District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced that during jury selection this week, Matthew Robinson, 22, of Natchitoches, entered a guilty plea in connection with a 2023 homicide that occurred in the parking lot of a local hotel.

After ten jurors had already been selected, Robinson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and also to being a habitual offender. Following the plea, Robinson was sentenced to a total of 80 years at hard labor.

The case stemmed from a homicide that occurred in 2023 in the parking lot of a local hotel in Natchitoches Parish. Following the incident, Robinson fled the area and was later located and arrested in Arkansas.

Judge Desiree Dyess presided over the case.