Justice Is Our Priority
Our citizens, families and children deserve the best protection we can give them. We are committed to providing that, and making St. Landry Parish a more safe and prosperous community than ever before.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of a crime, we want to help. Contact our office directly or take advantage of the resources we have available to you.
I’m proud of the work we’ve done in our DA office, and I hope it’s something you can be proud of too. With your help and support, we will continue to make progress and fight to make St. Landry parish a better place to live and a safer place for all.
– Chad Pitre, D.A.
DA Office News
Recent Headlines
LANDRY PARISH JURY CONVICTS NICHOLAS AYMOND OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
Today, a St. Landry Parish Jury reached a unanimous verdict finding 30-year-old Nicholas Aymond guilty of the Second-Degree Murder of Stanley Aultman, II. Aultman was 64 at the time of his death. Both Aultman and Aymond were from Lafayette.
Prosecutors established the travel and timeline of the murder using maps, video, and witness testimony. The victim left his home on April 2, 2020, to give Aymond a ride to the store. The evidence revealed the two leaving the victim’s home in Lafayette, driving to highway 359 in the Washington area where Aymond shot the victim three times, threw his body out of his car, and rolled the vehicle over the victim several times before driving off to meet his girlfriend who lived about 10 minutes from the crime scene. Law enforcement and emergency personnel arrived swiftly but Aultman was already deceased.
District Attorney Chad Pitre thanked his prosecutors, Glenn Marcantel and Ogden Pitre for delivering justice for the victim’s family.
Louisiana law provides that Second-Degree Murder carries mandatory life imprisonment at hard labor. Sentencing is set for May 14, 2026, at 9:00am.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES SUNSET MAN CONVICTED, 2ND DEGREE MURDER
Late Wednesday afternoon, a St. Landry Parish jury returned a verdict finding Jakyri Mykel Altrevan Paddio guilty of Second-Degree Murder. Paddio was 17 at the time. The shooting death stemmed from a verbal altercation on August 5, 2022, on East Martin Luther King Drive in Sunset. The victim, Jeremy Chaisson (21), was sitting on his porch when Paddio shot him in the chest. Despite medical treatment, Chaisson died just a few hours later. Both the victim and Paddio were from Sunset, Louisiana.
Assistant District Attorney Katie Ryan prosecuted this case and made clear to the jury the evidence of guilt was overwhelming.
Louisiana law provides that Second Degree Murder carries mandatory life imprisonment at hard labor. However, because of his age at the time of the crime, Paddio will have the opportunity to apply for parole after serving twenty-five years of his hard labor sentence, if certain conditions are met. Paddio will be sentenced on April 23, 2026, at 9:00am.
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