Louisiana Inmate Gets Life Sentence After Throwing Feces at Correctional Officer

NEW ORLEANS, LA (KPEL) — A Louisiana inmate already serving time in a correctional center in New Orleans is now facing even more time behind bars.

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According to WVUE, 37-year-old Tomarcus Porter already had eight convictions from five different cases, including manslaughter, aggravated second-degree battery, four counts of aggravated battery, and two counts of bringing contraband into a penal institution.

Prior to that, he was convicted on aggravated sexual battery, second-degree battery, theft, illegal carrying of weapons, failure to register as a sex offender, aggravated assault, three charges of criminal property damage, and six contraband violations.

Now, District Attorney Collin Sims says Porter was convicted of battery of a correctional officer after ignoring instructions and instead throwing feces from the toilet at the officer, also striking another officer nearby.

A jury convicted Porter of battery of a correctional officer, and he was officially handed down his life sentence on September 12th, according to WVUE.

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