A Lake Charles man found guilty of second-degree murder last summer in the 2021 fatal shooting of a homeless man has been sentenced to life in prison.

Steven D. Rigmaiden fatally shot Ezekiel Joubert on June 19, 2021, from his car near Albert and Elder streets. Joubert’s body was later discovered in the middle of the road.

Lake Charles Police SWAT members arrested Rigmaiden the next day after video surveillance showed him driving a red 2007 Montecarlo just a few blocks from the crime scene minutes after the shooting occurred.

A nearby resident later found a pistol and turned it into police. The gun would test positive as the murder weapon.

On Friday, Judge Michael Canaday sentenced Rigmaiden to life in prison.