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Case Description
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On a tragic day in January 2019, 43-year-old Billy Don Ernest was killed in a violent shooting spree that spanned two Louisiana parishes. A male victim, Ernest, found his life cut short in what would become a widely reported crime. The events unfolded as part of a deadly rampage that claimed the lives of four other individuals, leaving a community in shock and mourning.

The suspect in these brutal killings was identified as Dakota Theriot, who was 21 years old at the time of the incident. ...Read More
Victim Details

Billy Don Ernest

Male

White / Caucasian

Gonzales

LA

2019-01-26

43

Billy

Don Ernest

03/02/2026