Melvin Miller, 27, of Baton Rouge, has been found guilty by a Jefferson Parish jury for killing a transgender woman with her lover In their apartment at Metairie seven years ago, as reported by the Office of Jefferson Parish District Attorney.
He convicted and found guilty as charged of two counts of second-degree murder in the February 5, 2014 deaths of Akeem Boudreaux, 22, and Morris Alexander Williams, 26, who also known by other names as Milan and Mimi.
They were shot in their head by Miller in the 2200 block of Edenborn Avenue. Their bodies were found nine days later.
Melvin Miller traveled to Metairie through the LA Swift bus service on the day of the homicides. He came back to Baton Rouge in silver Pontiac of Williams as well took William’s iPhone and computer in the morning of the following day based on the evidence provided during the trial.
He was arrested by Baton Rouge police on February 16, 2014, in response to the domestic dispute between Miller and his transgender lover Jasmine.
In October 2015, Alexander pleaded guilty to the role he played in obstruction of justice. He discarded bullets; she discarded the bullets she found in their apartment during the time of the homicide investigation. She was sentenced to five years of probation.
Meanwhile, Miller was convicted as charged for being a convicted felon who possessed a firearm. After the burglary conviction in 2012 in Baton Rouge, Miller was barred from owning guns.
