MURDER VICTIM

Updated: Fri 10:28 AM, Feb 01, 2019
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RICHMOND COUNTY, VA (WAFB) - Accused mass murderer Dakota Theriot, 21, waived extradition during a hearing Friday morning in Virginia and is being sent back to Louisiana to face judgment in the deaths of five people. Theriot will return to Ascension Parish, where he faces two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his parents, Keith and Elizabeth Theriot.
After being charged there, he will go to Livingston Parish, where he is expected to be charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Billy Ernest, Summer Ernest, and Tanner Ernest. Autopsies showed they were also shot. “We know what happened here," Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said during a news conference on Jan. 29, 2019. "He killed five people. This is a monster.” He added if the district attorney moves forward with the case, the prosecution would not be opposed to seeking capital punishment.

OBITUARY:
Tanner McKenzie Ernest was born on November 2, 2001 to Billy Ernest, Jr. and Rhonda Champagne. He transitioned to be with our Heavenly Father on January 26, 2019. Tanner was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He later moved with his family to Denham Springs, Louisiana. He was a junior at Denham Springs High School. Tanner was creative, intelligent, and handsome with a gift of humor. He was well mannered, godly, and respectful of his peers. Tanner had a deep passion for music and could not resist playing a quick game of basketball. He loved to laugh and make people laugh. His desire was to see his friends and family happy and he appreciated the simple things in life. Tanner's influence and bright personality will live on through his family and friends. He is survived in death by his mother Rhonda Champagne, his brother Hunter Ernest, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandmothers. He was preceded in death by both grandfathers, Billy Ernest, Sr. and Ronald Champagne, Jr. Visitation will be held at Abundant Life Church in Denham Springs, LA on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. until Funeral Service at 12 p.m. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.

MURDER VICTIM

Updated: Fri 10:28 AM, Feb 01, 2019
www.kalb.com
RICHMOND COUNTY, VA (WAFB) - Accused mass murderer Dakota Theriot, 21, waived extradition during a hearing Friday morning in Virginia and is being sent back to Louisiana to face judgment in the deaths of five people. Theriot will return to Ascension Parish, where he faces two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of his parents, Keith and Elizabeth Theriot.
After being charged there, he will go to Livingston Parish, where he is expected to be charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Billy Ernest, Summer Ernest, and Tanner Ernest. Autopsies showed they were also shot. “We know what happened here," Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said during a news conference on Jan. 29, 2019. "He killed five people. This is a monster.” He added if the district attorney moves forward with the case, the prosecution would not be opposed to seeking capital punishment.

OBITUARY:
Tanner McKenzie Ernest was born on November 2, 2001 to Billy Ernest, Jr. and Rhonda Champagne. He transitioned to be with our Heavenly Father on January 26, 2019. Tanner was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He later moved with his family to Denham Springs, Louisiana. He was a junior at Denham Springs High School. Tanner was creative, intelligent, and handsome with a gift of humor. He was well mannered, godly, and respectful of his peers. Tanner had a deep passion for music and could not resist playing a quick game of basketball. He loved to laugh and make people laugh. His desire was to see his friends and family happy and he appreciated the simple things in life. Tanner's influence and bright personality will live on through his family and friends. He is survived in death by his mother Rhonda Champagne, his brother Hunter Ernest, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandmothers. He was preceded in death by both grandfathers, Billy Ernest, Sr. and Ronald Champagne, Jr. Visitation will be held at Abundant Life Church in Denham Springs, LA on Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 9 a.m. until Funeral Service at 12 p.m. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.