A 33-year-old man admitted to fatally shooting two people in the Desire area in 2017, according to the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday (June 14).
Rodney Marsh pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in connection with the shooting deaths of 22-year-old Cierra Green and 25-year-old Terry Jones, the district attorney’s office said. Police found both Green and Jones in the living room of a home in the 3600 block of Kimi O’Grady Avenue on Sept. 6, 2017.
Marsh also pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, obstruction of justice in a homicide investigation and a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer, the district attorney’s office said.
Green, a mother of three young daughters, was shot while seated on a sofa and was pronounced dead on the scene, authorities said. Jones was found on the living room floor and was rushed to University Medical Center, but died from his gunshot wound three days later on Sept. 9.
Marsh also shot at another woman, but missed, authorities said. That woman was not reported to be injured, but the attempt on her life resulted in Marsh being booked with an additional charge of attempted second-degree murder.
In an affidavit for Marsh’s arrest, detectives said Marsh and Green “were involved in a verbal altercation which suddenly turned physical, where Marsh began striking the victim.” Jones then arrived at the house and tried to intervene, until Marsh pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots at both Jones and Green, the affidavit stated.
Police arrested Marsh in connection with the fatal shootings on Sept. 14, 2017.
New Orleans East man booked with Desire double-murder
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