The appeal of a Lake Charles man convicted in connection to a June 2018 shooting on Guy Street and later caught during a manhunt in Baton Rouge has been denied.

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed the conviction of Domenique Nelson Bryant.

Bryant — along with partners Mildred Rashelle Goodly and Sidney Charles Bland — were accused of attacking Gilbert Greene after he answered his door and allowed Goodly, who had claimed her cell phone had died, to use his phone.

As Greene entered the kitchen to retrieve his phone, Bryant entered the home and shot Greene two times. Still alive, Greene watched as a third person, Bland, entered the home, pointed a gun to his head and began kicking him.

Greene, who was 75 at the time of the attack, testified that he watched helplessly as Bryant then robbed him of money and other belongings.

Over the course of 12 months, all three suspects were arrested.

Bryant, who was arrested on Feb. 18, 2019, pled not guilty to being a principal to armed robbery with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

After jurors were selected and sworn in, but before opening statements, Bryant filed a motion for mistrial, alleging prejudicial conduct by the state during jury selection. The trial court denied the motion.

In response, Bryant filed an emergency supervisory writ application. That was also denied.

Bryant’s trial began in January of 2020 and Goodly admitted under oath her involvement in the robbery. The plan, according to Goodly, was for the three of them to rob Greene. She said she was told by Bryant that Greene owned him money.

Bland also testified about his role in the robbery and claimed he was “happy to help” but didn’t know Bryant would be bringing a gun.

Bryant was found guilty of both charges and prior to sentencing, the state filed a habitual offender bill as a second felony offender. He was sentenced to 33 years for armed robbery with a firearm, with an additional five years for the firearm enhancement statute, and 10 years for firearm possession by a convicted felon.

During his appeal, Bryant claimed the state failed to sufficiently prove his guilt and the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion for a mistrial during jury selection.

The court denied Bryant’s appeal stating the jurors found the testimony of Goodly and Bland credible. They also denied his motion over the mistrial, stating Bryant’s argument that the information sharing between prosecutors during jury selection amounted to prejudicial conduct did not deprive Bryant of a fair trial.