Jeanerette man charged in Four Corners homicide

A 24-year-old Jeanerette man was charged Thursday with principal to murder in the apparent shooting death of a 32-year-old Four Corners man Wednesday after St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives determined he was present during the killing, Sheriff Mark Hebert said in a news release.
Detectives investigating a homicide in Four Corners identified Anthony Jamal Loston, 24, of the 6200 block of Myers Street in Jeanerette, as a person who was present during and connected to the murder of Ronald Chillis Jr., 32, of Four Corners, Hebert said. Detectives obtained a warrant for his arrest on the charge of principal to second degree murder.
Loston turned himself in to Jeanerette City Marshals and subsequently arrested by the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office at 10:41 a.m. Thursday, Hebert said. Detectives transported Loston to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office in Morgan City to continue the investigation, the sheriff said.
Loston was later booked into the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on the warrant charge of principal to second degree murder. No bail is set. The homicide investigation is ongoing, Hebert said.
At 3:41 p.m. Thursday, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at a residence on Ronald Lane in Four Corners. Upon arrival, the responding deputy located a man who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, Hebert said.
Emergency medical personnel also responded and transported Chillis to Franklin Foundation Hospital for treatment. Chillis, was pronounced deceased at the hospital, Hebert said.