State of Louisiana v. Eutravious Houston

Shreveport, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with pointing a handgun at a police drone.

On July 30, 2025, Shreveport police, along with the U.S. Marshals' Violent Offender Task Force, were executing arrest warrants in the 1500 block of Belwood Street in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. While looking for another individual suspected to be inside a residence, officers were told that Houston was inside and refusing to come out.

After obtaining consent from the homeowner, a drone operated by officers with the Street Level Interdiction Unit flew into the house where Houston was observed pointing a Glock handgun directly at it. Officers ran Houston's name and discovered that he had been convicted of Illegal Use of Weapons in 2021, prohibiting him from possessing a firearm.

Assistant District Attorneys Chase Burgess and Christopher S. Bowman prosecuted Houston. He was represented by the Caddo Indigent Defenders office.

The Defendant elected to plead guilty and was sentenced to a 10 years in prison without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.