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  • Feds deny reports of Boston bombing arrest

    April 17, 2013 2:05 PM

    BOSTON - Police and reporters have converged on the federal courthouse in Boston -- amid conflicting reports on whether a suspect is in custody in the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon. Several media outlets had reported earlier in the day that... more »
  • Boston police: No one in custody in race blasts

    April 15, 2013 5:14 PM

    BOSTON - Boston police say no suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police Commissioner Edward Davis also says that the fire at a library a few miles away and more than an hour later doesn't appear to... more »
  • 2 shot, 1 in custody after shooting at Va. mall

    April 12, 2013 2:47 PM

    CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - Officials say two women have been shot and a suspect is in custody following a shooting at a community college section of a Virginia mall. Emergency officials received a 911 call around 2 p.m. Friday about someone with a gun at the New River Community College satellite... more »
  • No bond for US couple accused of kidnapping kids

    April 11, 2013 9:28 AM

    TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys after losing custody and fleeing to Cuba by sailboat have been ordered to remain in jail without bond. Joshua and Sharyn Hakken made their first appearance before a Tampa judge Thursday morning. They'll face a judge during a pretrial... more »
  • Person of interest in custody in Mich. shootings

    November 6, 2012 9:15 AM

    WIXOM, Mich. - Michigan authorities have taken a person of interest into custody in connection with dozens of shootings across four counties that resulted in at least one injury. Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth tells The Associated Press that authorities executed a search warrant late Monday night in Wixom,... more »
  • Sheriff: "Gruesome" scene where baby cut from mother Play Video

    October 23, 2012 3:20 PM

    WALKER - Livingston Parish authorities charged a man with feticide and attempted murder after they said he stabbed his pregnant wife this morning, and cut her unborn child from her. "It's a gruesome scene," Sheriff Jason Ard told News 2, "very challenging for our investigators." Ard said his... more »
  • Chase down I-10 ends in parking lot

    October 3, 2012 10:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A police chase took over the interstate through the city Wednesday night. It started in West Baton Rouge when deputies tried to pull a vehicle over. The driver didn't stop, instead sped across the Mississippi River. Police cars were seen driving down I-10 with lights and... more »
  • US panel: Improve child custody rules for military

    July 18, 2012 3:54 PM

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A national legal panel that works to standardize state laws is looking to simplify child custody rules for military service members, whose frequent deployments can leave them without clear legal recourse when family disputes erupt. The Uniform Law Commission is a group of some 350 attorneys appointed... more »
  • BR murder suspect in custody in California

    March 24, 2012 10:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man wanted for a local slaying is in custody in Sacramento, California after a Jan. 14 drug deal-turned-armed robbery that left one of his relatives dead. Baton Rouge police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, acting Friday on a tip,... more »
  • 3 in custody for cemetery vandalism

    February 14, 2012 7:15 AM

    JENNINGS - Jefferson Davis Parish authorities have arrested three teenagers in connection with vandalism at three cemeteries. Jennings Police Chief Todd D'Albor says 19-year-old Sebastian Abshire, 18-year-old Joselyn Mire and a 17-year-old were arrested Monday and booked with desecration of graves. D'Albor says the three allegedly used red, white and... more »
  • Man in custody in LA arson investigation

    January 2, 2012 7:09 AM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Officials say 12 suspected arson fires broke out overnight at carports and garages in the Los Angeles area, and a "person of interest" has been taken into custody. Department spokesman Capt. Jaime Moore says 10 of the blazes occurred in Los Angeles and two were in... more »
  • Former Baton Rouge man in federal custody

    December 6, 2011 3:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A man who faked his own death 16 years ago is now in federal custody. Milton Windsor Harris, 67, appeared Friday before a U.S. Magistrate in Baton Rouge. U.S. Attorney Don Cazayoux Jr. says Harris was apprehended in Northern Ireland earlier this year. Harris... more »
  • Nazi-naming parents seek to regain custody of baby

    November 21, 2011 8:57 AM

    NEWARK, N.J.- A New Jersey couple who gave their three children Nazi-inspired names is due in court Monday to try to regain custody of their newborn. Heath and Deborah Campbell's lawyer says state child welfare officials took custody of the child named Hons after he was born Thursday at Hunterdon... more »
  • 3 teens back in custody after escape

    November 1, 2011 5:30 PM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - Three teenagers who escaped from the Bridge City Center for Youth are back in custody. Jerel Giarrusso, a spokeswoman for the state's Office of Juvenile Justice, says Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies on Tuesday arrested the teenagers in Denham Springs. Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for... more »
  • Escaped prisoner turns himself in to US Marshals

    July 31, 2011 1:02 PM

    HAMMOND- A prisoner who escaped while being transported to Catahoula Parish Prison is in custody after he turned himself in to US Marshals early this morning. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, 33-year-old Sedrick Smith, of Greensburg, broke free of his shackles, assaulted the transport deputy, broke a... more »
  • BRPD: Homeowner helps nab burglars

    December 22, 2010 4:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Two men have been arrested in connection with a pair of Baton Rouge burglaries, and police say it’s thanks to a quick-thinking man who caught them in his home. Baton Rouge Police arrested 23-year-old Delarryo Taylor of Dutton and 19-year-old Michael Jackson of Baker this afternoon in... more »
  • Woman accused of bringing marijuana into jail

    December 20, 2010 5:28 PM

    ST. JOSEPH - A Baton Rouge woman is in custody after she allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana to an inmate at the Tensas Parish Detention Center. Sheriff Ricky Jones told The News Star that 29-year-old Kimbolyn C. Stepp became combative Saturday when a guard began a routine pat-down search required... more »
  • Jan Waters pleads guilty to manslaughter

    October 25, 2010 11:30 AM

    Six years after being accused of shooting her wealthy ex-husband Alan Waters after a dispute over money and the custody of their children, Jan Waters has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his death. Waters entered the plea this morning in downtown Baton Rouge before jury selection was to begin... more »
  • Jurors hear defendant's statement on Taser death

    October 22, 2010 4:15 AM

    Jurors in the manslaughter trial of ex-cop Scott Nugent have heard the statement made to investigators after a prisoner in his custody was repeatedly shocked and later died. Winn Parish District Attorney Chris Nevils told a jury that the 24-year-old officer used excessive force when he shocked Baron Pikes nine... more »
  • Hospital shooting suspect turns himself in

    September 13, 2010 5:34 AM

    Baton Rouge police say Darrell Garner has turned himself in. Garner is accused of shooting his estranged wife and her boyfriend at Baton Rouge General Hospital on Florida Boulevard two weeks ago. One of the victims remains in the hospital with life threatening injuries. The other is expected to survive. more »

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