NEW ROADS, La. (WAFB) – The son of Iberville Parish Assessor Randy Sexton filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the New Roads Police Officer who shot him used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights by shooting him as he fled.
John Dillon Sexton was shot on September 19, 2025, when a New Roads Police Officer responded to a disturbance at the O’Riley’s Auto Parts Store located on Hospital Road.
The lawsuit names the New Roads Police Department and Officer John Chambliss. The lawsuit says the Officer engaged Sexton by using a taser, bean bag bullets, and a firearm…