WAFB
August 10, 2015
An arrest has been made in connection to a double homicide that happened on the outskirts of Donaldsonville on January 26, 2015. Deputies have arrested and charged 26-year-old Quinton Jackson with two counts of first degree murder.
On January 26, 2015, 37-year-old Chad Nichols was found dead on the front lawn of his home in Donaldsonville. Deputies say 29-year-old Benny Booker was found in the doorway of Nichols’ home. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. Officials say both men were fatally shot and the investigation revealed the shooting was a drug-related crime, with the possible motive of robbery.
Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley says heroin was found in Nichols’ home during the investigation.
Shell casings recovered from the double homicide scene were examined by the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab and New Orleans Police Department Crime Lab. Lab results revealed the weapon used in the double shooting in Donaldsonville is the same weapon that was used in four separate shootings in New Orleans between 2011 and 2013, according to Sheriff Wiley.
Additionally, Booker’s vehicle, a 2007 white Dodge Magnum, was stolen from Nichols driveway at the time of the homicide. A second vehicle, which appears to be a 2006-2011 white 4-door, 3 series BMW was captured on surveillance video traveling with the Magnum speeding through Donaldsonville away from Latino Drive. The video shows four occupants in the BMW and one driving the stolen Dodge Magnum.
The stolen Magnum was later recovered in the New Orleans area after it was set on fire.