Shreveport Man Sentenced for Beating and Robbing Elderly Woman

A Shreveport man convicted of terrorizing an elderly Shreveport woman must serve the rest of his life in prison.

24 year-old Kendrell Quinte Thomas, was sentenced as a habitual offender for home invasion and cruelty to persons with infirmities. last year, Thomas forced his way into the home of his victim, a 91 year-old widow. She had been found by concerned relatives bound by wire and rope in a closet in her home.

Thomas's victim said he 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 beat her, then tied her up and put her in the closet. Detectives found images on neighbors' cameras and from the bank, where one of the victim’s stolen checks had been cashed.

Thomas was identified as the person who cashed the check, and he was 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.

Thomas must serve 30 years on the cruelty conviction, to run concurrently with the life sentence. Both terms are to be served without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence.

From the Caddo DA:

"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."