Ville Platte barber shop K’s Kuts and stealing barber supplies that had a value of over $1,000 in March of 2015.
Following the reading of the verdict in Judge Gary Ortego’s courtroom, Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac said, “I want to compliment Nicole Gil as the lead chair in this case, and I would also like to compliment Bo West and Alicia Kelly on their representation for the defendant. This is Mr. Joseph’s third conviction, and I am very confident that the jury got it right.”
Joseph’s sentencing has been set for June 2, 2016.