Man sentenced in death of 15 month-old child Tristan Williams, 32 (Source: Bossier Parish District Attorney s Office) By Daffney Dawson | February 5, 2021 at 5:07 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 5:08 PM
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - According to the Bossier Parish District Attorneyâs Office, a man has been sentenced to serve 38 years in prison at hard labor for the death of a toddler who had been left in his care by the childâs mother.
Tristan Dion Williams, 32, of Bossier City, was left in charge of his then girlfriendâs two daughters, who were 15 months and 28 months old, when she was hospitalized unexpectedly in March 2017.
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Tristian Dion Williams, 32, of Bossier City was sentenced to serve 38 years in prison at hard labor in the death of a toddler who had been left in his care by the child’s mother.
In March 2017, the mother had to be hospitalized unexpectedly and left her two young daughters (who were 15 months and 28 months, respectively) in the care of Williams, her boyfriend at the time. Several days into her hospitalization, the couple had a heated exchange by phone and text which caused the mother to be concerned for the children.
The 2
nd Circuit Court of Appeal concluded evidence presented by the Bossier District Attorneyâs Office to convict Patrick Harris, 44, was âinsufficient for a rational trier of fact to have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the homicide was not committed by Patrick in self-defense.â
Patrick Harris
A message seeking comment from District Attorney Schuyler Marvin was not returned.Â
Bossier Parish District Judge Parker Self convicted Harris in a 2019 bench trial in the March 2016 shooting death of Christopher Flowers. Harris faced up to 40 years in prison but was sentenced to 39 years.
The district attorneyâs office said after the trial Harris was unsuccessful in proving the shooting was in self-defense. There was evidence the two men, who worked together at AT&T in Shreveport, were together the night of the incident, which discredited Harris account, according to the district attorney s office.