DA labels Eunice man a habitual criminal

St. Landry Parish District Attorney Chad Pitre will ask that a Eunice man be sentenced as a habitual criminal. Billy James Thomas, 49, of Eunice, was found guilty by a 12-person jury on Aug. 28 of three counts of simple burglary of a vehicle, one count of attempted theft of more than $5,000 and one count of attempted theft of more than $1,000. Assistant District Attorney Kylie Leblanc used casi...

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