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• Shooting suspect wanted in Plaquemine

  May 20, 2013 7:40 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - Police in Plaquemine are searching for a man they say shot two people over the weekend. Police are looking for 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr. of Addis. Holmes is accused of firing shots at a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1, injuring two people... more »

• Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting

  May 16, 2013 9:07 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge... more »

• One dead after attempted murder, suicide overnight Play Video

  May 2, 2013 12:22 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man is dead after sheriff's deputies said he shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself early this morning in Livingston Parish. The Livingston Parish coroner's office said Charles Irby, 79, died after the shooting this morning on Cecil Drive in Denham Springs. ... more »

• Man accused of stabbing, feticide due in court

  April 8, 2013 10:37 AM

  LIVINGSTON - A man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn child out of her stomach is scheduled to be in court this afternoon. Jeffrey Reynolds is due in court around 1 p.m. in Livingston Parish for a hearing over pre-trial motions. Reynolds faces feticide and... more »

• Two arrested after large fight, shooting

  April 1, 2013 3:45 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested two people they said were involved in a large fight and shooting recently in Donaldsonville. Investigators accused Charles Ealem, 43, of attempted second-degree murder after they said he shot someone during the fight on March 28. Deputies said the victim remains in the hospital.... more »

• Wife arrested, accused of shooting husband four times

  March 18, 2013 4:41 PM

  HAMMOND- A woman is accused of shooting her husband four times and has been arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder. Alesha Douglas, 42, was arrested Sunday morning. Deputies said her husband called 911 about 2:00 a.m. and only gave his address. When they arrived, Douglas was... more »

• Man accused of shooting at sheriff's deputy

  February 7, 2013 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An Iberville Parish man is in jail, accused of trying to kill an East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy. Stephen Gordon, 23, was reported to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office last night when he was seen on Chippendale Drive, off of Tiger Bend Road, holding... more »

• Teen gets 20 years in mall shooting after guilty plea

  January 22, 2013 3:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge teen received a two-decade sentence today after pleading guilty to attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana last year. Johnny Williams, who was 17 when the shooting happened last, received the 20-year sentence for charges of attempted... more »

• Lafayette woman booked with attempted murder

  January 2, 2013 10:14 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Police say a 37-year-old Lafayette woman faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder for allegedly slitting a man's throat. Officers were dispatched to a home shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday and found Chandra Hamilton standing outside. According to the arrest affidavit, Hamilton told officers that "the victim's... more »

• Third man sentenced in shooting, murder attempt

  October 31, 2012 7:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on an attempted first-degree murder charge and for taking part in a pattern of criminal street-gang activity that included the November 2010 shooting injury of a good Samaritan. On Tuesday, state District Judge Don... more »

• Police: man tried to kill girlfriend, arrested

  October 16, 2012 10:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a man for allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend. Roderick Wells, 30, was arrested on charges of attempted murder. "He shot her multiple times," a police spokesperson said late Tuesday after Wells was arrested. The shooting happened last week in the 5000 block... more »

• Friend: student arrested for trying to kill mother didn't act like a murderer Play Video

  October 10, 2012 10:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The best friend of an LSU student, arrested and accused of trying to kill her mom, told WBRZ News2 in an exclusive interview that Nicole Boover didn't act like someone who would want to kill. "There were no signs leading up to what would happen," the young... more »

• Man kidnapped, tortured and shot; lives to ID suspects Play Video

  September 26, 2012 6:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man endured 24 hours of torture, being kidnapped and shot multiple times, then lived to tell police who he believes did it. Police arrested Daniel Westley, 26, Travis Barlow, 26, and Terrell Anthony, 30, are accused of kidnapping the victim on September 15 near Jean... more »

• EBRSO asking for help finding att. murder suspect

  September 14, 2012 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish asked for the public's help finding a man accused of trying to kill two people with his vehicle. Casey Hicks with EBRSO said detectives are looking for Jonathan Bell, 25, in suspicion of attempted second-degree murder. She said... more »

• Death ruled a homicide for woman shot in Ohio ICU

  August 7, 2012 12:44 PM

  AKRON, Ohio - A medical examiner in Ohio is confirming that a woman who was shot in a hospital's intensive care unit died of a gunshot wound to her head in what may have been a mercy killing. The victim's husband who is accused of shooting his wife appeared in... more »

• Man wanted for six attempted murder charges

  July 30, 2012 7:04 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Sheriff's deputies asked the public for help finding a shooting suspect out of Prairieville wanted for six counts of attempted murder. Major Kevin Hanna with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies are looking for Matthew Paul "Smokey" Simon, 32, in connection with a shooting this past... more »

• Father accused of shooting adult son over karaoke

  July 20, 2012 12:27 PM

  SHINGLETOWN, Calif. - A Northern California man is accused of shooting his 50-year-old son because he didn't like his country karaoke singing. A Shasta County judge on Tuesday ordered 70-year-old William Henry Oller Sr. to stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges in the January shooting, The Record Searchlight... more »

• BRPD investigating attempted murder, suicide

  May 29, 2012 4:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a shooting in Baton Rouge this afternoon appears to be a suicide and attempted murder. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said they were called to the 4000 block of Tuscarora Street around 2:20 p.m. today. A man at the scene was found... more »

• Teen girl held in attempted murder of CA mother

  May 25, 2012 11:24 AM

  HESPERIA, Calif. - A 13-year-old Southern California girl and two friends are under arrest for investigation of the attempted murder of the girl's mother. A police spokeswoman in the high desert city of Hesperia says officers were called by the victim after her daughter and two 14-year-old friends attacked her... more »

• Suspect accused of shooting cop has extensive criminal background Play Video

  March 1, 2012 6:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Forty-one-year-old Michael Anthony Joseph has been in and out of prison since he was 19 years old. Baton Rouge Police say he shot a cop after a brief struggle on Sycamore Street Wednesday night. Joseph was stopped while riding a bike, and investigators say the officer... more »

• EBRSO searching for attempted murder suspect

  December 5, 2011 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish released the name of a man they said tried to shoot and kill another person twice in the same day. According to Casey Hicks with the EBR Sheriff's Office, deputies are searching for John Goza, 24, for attempted second degree... more »

• Ohioan: Craigslist jobseeker hid after being shot

  November 18, 2011 12:57 PM

  CALDWELL, Ohio - An Ohio woman says a man showed up at her home covered in blood after being shot and told her he hid in the woods until dark and then went to her farmhouse because it was the first well-lighted house he saw. Rose Schockling has a... more »

• Records: Shooting suspect killed previous wife

  September 19, 2011 12:08 PM

  LAKELAND, Fla. - Court records show a Florida man who authorities say shot two ministers after killing his wife had pleaded guilty to killing a previous wife. Jeremiah Fogle is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder after Sunday's shootings at a Lakeland church. Authorities... more »

• Florida woman charged with spiking husband's coffee

  September 15, 2011 12:29 PM

  DELAND, Fla. - A Florida woman is charged with spiking her husband's coffee with the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax. Melissa Goetz was charged Wednesday with attempted felony murder and poisoning of food or water. The 46-year-old woman from Deltona, near Orlando, told authorities she was trying to calm her... more »

• Duheart given 20 years for attempted murder

  August 19, 2011 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced Denako Duheart today to 20 years for an attempted murder in 2009. Duheart was convicted in a bench trial this past November of shooting a man on Chippewa Street. Attorneys used taped witness testimony in the trial after previous murder charges against... more »

• Police make arrest in early morning shooting

  August 12, 2011 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have accused a man of attempted first-degree murder after a shooting early this morning in Baton Rouge. Sgt. Don Stone said detectives arrested Dasmond Franklin, 19, around 1:20 a.m. after a man was shot near a carwash at 4200 North Foster Drive. Investigators said... more »

• Zachary man accused of stabbing father

  July 27, 2011 11:51 AM

  ZACHARY - A Zachary man is in the hospital after police say his son tried to kill him with a kitchen knife. Zachary Police arrested Frank Roberts, 18, in suspicion of attempted murder last night. Chief David Courtney said they were called to a disturbance at the family's... more »

• BR stabbing victim describes attack with "sword"

  June 17, 2011 6:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three days after he was attacked by a knife-wielding acquaintance, Howard Lemond of Baton Rouge is back at home recovering and told News 2 about his ordeal. He showed our cameras the 28-inch scar he was left with when police say 57-year-old Alvin Clay, the brother... more »

• BRPD: Miss. man breaks into home, shoots at residents

  June 15, 2011 6:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A Mississippi man has been arrested after forcing his way into a home and shooting at two residents inside. Police say Jason Morris, 27, forced his way inside a home in the 1500 block of Claycut Road on Sunday after he asked the woman living there to... more »

• Suspect in North BR shooting turns himself in

  May 25, 2011 2:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A man wanted for a shooting in North Baton Rouge has turned himself in to police. Police say Nathan Stewart, 21, turned himself in Tuesday evening. Stewart is accused of shooting Kendrick Williams, 19, around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 3100 block of Calumet Street near Plank... more »

• Newborn survives toss down NYC trash chute

  May 23, 2011 12:47 PM

  NEW YORK - Investigators say a newborn baby tossed down a New York City housing project's trash chute survived the eight-story fall because he landed on a pile of garbage and the compactor was jammed. A maintenance worker heard the baby's cries coming from the trash compactor in the... more »

• "Murder season" teen convicted in juvenile court

  April 5, 2011 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A juvenile court judge has convicted a 13-year-old boy of attempted murder in a shooting this past February. According to investigators the teen said "It's murder season" before he started shooting at a man outside a gas station in the Glen Oaks area Feb. 20. No... more »

• Shooting suspect arrested by EBR Violent Crimes Unit

  March 2, 2011 6:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in suspicion of shooting at an East Baton Rouge home the day after his cousin had been in a fight with someone who lived there. Major Lawrence McLeary said deputies with the Violent Crime Unit arrested Robert L. Stevenson III,... more »

• Belle Rose man arrested for attempted murder

  January 20, 2011 2:59 PM

  A man accused of attempted 2nd Degree Murder in Assumption Parish is now behind bars. Deputies say 20 year-old Jarron Collins walked up to the victim with a gun while the victim was sitting in his car. They say the victim tried to wrestle away the gun from... more »

• Two men arrested for attempted murder in Assumption Parish

  January 18, 2011 1:27 PM

  Napoleonville-Two men accused of attempted murder in Assumption Parish, are now under arrest. Deputies say 17 year-old Jordy Brown and 18 year-old Calvin Johnson drove up to two men in Napoleonville, telling them to "give it up and get out of the truck". One of the victims was... more »

• One dead in Houma attempted murder, suicide

  January 12, 2011 12:40 PM

  HOUMA – One man is dead and his wife in the hospital after authorities in Terrebonne Parish say he tried to kill her, and then shot himself. Major Malcolm Wolfe says 57-year-old Larry Blanchard was pronounced dead at the couple’s home this morning. The sheriff’s office received a 911 call... more »

• EBRSO: Argument, shooting leads to att. murder arrests

  January 8, 2011 12:13 PM

  ZACHARY - A fight that included gunshots has put two people in jail in suspicion of attempted murder, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Casey Hicks with EBRSO said deputies arrested 19-year-old Jamarco Robinson and 27-year-old Marlene Rogers after the shooting was reported around 11:30 p.m.... more »

• Man charged with att. murder in shooting of ex-wife

  January 7, 2011 3:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities have identified the man accused of shooting his ex-wife in the neck during a fight this morning at her Baton Rouge home. East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies arrested 46-year-old Girard Smith on attempted murder charges in connection with the incident at her Rampart Court home.... more »

• Attempted murder suspect sought in Baton Rouge

  November 22, 2010 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police are asking for the public’s help finding the man they believe shot a Baton Rouge man and left him for dead more than a week ago. Baton Rouge Police say 20-year-old Demetrick Taylor is wanted in suspicion of attempted first-degree murder for a shooting on Nov.... more »

• Woman arrested for attempted murder

  November 8, 2010 9:44 AM

  GIBSON - Terrebonne Parish deputies arrested Gillisa Clark for two counts of attempted murder. Deputies said Clark shot at a woman and her baby after the two women got into a fight Saturday night. The victim left the baby in the car, and fled into the house until the shooting... more »

• Victim's mother calls Duheart conviction "bittersweet"

  November 5, 2010 2:44 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- Three years after the murder of her son, Trudy Fourmy said the conviction of Denako Duheart in a different case is bittersweet for her. Fourmy's son, Jason, was found dead on Halloween 2007. Duheart, his brother and another man were charged in the murder but the case was... more »

• Attempted murder charge for man in abortion case

  October 20, 2010 1:21 PM

  An attempted murder charge has been leveled against an Ohio man accused of forcing his pregnant girlfriend to drive to an abortion clinic at gunpoint. County prosecutor Ron O'Brien told The Columbus Dispatch in an e-mail Tuesday the charge returned by a grand jury falls under a state murder... more »

• Police: Man wanted for attempted second degree murder

  October 18, 2010 9:22 PM

  Police are looking for a man who they said is wanted for attempted second degree murder. Authorities said a man told them 25-year-old Eddie Joseph McIntyre III, Thibodaux, shot at him three or four times around 8:45 Saturday night. The victim said as he was walking towards his house, he... more »

• Man indicted in Baton Rouge hospital shooting

  October 15, 2010 11:35 AM

  A 36-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding his estranged wife and her boyfriend at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City last month was indicted Thursday on attempted murder charges. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged Darrell F. Garner with two counts of attempted first-degree murder in the... more »

• Man accused of attempted murder in Assumption shooting

  September 22, 2010 1:51 PM

  A man is in jail in Assumption Parish after police say he shot at several people in a vehicle. 20-year-old Divone Davis was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for three counts of attempted murder, according to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office. On Monday evening, the sheriff’s office received reports of... more »

• Man arrested for stabbing in Terrebonne Parish

  August 30, 2010 2:50 PM

  A man accused of attempted murder in Terrebonne Parish is behind bars. Deputies said last night around 9:30, 27-year-old Jason Michael Este, Houma, got into a verbal argument with a 27-year-old man that eventually turned physical when Este stabbed the victim multiple times with a pair of scissors. Authorities... more »

• Police: NY cabbie is asked if he is Muslim, stabbed

  August 25, 2010 1:32 PM

  Police say a suburban New York man hailed a taxi in the city, asked the driver if he was Muslim and then stabbed him when the driver said yes. Police arrested Michael Enright on Tuesday night on charges including attempted murder as a hate crime. He was expected... 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 »

• Judge maintains Guillory's 50 years sentence

  June 22, 2010 7:16 AM

  Accused serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory's attempt to get his sentence reduced in an unrelated case has been denied. State District Judge Edwin Rubin upheld his original sentence of 50 years at hard labor without benefit of probation or parole for Guillory for the attempted murder of a Lafayette woman.... more »

• TV Chef charged with murder for hire

  May 17, 2010 8:30 PM

  A chef who used to be on the Food Network is now charged with hiring a homeless man to kill an unspecified person. Police in Santa Monica, California say Juan Carlos Cruz, who hosted "Calorie Commando", offered money to several homeless people to make the hit. One went to police.... more »

• Attempted murder-suicide in Terrebonne Parish

  May 17, 2010 9:40 AM

  Terrebonne Parish deputies say a woman is in stable condition after an attempted murder-suicide. It happened 10 p.m. Sunday at the Misty Bayou Apartments in Houma. Deputies say Jennifer Lucas and her live-in boyfriend Wayne Williams got into an argument. She then left the apartment and returned with her parents... more »

• Man wanted in attempted murder in Washington Parish

  May 13, 2010 2:11 PM

  Detectives are on the lookout for a man, allegedly involved in an attempted murder in Bogalusa over the weekend. Authorities say Keldon Clark has relatives in Baton Rouge, and may be staying with them. A juvenile is already under arrest in this case. Anyone with any information... more »

• Father charged with attempted murder of child

  May 7, 2010 1:08 PM

  A Livingston Parish man is jailed for the attempted murder of his four month old daughter. 20 year old Eduardo Kyle Herodias is charged with one count of attempted first degree murder. Deputies were called to 28115 Juban Road just before noon Thursday. They found a four... more »

• Shooting suspect turns himself in

  May 3, 2010 10:37 AM

  Authorities say Yosef Issachar, 32, turned himself in today after a shooting last week on GSRI Rd. According to police, Issachar approached his wife and her male companion while they were leaving an apartment. Issachar allegedly hit his wife with a gun and then shot the man in the hip.... more »

• Man wanted for attempted murder surrenders

  April 20, 2010 12:56 PM

  A man accused of shooting someone during a gun fight last week surrendered to deputies. Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office say 36-year-old Brian Leonard Alexcee shot at least one person during the fight on Albany Street on April 13. Two people were taken to the... more »

• Man faces charges of attempted murder

  April 7, 2010 6:41 AM

  Alexandria police have arrested a 24-year-old man on two counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a carjacking. Police tell The Alexandria Town Talk that Taureen Jackson is accused of stabbing two women and stealing their vehicle after meeting them at a bar Saturday night. According to police reports,... more »

• Baton Rouge man dies after stabbing

  April 5, 2010 2:04 PM

  A Baton Rouge man stabbed inside his home last week died over the weekend at Earl K. Long Medical Center. Baton Rouge Police said Bethal Captville, 50, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday. According to police, Leroy Franklin, 39, of Baton Rouge, asked Captville at 11:40 p.m. on April... more »

• Attempted murder suspect killed in I-12 Crash

  March 22, 2010 1:50 PM

  An attempted murder suspect died Sunday when he was hit by a car on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. At about 5 a.m., the 2007 Ford Expedition by Daryl L. Horne, 47, of Covington, was traveling east on I-12 when he was sideswiped by an unknown 18-wheeler. Horne's... more »

• Jeffery Lee Guillory sentenced to 50 years

  March 15, 2010 11:52 AM

  Jeffery Lee Guillory has been sentenced to 50 years hard labor without the benefit of parole or pardon for the attempted second-degree murder in 2007 of Johnnie Rose Martinez of Lafayette. Guillory was also sentenced Monday to 40 years on a second-degree robbery charge. The sentences are to be served... more »

• Jeffery Lee Guillory requests new trial

  March 11, 2010 8:12 AM

  Jeffery Lee Guillory is asking for a new trial following his conviction on charges of attempted second-degree murder and second-degree robbery. Guillory was convicted Friday in the December 2007 attack on a Lafayette woman. He has been in jail since his January 2008 arrest in Baton Rouge on warrants out... more »

• Teen arrested after shooting

  January 14, 2010 11:25 AM

  A teenager was arrested after a shooting in Baton Rouge. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the 14000 block of Azalea Park Avenue. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says the 15-year-old boy shot at two people during a fight. They were not hurt. The teen was booked into juvenile... more »

• Suspect arrested in shooting in Independence

  January 13, 2010 8:42 AM

  Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Joshua M. Charrier for Attempted Second Degree Murder. Deputies responded to a disturbance at 53154 South Carson Road in Independence. While en-route, deputies learned another call was received through 911 stating that the female involved had been shot and the suspect had fled the... more »

• Suspect in police officer shooting turns self in

  November 25, 2009 4:26 PM

  A suspect in the shooting of a Baton Rouge Police officer earlier this month turned himself in to BRPD on Tuesday. John L. Butler, 19, was arrested and charged with attempted first degree murder, according to police. Maj. Patricia Tauzin was shot around midnight on Nov. 1 at the 1500... more »

• Woman jailed for hit-and-run outside hospital

  November 24, 2009 5:58 PM

  A woman is in jail accused of trying to kill a deputy with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Investigators say it happened after 54-year-old Sharon Russell caused a disturbance in the emergency room at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge Tuesday. They say Russell was asked... more »

• Man sentenced in 2006 BR shootings

  October 20, 2009 9:05 AM

  Ezra Peeler, 24, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and attempted murder in two shootings three years ago. Brandon Domino,19, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in one of the shootings and has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Peeler pleaded... more »

• Police looking for man in attempted murder

  September 25, 2009 11:11 AM

  Police are looking for a man accused of attempted murder in Baton Rouge. They say 25-year-old Murphy Young of Baton Rouge shot a man several time Wednesday night. The shooting happened in the 2200 block of 71st Street. Young is accused of shooting the man after an argument over... more »

• Teens arrested after standoff with police

  September 16, 2009 7:14 AM

  A 16 year old and 17 year old William Guillard are in police custody following a standoff with Baton Rouge Rouge Police at 1006 South 16th Street around 10 p.m. last night. Police say the 19 year old male victim says the suspects shot at him. Officers found the teens... more »