SHREVEPORT, La. — A Dallas, Texas man was convicted Wednesday in Caddo District Court for the January 2022 slaying of Shreveporter Jermond Houston in a West 70th Street convenience store.
After hearing testimony and reviewing evidence, the 10-man, two-woman jury in District Judge Donald Hathaway Jr.’s court returned a unanimous second-degree murder verdict against Noel Deon Garner, 30. Deliberations took less than an hour.
The slaying occurred inside the Shell Station in the 5400 block of West 70th Street just after midnight. Garner walked into the store while Houston, 25, was checking out…