JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — On Thursday, a Jefferson Parish judge sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of a barbershop owner a few months after Hurricane Ida.
Prosecutors say 38-year-old Raymond Lee shot Alonzo Wiley in an armed robbery at a motel in the 2200 block of the Westbank expressway, where they were both residents at the time in December 2021.
“Our family hasn’t been the same since he’s been gone, as he was the one to light up every party and every conversation,” Wiley's cousin wrote prosecutors. To everyone on the outside looking in, he was a barber and a businessman or even just another name on the docket. But to us, he was a protective cousin, a fun uncle, a supportive brother, and a loving son.”
Lee shot Wiley three times as he tried to get away. Then he placed a pillow over Wiley's head and shot him twice more in the face before leaving with his belongings.
Lee received the mandatory sentence of life in prison.
Judge Michael Mentz also sentenced Lee to 40 years for the obstruction charge and 20 for the firearm charge. He ordered the sentences to be served concurrently.
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