District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced today the sentencing in a homicide case. Darrion Simmons, 22 of Campti, pleaded guilty on Feb. 1 to one count of manslaughter in the 10th Judicial District Court. As a result of the guilty plea, District Court Judge Desiree Dyess sentenced Simmons to an agreed upon 17 years of incarceration at hard labor. The case stems from a 2022 incident where Simmons and the victim were involved in an altercation resulting in Simmons shooting and killing the victim. Assistant District Attorney Cloyd Benjamin Jr. prosecuted the case.
