Parole revoked for man accused of discarding firearm during traffic stop

The Louisiana Committee on Parole revoked the parole of Anthony Kenner Jr. on Aug. 6, 2025, after two of three panel members voted that he violated parole by fleeing from a vehicle stop and discarding a firearm. The committee said the evidence in reports and the discovery of a firearm where Kenner ran supported a finding that he violated parole conditions prohibiting criminal activity and association with lawbreakers. Kenner told the panel he had been acquitted in federal court and disputed the prosecution's interpretation of DNA evidence tied to the gun. Kenner said the detectives gave inconsistent statements at trial and that the DNA profile referenced in reports did not identify him specifically. "It never once said it was my DNA," Kenner told the panel. "It never said that it was a match for Anthony Kenneth's DNA." The parole panel noted the federal not-guilty verdict but said their standard for a parole violation is different from a criminal jury verdict. Chair Steve Prater and the panel questioned how analysts had characterized the DNA mixture; the board noted the reports calculated a very large likelihood ratio but also heard Kenner argue the mixture did not prove his DNA was present. Kenner maintained his innocence in front of the panel and said he had been detained for 18 months on what he called "fraudulent evidence." He also raised concerns that narcotics investigators had a history of wanting him off the streets. The panel recorded two votes to revoke and one vote against revocation. The board announced that, as of 08:49 on Aug. 6, 2025, Kenner’s parole was revoked and that the revocation would take effect immediately. The hearing record shows the alleged violations were identified as rule 4 and rule 5 of parole conditions; the committee said rule 4 may have been dropped but rule 5—relating to criminal conduct tied to the vehicle stop—was the primary basis for the revocation. The panel read Kenner his rights, confirmed a signed waiver, heard his statement and the staff present from the Saint Charles/Nelson facility, then voted.