Rape and manslaughter cases result in 90-year prison sentences

PINEVILLE, La. (WNTZ) – Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in separate violent crime cases following guilty pleas earlier this year, according to the Pineville Police Department.

Al Keys was sentenced on Aug. 6 to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree rape. Keys entered his plea on May 19 and received 20 years for each count, to be served consecutively. His sentence is to be served without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

In a separate case, Henry Dubea was sentenced on Aug. 7 to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Dubea entered his plea on April 23. His sentence is also without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension.

The Pineville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau credited its investigators and the Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office for securing the convictions.

“Justice was served, and our community is safer for it,” the department said in a statement.