JOPLIN, Mo. - A Joplin man charged with the violent assault and death of a 63-year-old woman was sentenced this week to 25 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
April 11, at 9:20 am, Lafayette Police responded to a stabbing incident in the 100 block of Doiron Drive. The suspect was involved in a verbal argument that turned physical, later stabbing the victim.
Investigators with the New Iberia Police Department, through further investigation, determined a suspect named Jatavist Markal “Latay” Reedom was responsible for the shooting.