State's highest court upholds Valdosta murder conviction
File art VALDOSTA â A man convicted of felony murder in Lowndes County in November 2018 saw his conviction upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court Monday. Jean Claude Doricien, 33, was was convicted for the Oct. 24, 2017, shooting death of Tovara Flowers, 39, in the 600 block of East Jane Street at Ora Lee West. Doricien was also found guilty of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of marijuana (less than an ounce). He was sentenced to life in prison with the eligibility of parole after 30 years for felony murder and aggravated assault ...