BATON ROUGE — A man arrested for the 2021 death of a Zachary homeowner was found guilty of reduced charges and sentenced to probation on Tuesday.
On July 18, 2021, 34-year-old Dezmon Hamilton was shot and killed in his home. Police said that Nicholas Mcquirter, then 17, climbed through the second story of Hamilton’s home to see his 14-year-old daughter.
The now 21-year-old Mcquirter pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and illegal use of a weapon. Mcquirter originally faced second-degree murder charges before Tuesday’s plea…