In the early morning hours of September 14, 2014, 33-year-old Franky Joseph was shot at the Alexis Sports Bar on Highway 308 in Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, after an altercation with another patron, Matthew Jordan III. Security initially separated the men and told them to leave, but Jordan returned from the area of his vehicle armed with a .40 caliber Ruger. A struggle over the firearm ended when the gun discharged and Joseph was struck in the abdomen. He was taken to Assumption Community Hospital, where he died of his wound.

Jordan fled the scene but was brought to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office later that day by family members, surrendered the handgun, and admitted involvement in Joseph’s death. He was arrested and taken into custody. The plea and sentencing that followed are part of the court record.