Trial begins for 24-year-old accused of killing Thibodaux man
If convicted, Tremell Batiste of Napoleonville faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
Jury selection was underway Monday in the trial of a suspect accused of killing a Thibodaux man in 2017.
Tremell Batiste, 24, of Napoleonville, was indicted in 2018 on a second-degree murder charge. He is accused of fatally shooting 30-year-old Chansie White Nov. 15, 2017, on Ridgefield Road in Thibodaux.
If convicted, Batiste faces a mandatory life prison sentence without parole, probation or early release.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Heather Hendrix, and Batiste is being represented by court-appointed attorney Ivan Thompson.
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