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January 9, 2007A Galliano man convicted in November of armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was sentenced last Thursday by the Hon. John E. LeBlanc.
Gavin Galjour, 33, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed robbery, and given an additional 15 years for the gun charge, totaling a consecutive 35 years without probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
“I’m pleased with the sentence of the Court,” said Assistant District Attorney Mark Chiasson. “The defendant has an extensive criminal record, and is an extremely dangerous individual.”
Galjour was convicted of several felonies, including possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
He is also being prosecuted as a habitual offender, which if convicted, could mean life in prison. Arraignment for the habitual offender charge is Jan. 18.
The sentencing stems from an incident on Feb. 16, 2006, in a FEMA trailer at Jerica Street in Galliano. The victim was visiting a resident in the trailer when an already present Galjour pulled a semi-automatic pistol on the victim and demanded his wallet and money.
LeBlanc found Galjour guilty of both charges after a two-day bench trial in late November.
Also last week, former Golden Meadow Police Dept. officer Brian Commardelle pled guilty as charged to a malfeasance charge stemming from a State Police undercover operation in July of 2005.
The plea was not the result of a plea bargain, instead coming with no promise of a fixed sentence.
Commardelle, 26, of Lockport was allegedly making traffic stops on undocumented Hispanic males and asking for money in exchange for not issuing a citation. On July 28, 2005, a State Trooper posing as an undocumented Hispanic was stopped and let go without a citation after Comardelle took $400 in marked bills from the undercover officer.
The Hon. Jerome J. Barbera, III sentenced Commardelle to serve three years in prison with the department of corrections. After one year in prison, the balance of the sentence will be suspended, and thereafter he will be on supervised probation for three years. Comardelle was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 and perform 16 hours of community service per month, while on probation.
“When an officer breaches the trust placed in him by society, it undermines the entire criminal justice system,” said District Attorney Camille A. Morvant, II.
