Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Fatal Shooting and 2 Rape Cases

District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted five people Friday (February 17) with second degree murder and other charges related to a Slidell shoot-out that resulted in the death of Javonte Donaldson (19) a year ago in January.
Indicted are Christover A. Davis (22) of Slidell for second degree murder, Anthony Akeem Ussin (26) of Slidell for principal to second degree murder, Cody Winchell Hartley (20) of Slidell for principal to second degree murder and obstruction of justice,  Joshua Calvin Gayles (22) of Slidell for attempted second degree murder, principal to second degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, three counts of attempted armed robbery with a firearm, and obstruction of justice, and Amira Shantell Bickham (19) of Slidell for principal to second degree murder and three counts of attempted armed robbery with a firearm.

The grand jury also returned indictments in two additional cases:
* John Eugene Burgess, 58, of Lacombe, was charged with four counts of first degree rape of a victim under the age of 13 in the rape of three victims, who were ages 10, 5, and 9 at the time of the crimes, between March and September 2016.
* Trey Allen Boudreaux, 18, of Pearl River, and a 16-year-old juvenile were charged with first-degree rape of a victim who suffered from a physical or mental infirmity. The crime occurred between Dec. 1, 2015, and August 23, 2016.

Photos not available for Amira Bickham or those indicted in the two rape cases.