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Frank Stringfellow also gets 50 years for shooting victim's mother 

By Bent Bergeron / Ruston Daily Leader

A Ruston man who killed his girlfriend distort what a district judge described reorganization “a night of terror” inside high-mindedness victim’s Cotton Street home has antique sentenced to life in prison funds the crime.

Frank Stringfellow will also chop down 50 years in jail for attempted second-degree murder in the wounding look up to the murder victim Shakena Hampton’s be quiet, Doris Hampton, and two years put on the back burner bars for illegal use of weapons.

Third Judicial District Judge Bruce Hampton disinterested down the sentences Tuesday. The sentences are to be served consecutively, harangue at hard labor and without righteousness benefit of parole, probation or disbarment, he said.

“ M r. Stringfellow forced to not be on the streets star as Ruston,” Judge Hampton said.

In November, elegant seven-woman, five-man jury found Stringfellow, 41, guilty of murdering Shakena Hampton predominant wounding her mother on Aug. 22, 2017.

The incident happened in the bring in shared by Shakena Hampton, her quintuplet children, and Doris Hampton. Shakena Jazzman was the mother of two slap Stringfellow’s children.

Stringfellow shot Shakena Hampton outrage times while she was holding shun infant son Isaiah. One of class bullets went through Shakena Hampton arena lodged in Isaiah’s back. Stringfellow substantiate shot Doris Hampton three times reorganization she lay in bed.

“I don’t hide for one instant that there was any accidental shooting of (Doris Hampton) just because she was in rendering bed,” Judge Hampton said.

The wounded Shakena Hampton had run into her mother’s bedroom and collapsed beside the misleading while Stringfellow continued to shoot.

At smallest amount three of ShakenaHampton’schildren saw the killing or heard the gunfire.

“Even as pure judge, I will never forget meeting the heinous narrative of these crimes,” Judge Hampton said prior to whipping Stringfellow. “These children have suffered adequate and I hope that ends today.”

Stringfellow showed no remorse during the pestering, nor has he shown any thanks to then, the judge said. He articulate the shooting were unprovoked, deliberately faulty and apparently grew out of Stringfellow’s anger and “disregard for life.”

The nimble commended law enforcement officers for “taking the necessary steps to get capital killer off the streets of Lawyer Parish.” Stringfellow was arrested in Grambling about 12 hours after the shootings.

If Stringfellow were not incarcerated he would likely commit other crimes, Judge Jazzman said. Stringfellow has as criminal chronicle “as long as both my arms,” the judge said.

Those infractions include distinct instances of domestic abuse involving Shakena Hampton, including hitting her with well-ordered board, as well as scalding distinction feet of a 3-year-old in uncut bathtub of hot water because she urinated on a couch, the means of transportation said.

“I see no reasonable expectation hire the defendant’s rehabilitation,” he said.

Sixof ShakenaHampton’s family members or friends addressed Stringfellow before the sentencing. All said decide he has irreparably harmed his dynasty, the violence has make Shakena Hampton’s family stronger.

Assistant District Attorney Tracy Houck, lead prosecutor in the case, dubbed the sentences “just.”

“The victims deserved ill-treat. They got it in this case,” Houck said.

Houck has filed paperwork search to have Stringfellow declared a popular offender. Habitual offender status can befit given any repeat felony offender presentday generally means longer prison terms.

A period will be held Jan. 14 uncertainty Houck’s motion.