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5/9/2024
Man accused of killing own father, daughter before shooting self in March transferred into police custody
Posted 8:14 PM 5/11/2024 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — A man accused of killing his father and daughter before shooting himself in March was transferred into police custody after being hospitalized.
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5/8/2024
Five-month-old child dies after alleged cruelty by mother, coroner declares death homicide
Posted 8:11 PM 5/11/2024 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - A five-month-old child died after his mother brought him to the hospital in critical condition, where police arrested his mother for cruelty to a juvenile afterward.
Shalyn Ewing, 30, was arrested on second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after bringing her son Domonique Griffin (More)
5/2/2024
Sheriff says Walker High baseball coach used fake invoices to steal nearly $30k in school funds
Posted 8:06 PM 5/11/2024 by Domenic Purdy
WALKER — Livingston Parish deputies arrested the Walker High School baseball coach Thursday and accused him of submitting bogus purchase orders to collect nearly $30,000 from the parish school system for baseball equipment that was never ordered.
Nicholas Scelfo, who became coach of (More)
5/1/2024
Inmate killed during transport after reportedly faking seizure, beating guards when they attempted to help
Posted 7:58 PM 5/11/2024 by Domenic Purdy, Jordan Ponzio
ST. FRANCISVILLE — An inmate was shot and killed Wednesday morning after allegedly faking a seizure and trying to beat up guards while being transported through West Feliciana Parish.
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4/30/2024
Suspect taken in on murder warrant after Baker standoff was on probation, records say
Posted 7:57 PM 5/11/2024 by Logan Cullop
BAKER - A standoff in Baker on Tuesday ended with a murder suspect in custody, police said.
Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said U.S. Marshals were executing a Baton Rouge Police warrant for Alvin Mott Jr., 27. After a standoff, Mott was arrested.
Court records show that Mott had (More)
4/29/2024
Utah to hold NBA Youngboy on drug charges into next month; Louisiana still wants him back
Posted 7:56 PM 5/11/2024 by WBRZ Staff
LOGAN, Utah — Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy will remain behind bars in Utah pending a preliminary hearing next month on accusations that he posed as a doctor and tried to dupe various pharmacies into selling him a codeine-laden cough suppressant subject to abuse.
(More)...4/24/2024
Six 'Motion Boys' gang members booked for drug, gun charges; two still at large
Posted 7:52 PM 5/11/2024 by Domenic Purdy
BATON ROUGE — Six men with connections to the "Motion Boys" gang were arrested on drug and gun charges after East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies raided multiple locations suspected to be used to distribute narcotics.
On Tuesday, the EBRSO Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit (More)
4/23/2024
NBA YoungBoy faces hearing next week after prescription fraud ring arrest in Utah
Posted 7:51 PM 5/11/2024 by Sarah Lawrence
LOGAN, Utah — Baton Rouge rapper NBA YoungBoy will appear in court Monday amid attempts by Louisiana officials to rescind his release ahead of a trial on gun and weapons charges.
Kentrell Gaulden, 24, was arrested April 23 on 63 counts alleging he ran a prescription drug fraud ring (More)
4/22/2024
For one 19th JDC judge, controversy over rulings is nothing new
Posted 7:50 PM 5/11/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - When it comes to trial judges, their decisions are usually held in the highest regard. For 19th JDC Judge Eboni Johnson Rose, some of those decisions have seen a lot of pushback.
4/18/2024
Judge takes a do-over: Former BRPD officer cleared of malfeasance after alleged sexual assault
Posted 7:47 PM 5/11/2024 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — A judge acquitted a former Baton Rouge police officer on a malfeasance charge Thursday, a month after finding him guilty.
Donald Steele's lawyer had questioned whether 19th Judicial District Judge Eboni Johnson Rose could find Steele guilty of malfeasance if she didn't (More)
4/17/2024
Disagreement over housing 17-year-old offenders creates confusion as new law looms
Posted 7:47 PM 5/11/2024 by Logan Cullop and Jordan Ponzio
BATON ROUGE - A law going into effect Friday has put city-parish officials and the sheriff's office at odds on how to house 17-year-old criminal suspects.
City-parish wants 17-year-olds transferred from the Juvenile Detention Center to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison when state law (More)
4/16/2024
Ponchatoula man arrested for estranged wife's homicide
Posted 7:45 PM 5/11/2024 by Domenic Purdy
PONCHATOULA — A Ponchatoula man was arrested for the March killing of his estranged wife.
David Hernandez, 49, was booked Monday on second degree murder and obstruction of justice charges for the (More)
4/15/2024
Brandon Williams resigns from city board after fight to hold two government jobs
Posted 7:43 PM 5/11/2024 by Alexis Marigny
BATON ROUGE — The head of the Baton Rouge Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board quit his post Monday to comply with a state Supreme Court ruling that he cannot hold two government positions at the same time. He is also a member of the Louisiana Housing Commission.
At a (More)
4/16/2024
Baton Rouge man accused of sexual assault with a blowtorch previously arrested on domestic violence allegations
Posted 7:43 PM 5/11/2024 by WBRZ Staff
SHREVEPORT — A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with a blowtorch was arrested in Shreveport and extradited to Baton Rouge on Tuesday.
Jacob Jarmal Woods, 27, was booked into the Shreveport City Jail on Friday. (More)...
