El Jerico Bartie facing sentencing June 21 The judge denied a new trial. The state has filed a habitual offender bill against Bartie aimed at getting him extra years in prison because of his felony record. By Theresa Schmidt | May 14, 2021 at 7:52 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 8:23 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - El Jerico Bartie appeared in court to request a new trial today. Bartie’s basis for the request was that there was insufficient evidence that he had specific intent to kill, but First Assistant D.A. Jacob Johnson says the state had plenty of evidence to dispute that.