Walter Walker sentenced to life in prison - KNOE 8 News; KNOE-
TV; |  Walter Walker sentenced to life in prison  Posted:
Updated:  TALLULAH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A Lake Providence man
faces life in prison for the murders of two Madison Parish teens
in June 2011.  Walter Walker pleaded guilty last week on two
counts of second degree murder of Jasmine Smith, 19, and Nikesha
Washington, 18.  "Now my daughter can rest in peace and all I
can say is rest on, Jasmine, rest on," says her mother, Nachole
Smith.  Most of the family of the victims are happy that justice
was served, but some say his sentence is too light.  "I just
don't feel like a life sentence for the two lives he took is
enough for him. It still leaves us in pain," says Sheniqua
Washington.  Walker has two years to file an appeal and his
attorney says they plan to do so.  "He shouldn't even get that
option, if we had an option we would bring Nikesha and Jasmine
back but we don't have that option," Sheniqua Washington says.
"Even though he's waking up t