Teen charged with attempted murder in Houma nightclub shooting that left 5 wounded

Keith Magill, The Courier
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A 19-year-old Houma man has been arrested in connection with a shooting last year at a local nightclub that wounded five people.

Charleston James Turner was arrested July 19 in connection with the incident, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet said Thursday.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. April 25, 2021, at Lenny’s Night Club, 656 Corporate Blvd. in Houma. Five people were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds, two in critical condition and the other three with injuries described as minor, the Sheriff's Office said at the time.

Detectives developed information that linked Turner as a second shooter within the business, Soignet said Thursday.

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Information on Turner was not released earlier because he was 17 at the time of the incident and considered a juvenile, the sheriff said.

The Sheriff's Office obtained an arrest warrant for Turner on five counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the incident, according to the release. Detectives found him July 19 and arrested him on the outstanding warrants.

Emergency vehicles respond to a shooting shortly after 1 a.m. April 25, 2021, at Lenny’s Night Club, 656 Corporate Blvd. in Houma. Five people were wounded.
Emergency vehicles respond to a shooting shortly after 1 a.m. April 25, 2021, at Lenny’s Night Club, 656 Corporate Blvd. in Houma. Five people were wounded.

The Terrebonne District Attorney's Office has agreed to prosecute Turner as an adult due to the severity of the charges, Soignet said. Turner is being held in the Terrebonne Parish jail without bond.

Brandon Johnson, 21, of Houma, was arrested in May 2021 in St. Charles Parish on five counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the nightclub shooting, the Sheriff’s Office said earlier. He is being held in the St. Charles Parish jail without bond.

— Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201 or keith.magill@houmatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @CourierEditor.

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