Parole revoked for Troy Lynn Minnewather after contact with protected person

Chair Cheryl Renata convened the revocation hearing at Morehouse Parish Jail on Sept. 10, 2025, and the committee revoked Troy Lynn Minnewather’s parole after finding he violated a lifetime protective order and a supervision condition barring contact with the original victim. The panel’s revocation was unanimous. The panel reviewed a parole verification questionnaire and read allegations that Minnewather was arrested on or about Oct. 1, 2024, on charges including second-degree battery, domestic abuse battery and simple criminal damage to property. The paperwork also noted a lifetime protective order forbidding Minnewather from being near the identified victim. Minnewather told the panel he pleaded not guilty to the new arrest and said the incident began as an argument with the victim; he also admitted he had signed the parole verification questionnaire and acknowledged supervision conditions. Nut graf: The committee said the decisive factor was Minnewather’s contact with the person covered by the lifetime protective order and an admission that he had been in that person’s presence despite the ban. Panel member Pete Freeman said Minnewather had admitted violating the condition that forbids contact with the original victim and voted to revoke; the other panelists concurred. In the hearing Minnewather said he pleaded not guilty because, in his view, the victim “always try to send me to jail when stuff don’t go right.” The board noted that while Minnewather disputed some allegations, the protective-order violation and the new arrest were sufficient to find a parole condition breach. The panel recorded that Minnewather was $189 behind on supervision fees; he pleaded guilty to the fee charge during the hearing but pleaded not guilty to the new arrest allegations. Decision and next steps: The panel voted to revoke parole. The committee did not direct additional services as part of the hearing; the revocation will return Minnewather to custody under the supervision of the Louisiana Department of Corrections. The hearing record shows the panel signed off at approximately 08:50 a.m. Ending: The committee’s revocation was recorded on the hearing transcript and the case will proceed under DOC procedures for revoked parolees. No further action was announced at the hearing.