Indictments for Murder

Sheriff Aaron Mitchell and District Attorney Don Burkett announce a Sabine Parish Grand Jury returned two indictments last week for second degree murder charges. Robert Earl Preston (age-39) and Edward Lamar Glynn Jr (age-29), both of Many, were booked into the Sabine Parish Detention Center this week. Two Sabine Parish residents died last year from an overdose of illegal drugs allegedly sold to them by Preston and Glynn. Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives investigated the cases and were able to obtain toxicology and autopsy reports, cell phone records, and other digital data as evidence in the cases, as well as witness information. Sheriff Mitchell said this is the first time an illegal drug dealer has been charged with murder in an overdose death in Sabine Parish. District Attorney Burkett said in section (3) of L.R.S. 14:30.1, it states "Second degree murder is the killing of a human being when the offender unlawfully distributes or dispenses a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, or any combination thereof, which is the direct cause of the death of the recipient who ingested or consumed the controlled dangerous substance." "Whoever commits the crime of second degree murder shall be punished by life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence." Preston's bond was set at $1 million, he remains in jail. Glynn Jr's bond has not been set at this time. (All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.)