NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Natchitoches woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison in a case concerning the attempted murder of police officers, according to District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington.

The Natchitoches DA’s Office shared that LaKendra Bolton , 26, entered a guilty plea before Division ‘B’ Judge Lala Sylvester in the 10th Judicial District Court. She was sentenced to 23 years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections.

The DA’s Office said the conviction and sentencing result from a 2024 incident at Super One Foods in Natchitoches . Responding to a theft complaint, officers encountered Bolton inside the store. As officers attempted to detain her, authorities said Bolton fled, entered her vehicle and struck two officers with her car before fle

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