RELEASED FROM JAIL: East Texas man sentenced in fatal 2023 Mardi Gras parade shooting released from jail
Jace Greenslate served six months of a one-year jail sentence for the negligent homicide of 17-year-old Kip Lewis.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - An East Texas man sentenced earlier this year in connection with the fatal shooting of a friend during a 2023 Shreveport Mardi Gras parade has been released from jail.
Jace Greenslate, 19, of DeBerry, Texas, was released on Oct. 11, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Greenslate pleaded guilty in February to negligent homicide in the Feb. 18, 2023, shooting death of 17-year-old Kip Christensen Lewis.
In April, a judge sentenced Greenslate to five years, suspending all but one year to be served at the Caddo Correctional Center.
Under the terms of his sentence, Greenslate must complete three years of supervised probation, which the court approved to be transferred to Texas.
The court ordered the weapon used in the incident forfeited and destroyed.
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