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The following defendants were convicted or pled guilty to various charges and were sentenced in the 15th Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion:
1. Tekoa Schexnider, Unauthorized Entry into an Inhabited Dwelling; 2 years hard labor
2. John Harrington, Indecent Behavior with Juvenile; 7 years hard labor, suspend all but 2 years, 3 years supervised probation
3. Kinnie Henderson, Jr., Attempted Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; 5 years hard labor
4. Kinnie Henderson, Jr., Failure to Register as Sex Offender; 2 years hard labor

U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham visited Abbeville on Tuesday in his campaign for governor.
He visited Abbeville and walked through the Vermilion Parish Courthouse.
He is one of two Republicans who said they are willing to challenge Democratic incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards in the October election.
Abraham is a U.S. representative from northeastern Louisiana. He is on his third term as a United States representative.
He threw his name into the hat because he did not like the direction Louisiana is headed.

The Abbeville Police Department is asking for any assistance in locating a female runaway juvenile.
According to the Abbeville Police Department, the juvenile has habitually runaway from home, and her family is desperately attempting to locate her.
The juvenile, identified as 16-year-old Kyasiah Nickerson of Abbeville, La., is believed to possibly be in the Baton Rouge area.
The juvenile has been entered into the N.C.I.C. database as an endangered runaway.