Winnfield Man Receives Maximum Sentence for Sexual Abuse of an Animal – EXPLICIT

The following article contains descriptions of a disturbing nature that may be offensive to some readers and/or inappropriate for children. Therefore, the content in this article is intended for mature audiences only.

According to court documents obtained by the Winn Parish Journal, Ronnie Glen Milstead of Winnfield has been sentenced to serve five years without hard labor in a sentencing hearing following being found guilty in Sexual Abuse of an Animal trial. 

Milstead was tried on October 26, 2021. The state presented a video of the defendant in a sexual act with the family dog “Sally Mae” as evidence during the trial. The jury reached a unanimous decision after deliberating for approximately three minutes, according to 8th JDC District Attorney Chris Nevils.

Before sentencing, Milstead made this statement to the court, “Yes, Ma’am. The reason that I did what I did in court, I apologize for what I did do it was certainly uncalled for, but the reason I did what I did is for the simple reason I asked my wife, we was having some problems, marital problems, and get this straight I have never cheated on her, and I’ll take a lie detector test to prove that, but I ask her for a divorce and she insisted no. So about two weeks went by, and I just, I kept on, “I want a divorce.”, and she said, “You’re not gonna get – I’m not gonna give you that divorce” period. And I said, “Well, when they when they bring me the paperwork … “, she said, “I won’t sign it.” I said, “I’ll sign it for you then.”, and she said, “You do, I’ll kill you.” It was dropped. I figured if I made look of what I did, which I didn’t actually do, but it looked like I did; if I done that, she would grant me the divorce, if she had seen the tape cause I knew it was videoing, I knew she was videoing. And that’s exactly why I did what I did, and that’s all I can say.” 

Nevils addressed the court after Milstead’s statement. During Nevils’s address, he stated, “…This man is a convicted sex criminal. He has an obvious issue with control, abuse, and with deviant behavior. And, I hope the court can recall that the only thing that this case was about was a video which showed a hundred percent absolutely that this man sodomized a dog.” Nevils also described the defendant as having no remorse and the video as “horror pornography” while addressing the court.

Milstead has two additional pending offenses for which he will be tried in the future. The pending offenses are First Degree Rape of a Juvenile under 13 years of age and Crimes Against Nature. Both crimes are described as being of a sexual and or violent nature. Court documents state that the Crimes Against Nature charge results from marrying and having sexual intercourse in Winn Parish with his biological daughter. The victim in the First Degree Rape of a Juvenile charge was Milstead’s biological granddaughter. 

Jonathan McDow was Milstead’s court-appointed attorney. In response to Nevils’s comments, McDow stated, “Your Honor, Mr. Milstead is a first time offender as Mr. Nevils has pointed out and the other charges that Mr. Milstead is charged with he is innocent until proven guilty and the court should not take into account the other charges that he is charged with cause he is technically innocent until proven guilty, and he is a first time offender, Judge.”

During sentencing 8th Judicial Court Judge Anastasia Wiley stated, “…The offender knew or should have known that the victim of the offense was particularly vulnerable or incapable of resistance due to the victim being an animal incapable of defending itself or even speaking for itself. The offender used actual violence in the commission of the offense as it was sexual abuse of a household dog with sexual penetration of the dog.”

The sentence imposed by Judge Wiley was the maximum allowed under Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:89.3: 

  • You shall relinquish custody of all animals
  • You’re not to harbor, own, possess, or exercise control over any animal for five years.
  • You’re not to reside in any household where an animal is present; engage in any occupation, whether paid or unpaid, involving animals.
  • You’re not to participate in a volunteer position at any establishment where animals are present for five years.
  • You must undergo a psychological evaluation for sex offenders and participate in any recommended psychological treatment. In addition, you should pay any cost associated with such evaluation or treatment.
  • If at any time, after your conviction, you are released on parole, the committee on parole shall require you, as a condition of parole, to participate in a sex offender program as defined by Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:828 A 2 b.
  • You are to serve five years, without hard labor, in the custody of the local sheriff and you are given credit for the time you’ve served.

You can read the court transcript by downloading the document below.

Be advised this document contains descriptions of a disturbing nature that may be offensive to some readers and/or inappropriate for children.


Here’s Who Qualified for the Municipal Primary Election

Member of School Board District 1

NamePartyRaceGender
Lacey McManusNo PartyWhiteFemale

Justice of the Peace Ward 8

NamePartyRaceGender
No Candidate

Mayor City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
Gerald “Scooter” HammsNo PartyBlackMale
Timothy HudginsRepublicanWhiteMale
George Moss – IncumbentNo PartyWhiteMale

Chief of Police City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
Johnny Ray Carpenter – IncumbentNo PartyBlackMale

Council Member District 1, City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
Erikia M. BredaDemocratBlackFemale
Alicia BrownNo PartyBlackFemale
Lawanda Holden – IncumbentNo PartyBlackFemale

Council Member District 2, City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
Kristan GreenRepublicanWhiteFemale
Ada HallDemocratBlackFemale
Winona HarrellDemocratBlackFemale
Ashley PattersonNo PartyBlackFemale
Mickey ZimmermanDemocratWhiteMale

Council Member District 3, City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
Chiquita CaldwellIndependentWhiteFemale
Sarah Junkin – IncumbentNo PartyWhiteFemale

Council Member District 4, City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
“Matt” Miller – IncumbentNo PartyWhiteMale
Ashley RhymesNo PartyWhiteFemale

Council Member District 5, City of Winnfield

NamePartyRaceGender
“Val” BeardDemocratBlackFemale
Michael MattoxNo PartyBlackMale
Teresa Phillips – IncumbentIndependentBlackFemale

The following is important information for the Saturday, March 26, 2022 Open Municipal Primary Election:

  • The deadline to register to vote in person, by mail or at the OMV Office is Feb. 23.
  • The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 5.
  • Early voting is March 12-19 (excluding Sunday, March 13) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 22 by 4:30 p.m (other than military and overseas voters). You can request an absentee ballot online through the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Voter Portal or in writing through Winn Parish Registrar of Voters Office 119 W. Main St. #105, Winnfield, LA 71483.
  • The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted absentee ballot is March 25 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
  • On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Any primary race that ends in a run off will appear on the ballot in the municipal general election on Saturday, April 30, 2022.


Public Service Announcement – Utility Bill Payment Website

The City of Winnfield advises their utility customers to not use the website on google search https://www.doxo.com to utility bills. This website is a third party company payments do not go directly to the utility office, again this is a third party company that the City of Winnfield has no control over.

If paying online please use https://olbp.logicshosted.com or go to cityofwinnfield.com.


Kiwanis December 2021 Terrific Kids

The Winnfield Kiwanis Club recently presented their Terrific Kid awards to students around Winn Parish.

Terrific Kids is a student-recognition program that promotes character development, self-esteem and perseverance. “Terrific” is an acronym for Thoughtful, Enthusiastic, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive, Friendly, Inquisitive and Capable.

Students work with their classroom teacher to establish goals to improve behavior, peer relationships, attendance or school work. All students who achieve their goals after a specified time are recognized as Terrific Kids. Recognition includes being pinned as a Terrific Kid; a pizza, ice cream or other food-themed party; and presentation of certificates and other giveaways.

Dodson has not been presented yet but will be soon.


Boil Advisory for Two Locations in Winnfield

Boil advisory in effect for the following locations in Winnfield:
Welder Road
Cole Road

Boil advisory is in effect until water sample analysis are returned. We will notify immediately when the boil advisory is lifted.

During the advisory please bring water that may be ingested to a rigorous rolling boil for at least 1 minute for items such as:
* drinking
* brushing teeth
* making ice
* cooking
* washing fruits & vegetables
* making hot beverages
* making juice from powder and concentrate
* making infant formula and cereal

The City of Winnfield apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.


WPSB Committee Meetings Today

The Winn Parish School Board Committees will meet Monday, January 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM in the meeting room of the Winn Parish School Board.

Committees:

Executive Committee
Matt Walton
Michelle Carpenter
Todd Martin

Academics and Instruction
Michelle Carpenter
Leah Clingan
Brandon DuBois
Patrick Howell
Joe Llaine Long

Finance and Budget
Joe Llaine Long
Christy Harrell
Patrick Howell
Todd Martin
Harry Scott

Personnel and Salary
Christy Harrell
Joe Lynn Browning
Michelle Carpenter
Todd Martin
Michael Riffe

Agenda:

Finance and Budget – Long, Harrell, Howell, Martin, Scott
1. WPSB Audit Report FYE – June 30, 2021
2. Surplus Property (Bus #67) Bids
3. ESSER Expenditures
4. Athletic Admission Fees

Academics and Instruction – Carpenter, Clingan, DuBois, Howell, Long
1. WPSB Calendar 2022-23
2. Extracurricular Drug Testing Policy

Personnel and Salary- Harrell, Browning, Carpenter, Martin, Riffe
1. Supplemental Pay

Executive- Walton, Carpenter, Martin
1. Set Agenda


7th Annual Winn Community Feast – Saturday, Feb. 5th

The 7th Annual Winn Community Feast will be Saturday, Feb. 5th, from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Winnfield Civic Center on the Winn Parish Fair Grounds.

This annual event grew out of the practice developed by Shelia Mitchell of getting a meal together and inviting her neighbors to come to her yard and partake of it along with her, including ministers from the community who might share their wisdom with the people in the yard throughout the day. Over several years, the number of people served in Shelia’s yard grew so that her kitchen and her yard couldn’t contain the event, and she needed more help in preparing the meals.

When Shelia joined with Jane Purser and Mary Lou Blackley to form Caring & Sharing in Unity for our Community Winnfield in 2019, the group began sponsoring what is now known as the Winn Community Feast hosted by Laurel Heights Baptist Church in 2020 and 2021.

This year, through the generosity of the City of Winnfield and its mayor, George Moss, it moves to the Winnfield Civic Center on the Winn Parish Fair Grounds. Places for some to sit and eat in the building will be available, although it is expected most meals will be carry out due to considerations of COVID. The meal is made possible this year largely by Winn Lumber, PriceBevilleSmith and First Assembly Winnfield.
“We do the feast as an expression and celebration of God’s love for every person in the community, and invite any who wants one to come and share a good hot meal. We want everyone in our community to come together, learn to love each other, share their needs and dreams, and work together to help each other,” say the organizers of the meal. “Precautions of temperature monitoring and sanitizing will be taken, and we ask anyone who has COVID or has been recently exposed to send someone else to pick up their meal to go.”


Notice of Death January 30, 2022

WINN:
Conrad Allen Broomfield
December 16, 1942 – January 28, 2022
Arrangements TBA

Sammy J. Franklin
May 24, 1940 – January 28, 2022
Service: Tuesday, February 1 at 1 pm at Midway Baptist Church in Jena

Cindy Renee Blake
November 16, 1973 – January 27, 2022
Service: Monday, January 31 at 10 am at Southern Funeral Home

Barbara Gayle Alderman
October 5, 1943 – January 7, 2022
Arrangements TBA

NATCHITOCHES:
Lonnie Green
May 30, 1952 – Jan 23, 2022
Service: Saturday, February 5 at 2 pm at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, located at 318 North Street in Natchitoches

Charles Benny Cofield
Nov 7, 1946 – Jan 28, 2022
Arrangements TBA

Junnie Neal
January 28, 2022
Arrangements TBA

Donald Ray Jackson
January 16, 2022
Service: Saturday, February 5 at 11 am at the Greenville Baptist Church in Clarence

Marie Roberts
July 30, 1934 – January 27, 2022
Service: Tuesday, February 1 at 12 pm in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis

Gary Lirette
February 10, 1945 – January 27, 2022
Service: Monday, January 31 at 10 am at The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Natchitoches

Frederick Lawson
Aug 15, 1956 – Jan 26, 2022
Service: Friday, February 4 at 10 am in Lawrence Serenity Sanctum

James Rachal
Arrangements TBA

Irene Johnson
Walk-through visitation/viewing: Friday, February 4 from 3-7 pm at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home, located at 318 North Street in Natchitoches, coupled with a private family funeral service on the following day at the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Natchez (formerly called the Bermuda Community). Interment in the church’s cemetery will immediately follow that family celebration.

Nicholas Flakes
Dec 5, 2000 – Jan 10, 2022
Arrangements TBA

Cornell Robinson
Jul 27, 1962 – Jan 15, 2022
Arrangements TBA


Political Hall of Fame Announces Installation Banquet February 26

Winnfield has been considered a hotbed of Louisiana politics since the days of hometown boys Huey and Earl Long. To mark the 100 th birthday anniversary of “The Kingfish” Huey P. Long in 1993, the Louisiana Political Museum held its first banquet in Winnfield to induct the Long brothers and ten other political notables into its Hall of Fame.

On Saturday, February 26, the museum will celebrate the 30th Edition of the Hall of Fame Banquet, adding seven new honorees to a list that will then total 198 members over that three-decade history.

The 2022 Political Hall of Fame inductees are longtime Tensas Parish sheriff and state police bodyguard for Huey P. Long, Elliot D. Coleman; incumbent Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon; Sikes native, journalist and West Monroe mayor Walter B. “Bert” Hatten; longtime politician and Monroe mayor W.L. “Jack” Howard; Court of Appeal judge and state senator Robert W. “Bob” Kostelka; lumber and forestry innovator Roy O. Martin III and longtime Jena physician Dr. I.C. Turnley whose first year of practice was in Winnfield. Also presented that night will be the “Louisiana Political Family of Officeholders Award” to the Claude “Buddy” Leach Family.

The event this February will be held in the Winnfield Civic Center at the Fairgrounds, 2000 S. Jones Street (Hwy 34 South). Activities will get underway at 6 p.m. The annual banquet returns to the Winnfield site every other year. In an effort to “Share the Wealth,” as Huey P. Long might say, the banquet is held in varying Louisiana metros on the alternate years.

Open seating tickets are available for $125 each by calling the museum at 318-628-5928 or online at lapolmus1@gmail.com. Reserved seating sponsorship tables of eight are also available.

The upscale event affords folks the opportunity to see and hear in-person or meet men and women who have made a true impact on our state’s political scene. This includes not only the honorees but often their friends and family attending for support. Some of these “rare air” politicians over the years have included Gov. Jimmie Davis, Gov. Edwin Edwards, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sen. John Kennedy and incumbent governors
Kathleen Blanco, Mike Foster and Jon Bell Edwards.

Blue-collar governor Earl K. Long would have appreciated the museum’s warm-up event that is open free to the public. A Hall of Fame Reception will be held at the museum from 4:30 until 5:30 p.m. on that same Saturday. This more casual and up-close reception is another opportunity for folks and meet and greet many of the honorees and their supporters.

The Louisiana Political Hall of Fame is housed in the renovated L&A Railroad depot at 499 East Main Street in Winnfield. Their collection includes individual displays of memorabilia and information on each of the inductees. Accompanied is a caricature of each, a tradition launched in 1993 by political cartoonist and Hall of Famer P.A. “Pap” Dean.


WPSB Committee Meetings Monday

The Winn Parish School Board Committees will meet Monday, January 31, 2022 at 5:00 PM in the meeting room of the Winn Parish School Board.

Committees:

Executive Committee
Matt Walton
Michelle Carpenter
Todd Martin

Academics and Instruction
Michelle Carpenter
Leah Clingan
Brandon DuBois
Patrick Howell
Joe Llaine Long

Finance and Budget
Joe Llaine Long
Christy Harrell
Patrick Howell
Todd Martin
Harry Scott

Personnel and Salary
Christy Harrell
Joe Lynn Browning
Michelle Carpenter
Todd Martin
Michael Riffe

Agenda:

Finance and Budget – Long, Harrell, Howell, Martin, Scott
1. WPSB Audit Report FYE – June 30, 2021
2. Surplus Property (Bus #67) Bids
3. ESSER Expenditures
4. Athletic Admission Fees

Academics and Instruction – Carpenter, Clingan, DuBois, Howell, Long
1. WPSB Calendar 2022-23
2. Extracurricular Drug Testing Policy

Personnel and Salary- Harrell, Browning, Carpenter, Martin, Riffe
1. Supplemental Pay

Executive- Walton, Carpenter, Martin
1. Set Agenda


Today is the Last day to Qualify for Open Municipal Primary Election

Want to make a difference in our community? Consider running for public office in the City of Winnfield. The March 26, 2022 election will include mayor, chief of police, and city council.

The following is important information for the Saturday, March 26, 2022 Open Municipal Primary Election:

  • The qualifying period for candidates is Jan. 26-28. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the Winn Parish Clerk of Court  Hon. Chesney Creel Chandler, 119 W. Main St., Room 103, Winnfield, LA 71483, Phone: 318-628-3515, Fax: 318-628-3527, Email: winncoc@suddenlinkmail.com.
  • The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Feb. 23.    
  • The deadline to register to vote through the GeauxVote Online Registration System is March 5.
  • Early voting is March 12-19 (excluding Sunday, March 13) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
  • The deadline to request an absentee ballot is March 22 by 4:30 p.m. You can request an absentee ballot online through our Voter Portal or in writing through your Registrar of Voters Office (other than military and overseas voters).
  • The deadline for a registrar of voters to receive a voted abentee ballot is March 25 by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters).
  • On election day, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Check back Monday for a list of candidates that qualified.


7th Annual Winn Community Feast – Saturday, Feb. 5th

The 7th Annual Winn Community Feast will be Saturday, Feb. 5th, from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Winnfield Civic Center on the Winn Parish Fair Grounds.

This annual event grew out of the practice developed by Shelia Mitchell of getting a meal together and inviting her neighbors to come to her yard and partake of it along with her, including ministers from the community who might share their wisdom with the people in the yard throughout the day. Over several years, the number of people served in Shelia’s yard grew so that her kitchen and her yard couldn’t contain the event, and she needed more help in preparing the meals.

When Shelia joined with Jane Purser and Mary Lou Blackley to form Caring & Sharing in Unity for our Community Winnfield in 2019, the group began sponsoring what is now known as the Winn Community Feast hosted by Laurel Heights Baptist Church in 2020 and 2021.

This year, through the generosity of the City of Winnfield and its mayor, George Moss, it moves to the Winnfield Civic Center on the Winn Parish Fair Grounds. Places for some to sit and eat in the building will be available, although it is expected most meals will be carry out due to considerations of COVID. The meal is made possible this year largely by Winn Lumber, PriceBevilleSmith and First Assembly Winnfield.
“We do the feast as an expression and celebration of God’s love for every person in the community, and invite any who wants one to come and share a good hot meal. We want everyone in our community to come together, learn to love each other, share their needs and dreams, and work together to help each other,” say the organizers of the meal. “Precautions of temperature monitoring and sanitizing will be taken, and we ask anyone who has COVID or has been recently exposed to send someone else to pick up their meal to go.”


Notary Class to Begin Feb. 8

Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer a Notary Public Exam Prep Course starting Tuesday, Feb. 8. Class time is 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday until May 5. The early bird fee is $430 until Feb. 2 and $450 after that date.

In partnership with Louisiana State University-Shreveport, this 52-hour course is an introduction to notary public fundamentals, The instructor, attorney and notary Jennifer Brown, distributes significant course study guides and materials to assist in preparation for the exam. This course will be delivered via online video conferencing. The instructor will provide participants with a conferencing link to join the class once enrolled.

Requirements for the course are that participants must have broadband access, a camera and sound. The test is based on the Louisiana Secretary of State’s newest edition of “The Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice,” which is available only at http://www.sos.la.gov or call (225) 922-0507 for further information. You must have this book on the first day of class. Please visit the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Website’s Notary and Certifications for qualifications at http://www.sos.la.gov or call (225) 922-0507. In order to take the Louisiana State Notary Exam, students must be Louisiana residents and registered to vote in Louisiana.

For more information or to register for classes call (800) 376-2422 or (318) 357-6355.

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