Shreveport man profiled by KATC Investigates fatally shot
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Shreveport native Fate Winslow, 53, was sentenced to life in prison for his fourth felony offense, a $20 marijuana sale. He was released from Angola in December 2020.
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SHREVEPORT, La. â Shreveport native Fate Winslow has been fatally shot just months after being released early from a life sentence in prison under Louisianaâs Habitual Offender Law.
According to the Caddo Parish Coronerâs Office, Winslow was pronounced dead at the scene of a May 4 shooting in the 4600 block of Linwood Avenue in Shreveport. His female companion, Tammy Sheree Williams Harris, 48, of the Linwood Avenue address, was transported to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, where she succumbed to her wounds.
KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption? Part II
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Louisianaâs Habitual Offender law has condemned thousands of Louisianans to life imprisonment for minor offenses, helping make Louisiana the world leader for incarceration.
KATC Investigates finds out if this tough on crime rhetoric benefited the state and who controls the sentencing.
âIf the state legislature passes laws regarding habitual offenders we need to use that law to protect our citizens,â said St. Landry Parish Sheriff, Bobby Guidroz.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the Habitual Offender Law isnât being used enough. In his almost 50 years in law enforcement, habitual offenders are a recurring problem.
KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption?
KATC Investigates: Worthy of Redemption?
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We re learning more about a questionable case involving the Habitual Offender Law in Louisiana.
Shreveport native Fate Winslow was sentenced to life in prison for his fourth felony offense, a $20 marijuana sale.
KATC Investigates takes a closer look at the law s fairness and if it needs to be modified. Tonight at 10 we speak with Winslow and his attorney about his case and how he was able to obtain his freedom.
Growing up in Shreveport was tough on Fate Winslow.
âWhen you got out of school, there was nowhere to go, nothing to do so basically you had to find something to do. We didnât have any parks or recreations back then,â said Fate Winslow.