A Krotz Springs woman was found guilty of murdering her ex-husband by a St. Landry Parish jury on Thursday, March 18, 2024.
Margaret Yvette Barker, 52, shot her ex-husband, John Barker, five times on the front porch of her home in Krotz Springs on September 6, 2021.
According to the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's Office, it took the jury just over 40 minutes to reach its verdict of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
Sentencing for Margaret Barker is scheduled for April 18, 2024.
