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Committee revokes parole of Anissa Sylvester after guilty plea to simple battery
Summary
The Committee on Parole revoked Anissa (Anissa/Denise) Sylvester's parole Feb. 4 after she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor simple battery charge stemming from an Oct. 17, 2024 incident; the panel cited in‑custody rule violations and prior fighting write‑ups.
The Committee on Parole on Feb. 4 revoked the parole of Anissa Sylvester, DOC 770002, after she pleaded guilty to violating a condition prohibiting criminal activity following an Oct. 17, 2024, arrest for domestic abuse battery that was amended to simple battery.
Panel members introduced themselves and confirmed Sylvester’s DOC number. The committee read the allegation: arrest by the Houma Police Department on Oct. 17, 2024, and a guilty plea to an amended charge of simple battery, a misdemeanor. Sylvester told the panel she had been staying with her father and was preparing to enter a rehabilitation program the next day; she said she did not strike her father and that a neighbor frequently called police when arguments occurred.
Panel members reviewed Sylvester’s corrections record, including a disciplinary write‑up for fighting (identified as rule 10) and a detention period in lockdown. The committee member assigned to the case said he would vote to revoke, another member cited the in‑custody rule violation, and the chair concurred. "You pled guilty to violating the conditions of your supervision. So today, ma'am, your parole is being revoked," the chair said.
Sylvester told the panel she had been in and out of rehabs and sober living since 2022 and said she had a job lined up in Lake Charles if released. Despite that, the panel recorded unanimity to revoke based on the guilty plea and recorded disciplinary issues while incarcerated. The committee closed the hearing and adjourned.
