A Jefferson Parish judge on Monday handed down a 40-year sentence to a defendant convicted of killing an 18-year-old boy in a Marrero parking lot, according to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office.
Cashmere Butler was just 17 years old when prosecutors say he gunned down Samuel Tague, of Belle Chasse, on the evening of April 15, 2025.
Though indicted with second-degree murder, jurors found Butler guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter on Oct. 28. During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Tague’s mother, Denise Tague, took note of the jury’s “mercy,” according to the DA’s Office…