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  • Prominent lawyer and lobbyist arrested for domestic violence gets charges dismissed Play Video

    October 19, 2023 7:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A prominent lawyer and lobbyist who was the focus of multiple WBRZ Investigative Unit reports last year had all of his domestic abuse charges dismissed. The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned that Kevin Hayes went through a "mitigation" program with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's... more »
  • Man allegedly breaks into girlfriend's house, beats her with baseball bat

    August 9, 2023 8:13 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after he allegedly broke into his girlfriend's home and began looking through her cell phone before battering her with a baseball bat. The Baton Rouge Police Department was called to the home on Forest Oaks Court on July 20. The victim was... more »
  • Woman is second to be arrested in road rage attack of cancer patient in Ascension

    October 17, 2022 7:13 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies arrested a second person tied to a beating of a man and leaving him in the road after a minor car accident in October. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 8 p.m. along Causey Road on October 16. Deputies said... more »
  • Prosecutor handling Ronald Greene case meeting with FBI this week

    June 13, 2022 3:16 PM

    MONROE - A district attorney handling the state-level prosecution of troopers involved in Ronald Greene's deadly arrest is meeting with federal investigators to get additional material tied to the case. Union Parish District Attorney John Belton, who plans to run for Louisiana attorney general, said he's meeting with members... more »
  • VIDEO: Students ticketed after brawl breaks out in Central High cafeteria Play Video

    May 5, 2022 2:55 PM

    CENTRAL - Sheriff's deputies are investigating a large fight that broke out at Central High School on Thursday. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said six are facing charges after the brawl, which was caught on video later posted to social media. Those videos showed a crowd of students... more »
  • Woman sentenced for attacking waitress, must stay away from Chili's

    August 2, 2021 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A woman who assaulted a Chili's waitress in last year was placed on probation with the threat of prison time and must stay away from the restaurant. Court records show Tammy Dabney pleaded guilty to aggravated battery Monday. She was sentenced to three years of active... more »
  • Texas firefighter found dead outside of Cancun

    July 24, 2021 6:28 PM

    FORT WORTH - A Texas firefighter was found dead in Mexico, and local authorities said they found his body in a bathroom window. KTVT reported that firefighter Elijah Snow died Monday while vacationing 10 miles away from Cancun. Local officials said Snow's body was found in a hotel,... more »
  • State police refuse to release video from deadly arrest despite it already being leaked out Play Video

    May 19, 2021 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police is refusing to release body camera footage from the night troopers beat a man as they attempted to stop him for an unspecified traffic violation. Ronald Greene died May 10, 2019, but an administrative investigation was not opened until over a year and... more »
  • Livingston deputy no longer employed at sheriffs' office after battery arrest

    February 9, 2021 11:25 AM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - A sheriff's deputy is no longer employed with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office after he was arrested for an alleged battery. The sheriff's office said the crime happened Sunday at a home in Denham Springs. Daniel Beadle, 37, was booked for second-degree battery the next day.... more »
  • Hammond city council plans to hire Baton Rouge firm to investigate 2017 beating incident Play Video

    October 13, 2020 6:55 PM

    HAMMOND - The Hammond City Council is planning to secure a Baton Rouge law firm regarding the 2017 police booking room video that has made national news. In 2017, Kentdrick Ratliff was beaten, tased and kicked inside the booking room after he reached for a bottle of pills. One... more »
  • Kenner caretaker caught on camera abusing man with cerebral palsy has been arrested

    February 20, 2020 4:44 PM

    KENNER, La. - Authorities arrested a Kenner caretaker after a "nanny cam" caught him mistreating a bedridden man with cerebral palsy. The camera captured 39-year-old Patrick Bowden abusing the 26-year-old patient over the course of two months. According to WWL-TV, the video allegedly shows Bowden shoving the victim's forehead,... more »
  • Police: Woman held victim at gunpoint, beat her, and shattered her $600 iPhone

    February 5, 2020 1:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say a woman has been arrested for allegedly holding another woman at gunpoint, beating her, and destroying her $600 cell phone. The alleged incident occurred on Jan. 16 outside of a North Marque Ann Drive home around 12:50 a.m. when Jasmyne Victoria McCray and another... more »
  • Deputies: Mugger swinging metal pole chased victim along Gardere Lane, stole wallet

    February 4, 2020 1:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office say they've arrested a man in a Jan. 30 robbery in the Gardere area. According to an official report, a man who was walking down the street around 11 p.m. on a Thursday night said he was... more »
  • Police arrest man after video shows him punching baby in jaw

    January 6, 2020 5:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was booked into jail Monday after police found a disturbing video of him abusing a small child. Police arrested Aaron Brand, 19, and booked him for cruelty to a juvenile. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Brand was arrested after officers viewed... more »
  • Two indicted in fatal beating of Alabama fan after LSU game

    March 8, 2019 6:30 PM

    AMITE- A grand jury has indicted two men in the fatal beating of an Alabama football fan at a Ponchatoula bar after LSU lost its game. Ryan Anthony and Azia Crockett, both 24, were arrested after the Nov. 4 attack that fatally wounded Robert Bowers, 46, and are now... more »
  • Man arrested after fight leaves victim with fractured skull

    February 9, 2019 1:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A Baton Rouge man has been arrested after he allegedly hit a man in the head with a blunt object following an argument. Authorities say 50-year-old Victoriano Rosas and two other unidentified males got into an argument around noon on June 18, 2017 with the victim outside... more »
  • BRPD: Arrest made in 2013 attack on jogger near LSU lakes Play Video

    October 30, 2017 3:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested a man four years after he allegedly strangled a woman while she was jogging around the LSU lakes. On Monday, police announced the arrest of 26-year-old Akeem Yarbrough of Brusly in connection with the 2013 attack. According to BRPD, the 30-year-old victim was... more »
  • APSO: White Castle man wanted for beating, strangling girlfriend arrested in WBR

    July 5, 2017 12:22 PM

    UPDATE: Chad Elzy was arrested on July 7 in West Baton Rouge Parish by the Louisiana State Police Fugitive Apprehensive Task Force. Original: ASCENSION – Deputies are searching for a man wanted for domestic abuse after a woman was found badly beaten in a home on Independence Day.... more »
  • One hospitalized after family fight turns into stabbing on Blackwater Road Play Video

    July 2, 2017 6:01 PM

    CENTRAL - One person was taken to the hospital after a family fight turned violent on Blackwater Road Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m, in the 9400 block of Blackwater Road. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says at least one person was hurt in the stabbing... more »
  • Convenience store employee brutally beaten, mugged on his way to work Play Video

    June 13, 2017 9:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A long-time convenience store employee was mugged and badly beaten while biking to work from his Garden District home this month. The victim, Bruce Scott, works at the B-Quik on Perkins Road, and after more than 15 years of employment there, he’s become more than just... more »
  • 12 indicted after deadly inmate attack in Tangipahoa Jail

    May 12, 2017 2:03 PM

    TANGIPAHOA PARISH – A Tangipahoa Parish grand jury indicted 12 people for beating an inmate to death. On January 30, 40-year-old Tommy Joe Smith, of Independence, was attacked and beaten to death by multiple inmates while he was in custody at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. The 12 people... more »
  • Report: Saints nearing deal with Adrian Peterson

    April 24, 2017 4:14 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Sources are reporting that the New Orleans Saints are nearing a deal with former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. According to a report from WWL-TV , the NFL Networks media insider Ian Rapoport says that the Saints and and the 32-year-old former NFL MVP are close... more »
  • Man accused of breaking into woman's home, attacking her

    April 19, 2017 12:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police arrested a man after they say he broke into a woman's home and attacked her. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 23-year-old Billy Williams for charges of home invasion, second degree battery and domestic abuse battery. According to arrest documents, Williams entered the woman's... more »
  • Mom and two sons accused of kidnapping, beating man for hours Play Video

    February 23, 2017 10:05 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a mother and her two sons are accused of kidnapping a man and beating him for hours at a Baton Rouge home earlier this month. Baton Rouge Police report that Pamela Hayward, 46, and her two sons Gary Fieldings, 25, and Dannie Ray Hayward,... more »
  • Man arrested for pushing wife, threatening deputies

    February 9, 2017 1:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested Tuesday for pushing his wife and threatening arresting deputies. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested Brock Triche on charges of domestic abuse battery, public intimidation and retaliation and resisting an officer. The incident occurred on Feb. 7 around 10:45 p.m.... more »
  • Father found guilty for beating child to death in 2014 Play Video

    February 3, 2017 5:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A jury has found a father accused of beating his son to death in 2014 guilty of second-degree murder. Vernell Day was accused of beating his son, Jay’v’une Isaiah Bergin, so badly that the child had to be hospitalized. The child later died in the hospital... more »
  • Four arrested for kidnapping, beating Lafayette man

    February 3, 2017 4:29 PM

    ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST – Louisiana State Police arrested four individuals for charges related to the kidnapping of a Lafayette man. The incident occurred on Feb. 1 when a man was taken hostage by several suspects in the Thibodaux area, according to Louisiana State Police. The man was taken... more »
  • Police seeking suspects who beat victims with baseball bat

    January 17, 2017 2:59 PM

    CHAUVIN - Terrebonne Parish Police are searching for suspects wanted for beating two victims with a baseball bat in November. David Chauvin, 28, and Tracey Henry, 42, of Houma are wanted for false imprisonment and obstruction of justice. TPSO deputies responded to a disturbance at 101 Prosperity St.... more »
  • Man arrested for beating woman, raping child

    November 22, 2016 1:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE – One man has been arrested for allegedly beating a woman and raping a child on several occasions. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Roberto Castro for first degree rape, sexual battery, indecent behavior with juveniles and two counts of domestic abuse battery of a... more »
  • Three former Angola guards indicted for covering up inmate beating

    November 2, 2016 5:58 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that three Angola prison correctional officers were indicted for beating a handcuffed inmate then conspiring to cover up the crime. United States Attorney Walt Green said 40-year-old Daniel Davis, 31-year-old John Sanders and 38-year-old James Savoy were charged in a multi-count indictment... more »
  • Man arrested for beating step-children, choked with rope

    November 1, 2016 1:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested after he beat his two step-children, one of which he choked using a rope. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was contacted on Oct. 4 about a 13-year-old girl with bruises on her legs, arms and a bald spot on the... more »
  • Mom arrested for beating child with wooden board

    October 31, 2016 10:23 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police have arrested a mother after she allegedly beat her son with a wooden board. Baton Rouge Police were dispatched to the 4900 block of Hammond Street on Sunday, Oct. 30 when a boy told officers that his mother, 40-year-old Liza Joseph, beat him after she... more »
  • Man arrested for beating nine-year-old and four-year-old boys

    October 19, 2016 11:12 AM

    BATON ROUGE – A man was arrested after beating his girlfriend's nine-year-old and four-year-old sons. 29-year-old Solomon Tramaine Commenia was arrested on two counts of cruelty to juveniles after the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office received a complaint about the physical abuse of two boys. The nine-year-old boy... more »
  • School employee arrested after beating student with belt

    September 28, 2016 10:36 AM

    BATON ROUGE – A school employee was arrested for cruelty to juvenile charges after beating a student with a belt. On Monday around 11 p.m., Baton Rouge Police officers responded to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in reference to a battery of a teenage boy that happened earlier... more »
  • Man's violent past leads to habitual offender status, life sentence Play Video

    May 10, 2016 10:11 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A woman told News 2, the system failed her son after he was sentenced to life in prison for being a habitual offender. In court Tuesday, we learned more about Donald Dickerson's violent past. In the more than two hour sentencing hearing Tuesday, Dickerson's defense attorney... more »
  • Juvenile arrested for beating 61-year-old woman who refused to give oral sex

    May 10, 2016 12:38 PM

    THIBODAUX- Thibodaux Police Department arrested a juvenile for beating a 61-year-old woman who refused to give him oral sex. On Monday, around 6:15 p.m., the victim, a 61-year-old woman, was walking in the 300 block of Federal Circle when she was approached by the juvenile. The juvenile told her to... more »
  • BRPD: Elderly woman found badly beaten outside of home

    May 3, 2016 4:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say officers found an elderly woman badly beaten in her home in the Sherwood-area, and detectives are currently following up on leads. Baton Rouge Police reported they found the 70-year-old woman on the ground outside of her home in the 13100 block of Jennifer Lynn... more »
  • EBRSO looking for man who beat and kidnapped ex

    April 5, 2016 3:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man that robbed, beat and kidnapped a victim following a breakup. 23-year-old Corey Williams is wanted for home invasion, simple robbery, 2nd degree battery, aggravated kidnapping, and simple criminal damage to property. According to reports, Williams broke... more »
  • Police identify suspect in early morning Marsh St. beating

    December 3, 2015 6:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police identified a suspect wanted for beating a man with a metal pipe on Marsh Street early Thursday morning. 26-year-old Freddie Robinson is wanted by the Baton Rouge Police Department for second degree attempted murder. Police said they were called out to an apartment complex... more »
  • Sentencing rescheduled for 'wrong neighborhood' attacker

    December 2, 2015 9:49 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Sentencing was moved back a month for the man convicted of attacking a family at an East Baton Rouge Parish gas station two years ago. Jurors found Donald Dickerson guilty of second degree battery in a brutal attack at a gas station two years ago. According to... more »
  • Man accused in murder of B.R. couple fighting extradition from Florida

    October 26, 2015 4:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man accused of strangling and robbing a couple in Baton Rouge is fighting extradition back to Louisiana. 42-year-old Ernesto Llerena Alonso is currently in jail in Florida where he taken into custody by law enforcement. He's charged in the murder of Denis and Suzanne Duplantier,... more »
  • Sheriff: Mother said she 'messed up' by beating child with belt

    October 5, 2015 2:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a Baton Rouge woman after investigators said she beat her 10-year-old child with a belt so hard it left bruises. Deputies charged 32-year-old Kayla Nelson Friday with cruelty to juveniles. EBRSO said on Oct. 2 deputies responded with Department of Children and... more »

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