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• Man dies after he is attacked

  May 2, 2012 3:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 47-year-old man has died after he had been involved in attack last week, on April 27th. 47-year-old Armando Rodriguez Jr. of 9901 Gwenadele told police that another man attacked him while he was standing in the 2900 block of Winnebago Street. He told police... more »

• Dick Clark dead at 82; Pat Shingleton recalls meeting TV legend Play Video

  April 18, 2012 2:49 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A man who became known as the nation's "oldest teenager" during a television career of more than 60 years has died. Dick Clark was 82. A spokesman says he had a heart attack this morning at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., where he had gone yesterday... more »

• Davy Jones autopsy results

  April 5, 2012 4:28 PM

  WEST PALM BEACH - An autopsy report confirms Monkees star Davy Jones died of a heart attack. The report showed the 66-year-old Jones had severe build-up in his heart's arteries. Toxicology reports came back negative for any signs of drugs in his system other than cannabinoids, a class of drugs... more »

• Man arrested for attack in Baton Rouge

  April 2, 2012 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of attacking a woman at an apartment complex Sunday is now under arrest. Police say Marvin Varnado chased a woman down to the parking lot of his complex, and dragged her by the the hair back to his apartment. They say Varnado... more »

• Police looking for answers in possible Tigerland attack Play Video

  March 9, 2012 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are still looking for answers after they found a 22-year old man laying near death on the side of the road in Tigerland. Investigators found the man, without any visible traumatic injuries, but unconscious and without any identification. He's now in the hospital and listed in... more »

• Police investigating possible attack in Tigerland

  March 9, 2012 11:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Investigators are looking into what could be an apparent attack in the Tigerland area near LSU. Police found a 22-year-old man lying unconscious on the side of Bob Pettit Boulevard near Y.A. Tittle Avenue, just after 2 a.m. Thursday morning. The man was taken to a... more »

• Burglar takes up spoon and fork, resident a stool

  March 6, 2012 10:55 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police say that when a burglar attacked with a spoon and fork, a woman defended herself with a small stool. The man got away on the woman's bicycle, but police say officers in the area arrested 23-year-old Charles Taylor shortly after the woman called. Taylor was... more »

• New Roads man held on rape, kidnap charges

  February 28, 2012 10:28 AM

  NEW ROADS - A 33-year-old New Roads man has been arrested on rape and second-degree kidnapping charges. The rape victim told police she agreed to ride with her attacker to a Baton Rouge store on Saturday. Instead, according to police, the woman said her attacker drove her to... more »

• Ga. court to hear case of possible gator attack

  February 6, 2012 8:41 AM

  ATLANTA - The family of a Georgia woman claims a homeowners association should have removed an alligator from a subdivision that they say may have killed the woman. The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case Monday. The heirs of 83-year-old Gwyneth Williams say The Landings... more »

• BRPD: Hernandez still "potential suspect" in attack

  December 14, 2011 4:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said today that a man arrested for rape in Baton Rouge had not been ruled out from a second attack, as they had previously reported. Sgt. Don Kelly said "inaccurate information" was released that 18-year-old Allan Hernandez, who was arrested in suspicion of a rape... more »

• BRPD: DNA clears suspect of attack Play Video

  December 8, 2011 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - DNA evidence linked Allan Hernandez to a rape on Stanford, but it cleared him of an attempted rape on Lee Drive, according to Baton Rouge Police. Detectives thought Hernandez may have been responsible for both attacks because they happened in a similar manner: a man walked... more »

• Attacks in 2 French Quarter robbery attempts

  November 25, 2011 4:54 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Would-be robbers attacked two men in the French Quarter when their efforts were stymied. New Orleans Police say a man was walking in the 700 block of Burgundy Street about 10:30 p.m. Thanksgiving night when two men attacked him with glass bottles, then pulled a knife... more »

• EBR student describes attack on bus driver

  October 28, 2011 10:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A student who witnessed a fight between her East Baton Rouge Parish bus driver and another student Friday says she's concerned about her safety. 18-year-old Shanetra Daniels was booked on battery charges Friday morning. Authorities say she beat her bus driver around 6:30 a.m. on the... more »

• 2 arrested in plot to kill Saudi ambassador to U. S.

  October 11, 2011 1:27 PM

  NEW YORK - Two people have been accused of conspiracy to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States. A federal criminal complaint in New York says the two also are charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction. It says the ambassador was in the United... more »

• Ohio shop's gorilla mascot attacked by banana

  July 8, 2011 6:14 AM

  STRONGSVILLE, Ohio- The manager of a cell phone store in Ohio called 911 to report a gorilla had been attacked by a banana. The Wireless Center in Strongsville, near Cleveland, advertises at curbside with a man in a gorilla suit. Manager Brandon Parham says he was watching last week as... more »

• Two men sought in Tigerland beating, sexual assault Play Video

  June 7, 2011 1:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police are looking for two men accused of beating a man and sexually assaulting a woman during an armed robbery in Tigerland Monday night. Corporal L'Jean McKneely tells News 2 around 11 p.m. two men forced their way into an apartment on the 1400... more »

• LSP: "Road rage" incident leads to arrest

  April 11, 2011 4:29 PM

  HOLDEN - A road rage incident put one man in jail in Livingston Parish over the weekend after he attacked a driver with a gun, according to Louisiana State Police. Trooper Russell Graham said Ralph Brown, 68, of Hammond was arrested after the incident on I-12 near Holden Saturday... more »

• TPSO: Woman attacked deputies who arrested her

  March 15, 2011 4:39 PM

  ROSELAND - A woman with warrants out for her arrest attacked deputies trying to take her into custody, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Daniel Edwards said deputies arrested 45-year-old Angela Thompson Monday for several outstanding warrants through the Amite Police Department, as well as charges of... more »

• Student arrested in weekend attack at LSU

  March 1, 2011 4:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An LSU student has been arrested in connection with an attack and robbery on another student this weekend. According to Sgt. Blake Tabor with LSU Police, 20-year-old Camden Marcotte turned himself in today in connection with the attack early Sunday morning. Police said Marcotte ran... more »

• UPDATE: LSU student attacked on campus

  February 26, 2011 7:52 AM

  UPDATE: LSU Police are searching for the man who attacked an 18-year-old female student on campus near the LSU Parade Grounds. Police described the suspect as 20-30 years old man, with a balding or shaved head, wearing a black and white long sleeve shirt, khaki pants and glasses. ... more »

• 3 arrested in deadly attack on ULL students

  January 22, 2011 9:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La.- Three men face charges in an attack last fall in which a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student was beaten to death and his roommate severely injured. Lafayette Police told The Advertiser that Ian Trahan, 21, of Youngsville and Wayland Guillory, 23, of Lafayette face one count... more »

• 64 stitches for boy after dog encounter

  January 20, 2011 12:47 PM

  HOUMA - A 4-year-old boy who stuck his head through a fence while talking to another child was mauled by a pit bull dog. The Houma Courier reports that it took 64 stitches to close wounds to the head and face of Christian Silver. The Terrebonne Sheriff's Office said no... more »

• Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges

  January 9, 2011 3:11 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz.- Federal prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted assassination and four other charges. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to... more »

• President President Obama set to address the nation regarding attack

  January 8, 2011 3:21 PM

  WASHINGTON D.C.- President Barack Obama is scheduled to address the nation around 3:45pm central time following Saturday afternoon's shooting in Arizona. At least 18-people were shot during the attack after investigators say a gunman opened fire at a meet and greet near a grocery store. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords... more »

• Former St. Helena Sheriff dies

  December 15, 2010 12:07 PM

  ST. HELENA PARISH - Former St. Helena Parish Sheriff Eugene Holland has died. He was 76 years old. Investigator Joe Chaney said Holland died after he collapsed in his home last night. He was rushed to the hospital, where doctors said he had suffered a heart attack. Holland served as... more »

• Family: Victim in road rage shooting paralyzed

  December 5, 2010 6:59 PM

  WALKER- Family members of a man involved in a road rage attack say the victim is paralyzed. According to Walker Police, around 10:30pm Friday night, 25-year-old Derrick Ardoin and 53-year-old Hollis Johnson of Texas got into an accident near the Walker exit off of I-12 eastbound. Ardoin's... more »

• 16-year-old accused of beating, attempted rape

  November 30, 2010 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 16-year-old boy was arrested after police said an officer patrolling in north Baton Rouge interrupted him beating and trying to rape a woman. Officer Douglas Chutz was patrolling in the 1300 block of Florida around 12:45 a.m. Monday when someone told him they saw a woman... more »

• US, S Korean warships take position in Yellow Sea

  November 28, 2010 10:43 AM

  YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A U.S. supercarrier and South Korean destroyer have taken up position in the Yellow Sea for joint military exercises. The united show of force comes just days after a deadly North Korean artillery attack. North Korea says it will be "merciless" if U.S.-South Korean military... more »

• Civil War-era historic forts set to open

  November 14, 2010 9:45 AM

  PINEVILLE, La. - Twin forts built during the Civil War to stave off a Union attack during the Red River Campaign will open to the public this week as a historic site. The Fort Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site in Pinveville is scheduled to open Thursday. Pineville Mayor Clarence... more »

• Dog that attacked man's genitals could go home Play Video

  November 3, 2010 5:44 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A dog that attacked a man's genitals could go home, according to a written agreement between prosecutors and the dog's owner. Before the dog, known as “Big Boy,” can go home, laws state the owner must register him, keep him indoors or properly fenced, post warning... more »

• SPCA: Dog shouldn't go back to owner yet

  November 3, 2010 3:09 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Authorities say a dog that attacked a man’s genitals can go home to its owner, but the president of the local SPCA doesn’t agree. Terri Dunlap told News 2 today that when the dog first came into their possession after attacking a man in Denham Springs, it was... more »

• Dog in Denham Springs attack will not be put down

  November 2, 2010 2:03 PM

  LIVINGSTON – A dog that attacked a man in Denham Springs and bit his genitals will not be put down, after its owner and prosecutors reached an agreement today. Perry Rushing with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the dog, named “Big Boy”, will instead be declared as dangerous and... more »

• 3 Calif. beaches closed after deadly shark attack

  October 24, 2010 10:08 AM

  A string of beaches on California's Central Coast were shut down Saturday and there was no word on when they would reopen after a deadly attack on a bodyboarder from what some scientists said was probably a great white shark, authorities said. The three beaches north of Santa Barbara... more »

• Shark attack closes 3 California beaches

  October 22, 2010 2:35 PM

  A deadly shark attack off the Central California coast has closed three beaches. Officials say the attack took place Friday morning at Surf Beach in Santa Barbara County. No word yet on the identity of person killed, or how the attack happened. more »

• Lindsay Lohan's father injured in attack

  October 22, 2010 2:29 PM

  Authorities say troubled actress Lindsay Lohan's father has been hurt in an attack in a Santa Monica parking lot. Police say Michael Lohan was getting into his car when a man attacked him with a sharp object, causing minor cuts to his neck and forearm. Police say during... more »

• Good turnout for early voting today in EBR Play Video

  October 19, 2010 5:58 PM

  There was a good turnout for the first day of early voting in East Baton Rouge Parish today. The registrar's office said turnout was well above normal. Many people said they were turned off by some of the attack ads some candidates are using for the Nov. 2... more »

• Some question why pit bull that attacked twice was returned Play Video

  October 18, 2010 6:58 PM

  A pit bull mix may be euthanized by East Baton Rouge Animal Control after it attacked the same woman's dog twice and killed it Thursday. It also injured its 91-year-old owner. The victim, Naomi Montrue Smith, questions why the dog was returned in the first place. Smith's schnauzer,... more »

• Judge orders pit bull killed after biting boy

  October 11, 2010 3:14 PM

  A Lafourche Parish judge has ruled that a pit bull that bit a 12-year-old boy without provocation must die. The Comet reports that the dog's owner, Marie Bermudez, agreed to the order handed down Monday by Judge Walt Lanier. The dog named Duke bit the boy's thigh as he rode... more »

• Authorities say pit bull should die

  October 7, 2010 7:53 AM

  The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is asking a judge to order a pit bull killed after its unprovoked attack on a 12-year-old Larose boy last week. Thursday's Daily Comet said the boy's mother also wants the dog to be put to death because of the injuries it inflicted and the... more »

• Man dressed as Elmo attacked

  September 26, 2010 12:09 PM

  Elmo was not tickled - he was in a tussle. Police in central Florida say a man dressed as the "Sesame Street" character was attacked Saturday at a music store in Winter Park, but he was able to fend off the attacker. The fight broke out around 3 p.m. The... more »

• Owner of pit bulls faces criminal charges after dog attack Play Video

  September 13, 2010 5:51 PM

  The owner of three pit bulls is facing criminal charges after her dogs attacked another dog on River Road in Baton Rouge early Monday morning. The attacked dog was mauled so badly, it had to be euthanized. Diamond Ryan is the owner of the attacked dog, Zeus. Ryan said she... more »

• Traffic stop leads to arrest of attempted murder suspect

  August 5, 2010 3:14 PM

  A man confessed to setting his girlfriend’s house on fire and shooting her when police pulled him over to give him a ticket for driving recklessly earlier this week. Traffic officers stopped 51-year-old Anthony K. White in Central City near the corner of Earhart Boulevard and Magnolia Street around... more »

• Suspected serial killer wants reduced sentence

  April 23, 2010 7:48 AM

  A man suspected in the slayings of three women in Baton Rouge is asking a judge to reduce the 50-year sentence he received last month in the attack of a Lafayette woman. Jeffery Lee Guillory's attorney argues that the 50-year-term is excessive. Guillory was convicted of attempted second-degree murder and... more »

• White Supremacist sentenced for Obama plot

  April 15, 2010 8:30 PM

  A white supremacist from Arkansas was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for conspiring to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other African-Americans. Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas had pleaded guilty back in January and his sentence was imposed Thursday. Co-defendant Daniel Cowart of Bells, Tennessee... more »

• Third New Orleans child attacked by pit bull

  April 7, 2010 8:15 AM

  The third dog attack in seven days on children in New Orleans required police to use an electroshock weapon to immobilize the animal. The Times-Picayune reports that police acted after a pit bull bit a 6-year-old boy in the thigh in eastern New Orleans Tuesday night. Jeb Tate, a spokesman... more »

• Double suicide bombings kill 36 on Moscow subway

  March 29, 2010 4:48 AM

  At least 36 people are dead and dozens injured after two female bombers blew themselves up on Moscow's subway system during this morning's rush-hour. The first explosion happened at a train station in central Moscow underneath the building that houses the main offices of the Federal Security Service - the... more »

• Victim testifies in Guillory trial

  March 4, 2010 6:27 AM

  Johnnie Rose Martinez was the first witness to testify against accused serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory. Martinez pointed toward Guillory in court and identified him as her attacker. Martinez testified that she was beaten so severely by Guillory in a December 2007 attack in Lafayette that she remained on her... more »

• Guillory trial to begin March 2

  February 24, 2010 7:02 AM

  Suspected serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory is set to stand trial March 2 for an alleged attack on a Lafayette woman in 2007. The 43-year-old Guillory was arrested in December in the deaths of three women in Baton Rouge between 1999 and 2002. Guillory will first be tried on the... more »

• Gator kills girl

  February 8, 2010 8:04 PM

  An eleven-year old girl swimming in a river in the jungle of Brazil was attacked and killed by a 13-foot alligator. Gigliane do Nascimento Bira was playing with friends in shallow water in the Amazon region. The Gator was found about 300-feet from where the attack took place and authorities... more »

• Man dies in rare shark attack off Florida

  February 4, 2010 6:48 AM

  Sharks are being blamed after a man kite surfing off a Florida beach was surrounded and attacked so badly that he died. While swimmers and surfers often receive minor bites in Florida waters, officials say fatal shark attacks are extremely rare. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said a lifeguard first... more »

• Local veterans remember Pearl Harbor anniversary Play Video

  December 7, 2009 5:53 PM

  As our country remembered the 68th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, some local veterans reflected on how much Americans truly value sacrifices made by military members. Veterans and others attended a ceremony at the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge to honor the 2,400 Americans who died on... more »

• Pirates attack Maersk Alabama again

  November 18, 2009 6:52 AM

  For the second time in seven months, Somali pirates have attacked the Maersk Alabama, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt. Pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama last April and took ship captain Richard Phillips hostage, holding in a lifeboat for five days. more »

• Update: Walker volunteers craft 9-11 plaques Play Video

  September 11, 2009 2:56 PM

  UPDATE: Rubble from the World Trade Center and wood from a shrimp boat destroyed in Hurricane Katrina are being used to make two September 11th Memorial Plaques. A group of Walker volunteers took time out to craft the plaques. One will be placed on the USS New York - the... more »

• Workers handcrafting 9-11 memorial plaques Play Video

  September 11, 2009 10:07 AM

  A group of volunteers in Walker are handcrafting two September 11th memorial plaques to honor victims of the attacks. The plaques are being made with debris from the World Trade Center. One will go aboard the USS New York. The other will be placed at a memorial site in New... more »