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Murder suspect indicted
Published Friday, November 20, 2009
VIDALIA —Michael Kelly Stevens could face the death penalty when he goes to trial.
Stevens, 41, was indicted earlier this week by the grand jury on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Vidalia resident Mike Welch, 52.
The indictment states that the 10-person grand jury, “heard witnesses and viewed evidence concerning Michael Kelly Stevens for first-degree murder, one (murder) occurring between the dates of Oct. 1, 2009 and Oct. 4.”
Stevens was initially charged with second-degree murder, but the grand jury has the ability to change charges to greater or lesser offenses.
The punishment for second-degree murder is life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence, but when someone is convicted of first-degree murder the possibility of the death penalty is also placed on the table.
Stevens was arrested Oct. 13. He had fled the area and was in Channelview, Texas, when Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies saw the vehicle he was driving — the victim’s pickup truck — in a park after closing time.
He initially tried to flee, and unsuccessfully attempted to swim away in the nearby Houston Ship Channel before being arrested.
Stevens was extradited to Concordia Parish Oct. 28, and Judge Leo Boothe set his bond at $2 million.
Welch’s body was discovered at his 804 Myrtle St., residence Oct. 4. His throat had been cut.
Family members said Welch lived alone, but at the time of the slaying police said Welch had allowed Stevens to stay at the house.
Stevens, who had two prior sex crime convictions, had used the victim’s address when he registered as a sex offender in Concordia Parish.
When Stevens was booked into the Concordia Parish jail following his extradition, he also used the Myrtle Street address.
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Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 12:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What a sorry piece of humanity.
Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Waste of oxygen really! They should go for the death penalty on this one! What he did was horrendous!
Posted by timefertruth (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 5:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
DEATH PENALTY ALL THE WAY: THEY SHOULD DECAPITATE HIM WITH A DULL BUTTER KNIFE!
Posted by dekv2000 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 8 a.m.
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Posted by SIOUXLADY (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 8:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
JUSTICE...
Posted by attaboy (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
dekv2000--What do you have against our local catfish? They don't need that kind of food.
Posted by snowgarden (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 11:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Way to go Grand Jury on the 1st degree charge!! That should stick it to everyone who claims the justice system around here gives everyone a pass. Don't call me for jury duty; I recomment the death penalty!!
Posted by dekv2000 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My apologies ND, I just got swept up in the moment.
Posted by justthefacts (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 7:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This story has been posted on the Nat Demo On-Line for almost 24 hrs and there are only NINE comments here (not including mine). Where are all of the "baggy pants", "saggy pants", "them", "lack of morals", "lack of values", "child hood", "no education", "inner city", "no mother of father" etc., comments? I wonder if the perps involved in the stories have anything to do with this? Hmmm...
Posted by justthefactsman (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 10:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Justthefacts you are a copy cat. I am the only justthefacts man. This fellow isn't worth the keystrokes it takes to make a comment about him. Nuff said.
Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on November 20, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have it on good authority that the DA is going to plea this down to 2nd degree and life for a guilty plea!
That just sets my teeth on edge! So far I have yet to see this district attorney actually try a case. He seems content to just plead everything out!
Posted by revols (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
nothing wrong with pleading a case. cheaper on the state, the defendant gets life w/o parole, and the victims are spared from the ordeal of a trial (which is painful).
Posted by FadedGlory (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 1:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is painful on the taxpayers who have to pay for his sorry butt for the rest of his useless life!
Why should this man get to live out the remaining years of his life being taken care of when he did something so horrible to a man in a wheel chair! I wouldn't call that justice for the victim or his family!
Posted by uneekofficerbrod (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Angola has plenty of cots available...lots of lonley men searching for their solemate so, i'm sure a sex offender will be on cloud 9 in Angola...
Posted by timefertruth (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Or on a new young inmate, LOL
Posted by hitchcock (anonymous) on November 21, 2009 at 8:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
DEATH!
Let's not waste any more tax payers money on this scum bag that necessary.
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