Shreveport Man Found Guilty of Brutal Home Invasion

A Caddo Parish jury determined that a Shreveport man terrorized, assaulted and robbed an elderly woman in her Southern Hills home last July.

24 year-old Kendrell Quinte Thomas committed home invasion and cruelty to a person with infirmities when he forced his way into the home of his victim, a 91-year-old widow. She had been found by concerned relatives tied-up with wire and rope in a closet.

The victim said Thomas forced his way into the house, knocking her down and dragging her by her feet from room to room looking for money and jewelry. She said he hit her in the head several times, before tying her up and putting her in the closet.

Detectives found images on neighbors' cameras and from the bank, where one of the victim’s stolen checks was cashed. Thomas was identified and arrested at his house with $1,800 in cash and belongings of the victim, clothing seen in the neighbor’s surveillance video, the backpack used in the crime and a ski mask.

From the Caddo DA:

"When Thomas returns to Judge Mosely's court March 18, 2026, he faces at least one and up to 30 years at hard labor without probation, parole or suspension of sentence for home invasion and at least one and up to 10 years for the cruelty conviction.

Thomas was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Ross Owen. He was represented by the Caddo Parish Indigent Defenders office.

The case was docket No. 409895."