One man was dead, the other headed to prison in 9 seconds

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Eunice man found guilty of stabbing man to death
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 Joseph Guillory of Eunice faces life in prison after being found guilty of stabbing Haaymen “Pumpkin” Doresseau Jr. to death on May 15, 2015, in Acadian Village.

Jurors returned a guilty verdict against Guillory on a second-degree murder charge in 27th Judicial Court District Judge Alonzo Harris’ courtroom in Opelousas Tuesday in a trial that began Monday.
Guillory, 31, faces sentencing on Dec. 15.
Eunice Police were called about a stabbing at the Acadian Village Apartments on Fuselier Street at 4:29 p.m. May 15.
Prosecutor Don Richard, an assistant district attorney, described the incident in his opening statement on Monday to a jury of eight women and five men.
A surveillance video was shown several times during the two-day trial. In nine seconds of the video Guillory is seen charging Doresseau, who staggers away.
The aggressor cannot claim self defense, Richard said
In the video, Doresseau arrives at the apartments leaving a white car, which is driven away.
Dr. Christopher Tape, a forensic pathologist, said Doresseau had a blood alcohol content of 1.5 percent nearly twice the legal limit and tested positive for cocaine, Richard said.
Doresseau was headed to his mother’s apartment, where he lived, when he passed by the apartment of Naomi Dupre, where Guillory lived with her and their three children.
As Doresseau passes by Dupre’s apartment, a dark figure walks quickly to Doresseau and the stabbing occurs in about nine seconds, he said.
Doresseau was stabbed twice by the four-inch spring-loaded knife. Tape said the fatal wound was on Doresseau’s left side and penetrated four inches and damaged the lung. Doresseau also was stabbed through the left arm below the elbow in what the doctor described as a defensive wound.
“It takes nine seconds to kill Haaymen Doresseau,” Richard said.
No weapon was found on Doresseau’s body.
Witness Skylar Vidrine said she saw Doresseau’s hands up in a defensive posture.
Vidrine said Guillory walked from the apartment to confront Doresseau.
“I didn’t see he was stabbed until I saw the blood.”
The prosecutor said even if Doresseau was disturbing the peace, Guillory shouldn’t have been “judge, jury and excutioneer.”
Defense attorney Roy Richard said it was Doresseau who was the aggressor moving through Guillory’s children in the incident while “raising hell.”
Guillory made the 911 call to report the stabbing and said he was the one who did the stabbing.
Naomi Dupre said Doresseau would knock on her door asking for cigarettes and on the day of the stabbing, Doresseau was “out hand.”
Doresseau passed by her house then came in the yard and walked up to them with his hand in his pocket, she said.
Dupre said Doresseau swung followed by Guillory taking a swing.
“All I saw was Joseph swing one time,” she said.
Sgt. Nicholas Cooley, lead detective in the case, said Sgt. A.J. Frank obtained a search warrant for Dupre’s apartment. The knife was found in a bedroom in the apartment, he said.
In a news report after the incident, Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot said the stabbing occurred as a result of an ongoing feud between the two men.
Fontenot also points out that Guillory had never been in trouble with police and cooperated with the investigation.
Guillory was first charged with manslaughter and illegal carrying of a weapon. He was indicted in August 2015 on the second-degree murder charge.