BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man faces a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of kidnapping, torturing and sexually abusing another man.
The Advocate reports that jurors convicted 31-year-old Almoine Lemar Powell of Baton Rouge on Friday of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated second-degree battery and two counts of second-degree sexual battery. His sentencing is scheduled Nov. 12.
Prosecutors said Powell and two housemates took the victim to a “house of horror” and tortured him for 11 hours on Aug. 3, 2017.
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Trial testimony indicated that they went after him because Powell suspected he had taken a watch and ring while fixing Powell’s truck earlier that day.
Powell’s attorney argued that a man awaiting trial inflicted many of the injuries.
The third defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy and testified against Powell.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://theadvocate.com
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