VIDALIA &8212; The criminal proceedings against murder suspect Lamont Henderson almost came to a quick conclusion Wednesday when Assistant District Attorney Brad Burget told Seventh District Judge Leo Boothe he had no evidence on the defendant.

&8220;I have no information to go forward until Ferriday police brings me a file,&8221; he said.

The only thing Burget had, he said, was the booking sheet from when Henderson, who was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder on Nov. 19, was transferred to the Concordia Parish Sheriff&8217;s Office jail.

Henderson, 33, of General Pershing Street in New Orleans, is accused of shooting Kirby Rosenthal outside Kyle Road Apartments in Ferriday.

Prosecutors have 60 days from the time of arrest to file a bill of information, which makes formal allegations against a defendant.

Burgett told Boothe he had no way to charge Henderson because his office had yet to receive any information relating to FPD&8217;s investigation of the murder.

Henderson had filed a 701 motion with Boothe asking to either be charged or released, as per the law.

Ferriday Police Chief Robert Davis said he turned the file over shortly after noon.

&8220;I was waiting on one piece of evidence to return from the crime lab,&8221; he said. &8220;So I went and turned the whole file over complete except for that one piece.&8221;

Evidence received, Burget filed a bill of information charging Henderson with manslaughter, the maximum allowable under the law without a grand jury indictment.

Manslaughter carries a maximum prison term of 40 years; when sentences extend to life in prison or the death penalty, an indictment is required.

Burget said he plans to present the evidence to a grand jury for its opinion.