One Scott woman and three teenagers have been indicted in connection with the January shooting death of John Lee Hickenbottom.
A Lafayette Parish grand jury handed up the indictments today, court records show.
Hickenbottom, 41, was shot in the 100 block of Edwis Street in Lafayette.
Indicted Wednesday were:
Drake Duhon, 17, of St. Martinville, indicted on a charge of second-degree murder.
Logan LaCroix, 19, of Opelousas, indicted on a charge of principal to second-degree murder.
Heidi Bergeron, 38, of Scott, indicted on a charge of principal to second-degree murder.
Tyler Pellerin, 18, of Scott, indicted on a charge of principal to second-degree murder.
Duhon is in custody in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, in lieu of $255,000 bond.
Pellerin is in custody in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, in lieu of $125,000 bond.
LaCroix is not in LPCC.
Bergeron is not in LPCC.
Under Louisiana law, conviction on a "principal" charge means someone helped someone else committ the crime. It's what might be described as an "accomplice" charge. If convicted of principal to second-degree murder, a person could receive the same sentence as someone convicted of murder: life in prison with no probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
