As many as 10 percent of Shreveport’s entire municipal police department may have been compromised as the result of sweeping disciplinary action, including suspensions, firings, and resignations lumped together under the headings of “departmental leave” and “administrative leave,” LouisianaVoice has learned.
A Facebook posting listed 40 officers and one Bossier Parish deputy sheriff who were disciplined for various offenses between December 1, 2019 and June 15 of this year, including distribution of anabolic steroids, several fatal shootings, fights, domestic abuse, obscenity, inappropriate social media posts, and a fatal beating.
Administrative leave if paid leave, unless otherwise specified, typically used when an officer is under investigation, such as that which would be conducted by the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB).
Departmental leave is paid leave, unless otherwise noted, used typically when an officer is under criminal investigation.
Of the 40 officers disciplined, 29 (72.5 percent) were placed on departmental leave, meaning they were likely under criminal investigation. They included:
- Janica Allen—simple battery;
- Randy Bordelon, James Lorenzen, Brian Skinner, and Bossier Parish sheriff’s deputy Jonathan Colgin—distribution of anabolic steroids;
- Trevion Brooks—fatal shooting of Anthony Childs on February 5, 2019;
- Tyler Cheney and Clemmie Porter—fatal shooting of San Juan Thomas on February 25, 2020;
- Roger Courtney—possible involvement in his brother’s DWI arrest, resigned May 31, 2020;
- Landry Ducote, D’Quavius Franklin, Joshua Gatson, Carlton Hardy, William Isenhour, Christopher McConnell, Michael Schultz, Deonquanita Smith, James Tipton—no reason given;
- Brian Ross, Treona McCarter and D’Marea Johnson—their involvement in the fatal beating of Tommie McGlothen only six days after Johnson joined the department;
- Sheena Morris—DWI;
- Cinterrica Mosby and Phillip Tucker—verbal and physical interactions while responding to a call;
- Charles Strawn—fatal shooting of suspect Gregory Jones;
- Sparkle Tims—shooting of suspect Hayward Smith;
- Jaquerus Turner—domestic abuse battery and domestic abuse battery with child endangerment;
- Delandro Washington—improper telephone communications, improper language, and harassment for allegedly sending messages to his estranged wife that contained “obscene, profane, vulgar language and threatening of illegal or immoral acts with intent to coerce, intimidate or harass the victim.”
- Brent Mason—inappropriate social media posts following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Ten others (25 percent) were placed on administrative leave. They were:
- Ricky Daughtery, Landarious Ford, Lathan Meyers, Jordan Lewis, Tiffany Oliver—no reason provided;
- Yondarious Johnson—excessive force;
- Joshunnna Jones—domestic abuse;
- Symphany Mays and Qualesha Jackson—fighting;
- Darius Morris—attempted 2nd degree murder.
Additionally, Carl Williams was reported “AWOL” beginning on February 10, 2020, with a beginning date of January 25, 2020. Placed on “Departmental Leave” beginning February 24, 2020, with a beginning date of January 25, 2020. Resigned on April 20, 2020. No additional information on the reason for the “Departmental Leave” is currently available. It is also unclear whether Williams was a SPD Officer or employed by the Jail.
With an authorized force of nearly 600 officers, the 40 disciplined officers is a significant number and expected by some to grow even larger as police departments in general come under closer scrutiny.
Sources have indicated to LouisianaVoice that more suspensions and firings might well be on the way for one of the largest municipal police departments in the state.
Louisiana Voice 
That sounds like some major housecleaning.
What about John Mays was attacked by a shreveport city female jailer on November 19,2019 during video court and the city jail and shreveport police department refused to do anything about it and I had surgery on my lower spine and I have pins and rods in my back. Since nothing was done about it that’s why John Mays and the ACLU is filing a federal lawsuit. And the shreveport city court who illegally convicted me without a guilty verdict. Lied and said they had the officer as a witness who never be was a witness at all but told the court he made a mistake and he wanted to do the right thing and drop my case against me. The court decision was to still try to convict me telling me that the same officer who told them I was innocent and drop my case the court did not. The court tried to force me to plead guilty because they knew the officer was never a witness at all and they said that was the only reason they held me. They forced me to do more time than what the charge call for and made me pay the cost of court and fines and never was found guilty at all. Next they know the DOJ is here now they want to clean house to late they are here also because I filed a federal complaint on shreveport and bossier city and bossier parish court and shreveport and bossier city jail as well. To all defendants it’s time to stand up and file federal lawsuits on the city and the state la judiciary and others for allowing state and local court prosecutors and judges and peace officers know we are not going to stand for that at all. I had 5 prosecutors and 5 judges that tried to falsely convict me well they did and without a guilty plea at all. Next bossier city court head judge Thomas wilson and bossier city only prosecutor gordon lance mosley and to every inmates and defendants if you went to court in bossier city court and tried to have prosecutor mosley remove and could not then you have a case then. The judges and state refused to remove him didn’t tell you he was the only prosecutor and that’s a violation of our civil rights under deprivation of the color of law statue and prosecutors can’t claim immunity at all. So contact the macarthur justice center or ACLU in New Orleans. I told them that I am standing up for every defendants. Next the bossier parish court is a nother court out there bad so watch the news it’s going down in Shreveport and bossier courts and city jails and bossier city jail tell inmates they not required to give them toothpaste and toothbrush cause they live in the area and their families needs to do that for them and if out of state then they got u.
This is why the public confidence trust and faith is not there at all and this tells the people that they are there to serve and protect, we not only have a problem but we can’t have anybody as law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges in our criminal justice system at all. When we have officials like these there is no public trust at all. Once these officials cross the line the public trust has been violated as well. Think about it, who are we serving and protecting then, the public or themselves? In the mass of all of this the laws that are broken by officials seems a message to the public this these officials have placed themselves above the law is why immunity should be prohibited and the defendants are the ones who suffer from the results of this. Next the courts are no different also, because those prosecutors and judges are also the same problem and a part of the problem as well as those officers that are not held for accountability and the reason why the scales of justice is unbalanced for the lack of accountability. When we have half of a police department officers in this system in this manner the public looks at all cases they have arrested and handle should be reviewed for such misconduct that is questionable of these misconduct acts that have never been question at all. That is something to think about and question and how many defendant went through justice unlawfully. These defendants that these officials handle not only should know about this but have all their arrest and cases reviewed and excess to all public records pertaining to those same officials misconduct by law. This is the question that should be answered by officials why have no defendants have been informed of this at all and is owed to every defendants that came in contact with these officials.