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• Bond set at $465K for deputy accused of filming rape of one-year-old Play Video

  June 8, 2019 12:28 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- Bond has been set for an Iberville Parish deputy arrested for allegedly filming the rape of a one-year-old boy. Sources tell WBRZ the bond for 42-year-old Shaderick Jones, who allegedly incited the incident, is set at $465,000. Bond for Iyeshesa Todd, the woman accused of performing the... more »

• Third suspect in custody connected to kidnapping involving $4,000 ransom

  April 28, 2019 7:45 PM

  UPDATE: A third suspect, Lamario Thomas, was arrested Wednesday in connection to the kidnapping. BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a man and woman in a kidnapping that involved a $4,000 ransom. The victim told police he met Asia Sherell Smith via social media. He said Smith picked him up... more »

• LSU clears administrators once on leave over hazing incidents

  February 15, 2019 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU said they found no concerning connection between hazing at DKE and LSU administrators. The university released a statement Friday following a investigation over claims that the universities administration failed to address reports of hazing that have since landed nine people in jail. “Today, LSU returned... more »

• More allegations brought against local physical therapist accused of sexually abusing patients

  February 4, 2019 10:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Reports say a second patient has come forward accusing a physical therapist of sexual abuse. Philippe Veeters, owner of Dutch Physical Therapy was arrested earlier this week and charged with sexual battery. One victim told deputies she visited the physical therapist at his office in... more »

• Ex-sheriff's office bailiff sentenced in child porn case

  November 17, 2018 5:19 PM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - Court records show that a former bailiff in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13. Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports that 37-year-old Scott Cassard enter the plea Thursday. The former Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office bailiff was sentenced... more »

• NCAA basketball coaches among 10 charged with fraud and corruption

  September 26, 2017 10:41 AM

  NEW YORK-Four college basketball coaches were among 10 people charged in a New York City federal court for fraud and corruption that was found in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Chuck Person of Auburn University, Emanuel Richardson of the University of Arizona, Tony Bland of the University of Southern... more »

• APSO: Man wanted for theft, burglary charges

  July 25, 2017 11:46 AM

  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a man wanted for burglary and theft charges. The man deputies are searching for is 47-year-old Roderick Thomas, who is wanted for two counts of simple burglary, theft and two counts of simple criminal damage to property.... more »

• Baton Rouge drugs traced to deal on I-12 in Tangipahoa

  April 20, 2017 1:40 PM

  HAMMOND – Two individuals were arrested on federal drug charges for allegedly distributing methamphetamine from Baton Rouge to Hammond. Roger David Hammond, Jr., 43, and Charlotte White, 50, were arrested after a joint investigation by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The investigation revealed... more »

• Three arrested after drug bust at Zachary home

  March 30, 2017 4:29 PM

  ZACHARY – The Zachary Police Department arrested three individuals on several drug charges after conducting a month-long investigation. According to the police department, information was received after a traffic stop and a search warrant was obtained for a home located in the 8000 block of Lower Zachary Road. ... more »

• Federal charges filed against man arrested for shooting 16-year-old

  March 16, 2017 4:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Acting United States Attorney Corey Amundson has filed federal criminal charges against a man who was arrested for shooting a 16-year-old in the head earlier this week. The charges are filed against 45-year-old Octavio Bringas-Posadas for possession of a firearm prohibited by a person and... more »

• State Senator Troy Brown arrested again on domestic abuse charge

  July 18, 2016 10:37 AM

  GONZALES – State Senator Troy Brown, who was previously arrested in 2015 for domestic abuse, was arrested again early Monday morning on similar charges. According to arrest records, Brown was arrested on Monday around 12 a.m. and charged for domestic abuse battery by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. ... more »

• 16-year-old to be tried as adult for stabbing Play Video

  October 14, 2015 11:33 AM

  GONZALES - A judge ruled that an Ascension Parish teen accused of killing another teen with a steak knife will be tried for murder as an adult. Sheriff's deputies said the teen, identified today as 16-year-old Jacob Westbrook, stabbed 18-year-old Todd Toups to death while Toups was visiting a... more »