HENDERSON DWIGHT WESLEY SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER

October 24, 2022, Bo Duhé, District Attorney for the 16th Judicial District announced that:

     
     On October 21, 2022, HENDERSON DWIGHT WESLEY, D.O.B. 11/15/91 was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Ronald Chillis, Jr. On February 15, 2015, Wesley fired multiple rounds through the front door of Chillis’ home in the Four Corners area of St. Mary Parish, La. Cell phone data, video surveillance and witness testimony placed Wesley at the scene of the murder firing multiple rounds through the front door of Chillis’ home in the Four Corners area of St. Mary.

     At the sentencing hearing, both parents of Ronald Chillis, Jr., Evelyn and Ronald “Chip” Chillis, Sr., testified about the loving and caring impact their son had on family and friends and how the actions of Henderson Wesley have forever changed that.

     Bo Duhé commented, “I express my condolences and prayers to Evelyn, Chip, and their family for their loss. I have witnessed the strength and courage of these parents support of their child in pursuit of justice.”

     Daniel Smart, Assistant Attorney General and Assistant District Attorney, Brady Hollzclaw prosecuted the case for the State of Louisiana.