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Four-year-old boy found dead in neighbor's pool after disappearing in Livingston Parish subdivision Play Video
October 26, 2023 3:52 PM
WATSON - A 4-year-old boy was found drowned in a pool at a neighbor's home on Thursday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to Meadow Lane, located in the Oak Hills subdivision in Watson, around 10 a.m. after receiving reports concerning a missing child. The... more » -
One year after toddler's fentanyl death exposed failures at DCFS, father convicted in federal drug case
October 19, 2023 2:08 PM
BATON ROUGE - The father of a 2-year-old boy who fatally consumed fentanyl after repeated close calls at a drug-filled home in Baton Rouge took a plea deal this week in a separate federal drug case. The case led to a reckoning at the Department of Children and Family... more » -
Convicted in high-profile Livingston rape case, politically connected sex offender gets life sentence
October 17, 2023 1:57 PM
LIVINGSTON - A man who was convicted of rape and other charges after a girl in foster care said her cries for help went ignored for years is now slated to spend the rest of his life in prison. John Mack, 77, was handed down a life sentence for... more » -
Slidell boy, 12, arrested after threatening school shooting in text messages
October 6, 2023 3:23 PM
SLIDELL - A 12-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sent text messages to a classmate threatening to shoot up their school. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said the boy, who attends a private school in the Slidell area, was issued a summons for terrorizing. He was... more » -
Teacher booked for rape amid claims that she gave birth to student's child Play Video
October 3, 2023 12:57 PM
LORANGER - A school teacher has been arrested for sex crimes, including a rape charge, after deputies investigated claims she was impregnated by a student. "Sex education was taken literally at this school," George R. Tucker, the attorney representing the 17 year old, said. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's... more » -
Woman who allegedly gunned down 12-year-old girl indicted for murder as others shed charges
August 31, 2023 8:06 PM
CENTRAL - A woman who allegedly shot and killed a 12-year-old girl who knocked on her front door was indicted for murder Thursday as two others implicated in the shooting had their charges reduced or thrown out all together. East Baton Rouge court records show that Ester Williams was... more » -
Man sexually assaulted sleeping child during early-morning home invasion, EBR deputies say
August 21, 2023 6:00 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man is accused of creeping into a family's bedroom and fondling a 7-year-old girl while she was sleeping next to her mother early Monday morning. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the assault happened around 1:20 a.m. at an apartment on Ned Avenue,... more » -
Man faces hundreds of charges for child porn, animal sex abuse after raid at Baton Rouge home
August 9, 2023 4:46 PM
BATON ROUGE - Deputies found a stash of hundreds of disturbing images on a man's home computer while executing a search warrant this week. The illicit material was found Tuesday at 64-year-old Ronald Sanders's home along Baylor Drive. An arrest report said those images depicted multiple illegal sex acts... more » -
Toddler found safe after being taken from DCFS office in Crowley
July 13, 2023 7:17 PM
UPDATE: Liam James has been found safe as of July 15, 2023. ---- CROWLEY - Police are searching for a toddler who was taken from a state-run office in Acadia Parish. Louisiana State Police issue an endangered child alert Thursday evening for 19-month-old Liam James. The boy... more » -
Traffic stop led BRPD to key evidence in toddler's unsolved killing; still no arrests a year later Play Video
July 7, 2023 9:53 PM
BATON ROUGE - Newly filed court documents have revealed that during a traffic stop last year detectives found a gun linked to the long-unsolved killing of a 3-year-old , though it appears the weapon has not led police to an arrest in the toddler's murder more than a year later.... more » -
City-parish leaders announce funeral fund, peace walk honoring slain 11-year-old Play Video
March 22, 2023 3:50 PM
BATON ROUGE - City and parish leaders held a press conference alongside the family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed in a shooting last week , announcing plans to honor him and launching a fund to pay for his funeral. Matthew Fortenberry was a star basketball player for... more » -
Teenager shot while walking to school Wednesday; former student arrested in recent muggings Play Video
January 18, 2023 8:01 AM
BATON ROUGE - A teenager ran home for help after being shot by a former classmate who was trying to rob him on his way to school Wednesday morning. Police believe the 15-year-old victim was either walking to his bus stop or heading straight to his school, Broadmoor High... more » -
Infant girl found dead at Louisiana home; couple arrested in murder case
December 13, 2022 1:40 PM
LAPLACE - A couple was arrested after sheriff's deputies found a 1-year-old girl who was seemingly beaten to death over the weekend. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff said the child was found unconscious Sunday morning at a LaPlace home. Paramedics were called in to check on the... more » -
Governor calls infant's death 'absolute failure,' won't comment on DCFS leader after latest misstep Play Video
November 9, 2022 3:51 PM
BATON ROUGE - After avoiding questions for more than a week about the overdose death of another child who was under the eye of the Department of Children and Family Services, Governor John Bel Edwards admitted the agency should have done more to intervene. The governor has avoided questions... more » -
'She didn't deserve that': After teen allegedly had her mother killed, heartbroken grandfather wants answers Play Video
October 14, 2022 4:50 PM
BATON ROUGE - A grandfather is in disbelief after learning his 16-year-old granddaughter is accused of arranging her own mother's murder . Wednesday night, 16-year-old Jermyne Lewis allegedly recruited a teenage boy to help murder 33-year-old Markeshia Stone. Lewis came up with the plot after she got into an... more » -
Former sheriff's office dispatcher arrested for domestic abuse
July 18, 2022 6:47 AM
BATON ROUGE - A dispatcher with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office was arrested on abuse charges after she allegedly bit and kicked a man in a fight over a child. Deputies arrested Bria Hunt, 24, after they responded to a home on reports of a disturbance. When they... more » -
Runaway teen among 3 arrested after deadly robbery in Ponchatoula
July 4, 2022 12:10 PM
PONCHATOULA - Three people were arrested, including a 15-year-old runaway, after a robbery attempt left one person dead in Tangipahoa Parish over the weekend. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday at a home just outside Ponchatoula city limits. There, deputies found 21-year-old Joshua Taylor with multiple gunshot wounds.... more » -
Police: 2-year-old shot to death in New Orleans
June 23, 2022 10:16 AM
NEW ORLEANS - A toddler died after a reported accidental shooting at a New Orleans home Wednesday night. The New Orleans Police Department was initially called to a house on Apple Street in response to the shooting but found no one there. Officers later found out a 2-year-old boy... more » -
Teenager wounded in overnight shooting in BR neighborhood
May 31, 2022 8:52 AM
BATON ROUGE - A 16-year-old was shot in a capital area neighborhood late Monday night, according to authorities. The Baton Rouge Police said the teen was struck by gunfire on Desoto Drive, in an area off Thomas Road, but could share little information about the victim or what led... more » -
Police: Missing 14-year-old girl stole SUV in New Orleans
May 23, 2022 1:17 PM
NEW ORLEANS - Police are looking for a runaway teenager who stole a vehicle after she left home. The New Orleans Police Department said Morgan Lipps, 14, was seen Sunday leaving her home on Conti Street. Lipps reportedly stole a black 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and has not been seen... more » -
Good Samaritan killed after he tried to protect woman from drunken aggressor, police say Play Video
May 17, 2022 3:24 PM
BATON ROUGE - An 18-year-old died in the hospital after he was beaten while trying to calm a drunken man who was picking fights outside a Baton Rouge club, according to police. The coroner's office said Hayes Sellers passed away Sunday, a week after he was rushed to a... more » -
Mom charged in daughter's murder was placed on leave after Nakamoto exposed disturbing details of neglect
May 6, 2022 1:00 PM
SLAUGHTER - About a week before a grand jury charged Sheila Fletcher with killing her daughter, she was placed on unpaid leave at her current government job as WBRZ exposed the shocking neglect that went on inside her home. Fletcher—who currently works as a city prosecutor's secretary in Zachary—has... more » -
Teen accused of stealing car with baby inside could be charged as an adult Play Video
April 3, 2022 7:29 PM
BATON ROUGE - A teenager could be charged as an adult for his role in stealing a car that had an infant in the backseat. Bradley Jackson, 17, was booked Sunday as a principal to charges of auto theft and kidnapping. Jackson's appearance in juvenile court was waived Monday... more » -
'We didn't think that the baby would've survived': flight crew recounts search for abandoned baby Play Video
March 16, 2022 10:41 PM
BATON ROUGE - The two Baton Rouge Police officers searching for an abandoned eight-month-old Tuesday morning by helicopter didn't always anticipate a happy ending but credit a multi-agency response for the positive end result. Stream WBRZ newscasts here Cpl. David Poirrier and detective Dustin Conde searched the wooded... more » -
Mom ticketed after unattended 5-year-old crashes vehicle into Dollar General Play Video
February 28, 2022 1:05 PM
Editor's Note: Police initially identified the child as being 3 years old. PLAQUEMINE - A 5-year-old boy left alone in a running car rolled the vehicle into a building late Monday morning, according to police. The Plaquemine Police Department said the vehicle struck the Dollar General on Belleview... more » -
Mother, boyfriend plead not guilty in 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen's murder
January 28, 2022 5:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - A couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the girl's disappearance was formally charged with her murder Jan. 27 and plead not guilty Feb. 7. Court records show a grand jury indicted Phillip Gardner and Lanaya Cardwell, each on a count of... more » -
Three people, including teen, hurt in drug-related shooting at Baton Rouge neighborhood Play Video
January 17, 2022 2:37 PM
BATON ROUGE - A juvenile was among three people hit by gunfire Monday in a neighborhood near Florida Boulevard. The shooting was reported around 1:20 p.m. The victims were found hurt on Marque Ann Drive and nearby La Annie Drive. All are expected to survive. Authorities said one... more » -
In trial against accused killer, victim's child gives bone-chilling interview after witnessing murder
December 15, 2021 5:41 PM
PLAQUEMINE- In a rare and never-seen-before forensic interview, a 3-year-old girl told trained experts exactly who hurt her mother and what she heard. The video was played to jury in court this week during the trial against the man accused of killing the child's mother. That interview is... more » -
Man allegedly paid $20 to have sex with 10-year-old girl
December 10, 2021 12:19 PM
HOUMA - A Louisiana man was arrested after he allegedly paid someone to arrange for sex with a 10-year-old girl. WWLTV reports the girl's family alerted the Houma Police Department after someone tipped them off about 31-year-old Jamil Washington's plan. According to the department, Washington paid an individual... more » -
Man facing child molestation charges ordered not to coach, seen at youth basketball tryouts Play Video
November 15, 2021 6:07 PM
GONZALES - A picture taken Saturday at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales shows what several parents say is Jermaine Miles running tryouts at the Ascension Youth Basketball Association. The problem : Miles was charged with five counts of child molestation in 2019 and ordered by a judge... more » -
DOE: Baker daycare at center of controversy had no previous complaints Play Video
October 7, 2021 11:17 PM
BAKER - The Louisiana Department of Education is investigating Scholarly Education of Precious Tots, a daycare, after an upset parent raised concerns about how her daughter was treated by other children. The daycare on Harding Street opened in 2017. DOE says it hasn't received complaints about the daycare before,... more » -
Pregnant mother of slain toddler, boyfriend both jailed on $375K bonds Play Video
October 1, 2021 12:49 PM
BATON ROUGE - Bonds have been set for a couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the child's disappearance. A judge set bond at $375,000 each for Lanaya Cardwell and Phillip Gardner on Monday. At that same hearing, it was also learned Cardwell is eight... more » -
Man convicted again in sexual assault of 12-year-old at church
September 23, 2021 12:56 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man arrested in a 2012 sex crime involving a pre-teen at a local church was convicted a second time after he was granted a second trial in East Baton Rouge. Kevin Guzman, 28, was found guilty in 2019, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision... more » -
EBR coroner's report on death of one-year-old left in hot car expected soon Play Video
August 20, 2021 7:50 PM
BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police detectives are awaiting a coroner's report about the exact cause of death for a child found dead in a hot car last Friday. On Monday, the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office identified the child as one-year-old Journee Willis and confirmed that autopsy results... more » -
Baton Rouge man accused of beating his infant son to death
August 20, 2021 7:17 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man accused of severely abusing his 3-month-old son is now charged in the child's death. Baton Rouge Police Department began investigating 36-year-old Leon Arnold on Aug. 14, after his infant son was found unresponsive and had to be revived by paramedics. Medical personnel said... more » -
3-year-old who went missing found in Pennsylvania river
August 15, 2021 5:29 PM
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A 3-year-old who was reported missing Friday was found in the Allegheny River. WTAE reported that the body of Dwight Dismore was recovered by a dive team around 2:40 p.m. Saturday. Pennsylvania State Police, K9 units and local police departments searched for Dinsmore, who... more » -
Woman loses pregnancy after boyfriend allegedly punched her in the stomach
August 15, 2021 4:34 PM
OUACHITA PARISH - A man was arrested after beating his pregnant girlfriend and killing her unborn baby. KNOE reported that Monroe Police said the victim was beaten by her boyfriend, 19-year-old Cameron Criner, on August 10. Court records said Criner threatened to punch the victim in the stomach... more » -
10-year-old girl drowned in pond near her home
August 14, 2021 7:32 PM
COVINGTON - Authorities found a 10-year-old girl with special needs five hours after she disappeared around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Avani Cook was found by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputies in a pond near her home. Deputies said Avani was playing outside with her dog when she went missing.... more » -
Missing 4-year-old found dead in toy chest at his home
July 29, 2021 1:44 PM
HURRICANE, Utah- A 4-year-old boy who was reported missing was later found suffocated inside a toy chest at his home. Kache Wallis' grandmother told Hurricane Police on July 25 she had put him to bed the night before, but when she checked on him the next morning he was... more » -
Man arrested for alleged child abuse, 5-month-old baby in critical condition
July 25, 2021 6:25 PM
DERIDDER - A man was arrested for the alleged child abuse of a 5-month-old boy who is in critical condition. The American Press reported that Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Levi Darbonne, 23, after a baby boy with serious injuries was brought to a hospital by his mother. ... more » -
Father charged with DWI after crash that killed 10-year-old son
July 17, 2021 10:12 PM
WAGGAMAN - A man was arrested after the investigation of a crash that killed a 10-year-old boy. Louisiana State Police said Randolph Martin Jr., 32, was driving at an unsafe speed on River Road July 3 when he crashed his car. The vehicle crashed into a ditch and rolled... more » -
Teen arrested in carjacking at OLOL linked to other violent crime Play Video
July 15, 2021 6:48 PM
BATON ROUGE - Employees at Our Lady of the Lake hospital were on high alert after a nurse was attacked by an armed carjacker last week. Baton Rouge Police arrested a 15-year-old Wednesday in the crime. Officers found the nurse's car in the Gardere area. "Now investigators will... more » -
5-year-old dies after man allegedly set fire to girlfriend and nephew
July 14, 2021 2:51 PM
FRANKLIN - Police arrested a man after he allegedly set fire to his girlfriend and 5-year-old nephew following a break-up. Centerville Volunteer Fire Company was called to Prairie Road in Franklin for a mobile home fire July 13 around 8 p.m. Firefighters found a woman and 5-year-old standing outside... more » -
Man arrested after accidentally shooting 14-year-old girl with stolen gun
July 14, 2021 1:58 PM
LAPLACE - A man was arrested after accidentally shooting a teenage girl with a stolen gun. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 20-year-old Da'Juan Waxter on July 13 after the shooting at a home on Fife Lane. Deputies said when they entered the home, a 14-year-old... more »