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• Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl

  May 12, 2013 2:38 PM

  VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. - The mother of an 8-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in her Northern California home and of the 12-year-old boy accused of killing her says the boy is "protective of his sister." In an interview with Sacramento television station KOVR on Friday, Priscilla Rodriquez... more »

• Cleveland story sparks hope for missing La. teen

  May 9, 2013 8:46 AM

  LAFAYETTE- A volunteer who has helped in the search for a missing Lafayette Parish teenager says she has drawn hope from the sight of three young kidnap victims being reunited with their families in Cleveland. The Lafayette girl, Keiosha Felix, has been missing since April of 2012. Volunteer organizer Tammy... more »

• APSO: Missing girl found, returned to family

  May 1, 2013 3:39 PM

  GONZALES - Deputies said a girl reported missing in Ascension Parish has been found safe. Major Kevin Hanna said investigators located 16-year-old Allisyn Bracy today and returned her to her parents. Deputies said Bracy was found around noon by detectives who were investigating her disappearance, and they said... more »

• Fingerprints collected in Calif. girl's slaying

  April 29, 2013 9:05 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO- Sheriff's officials say investigators have collected fingerprints and what they believe is DNA from the home where an 8-year-old Northern California girl was stabbed to death. Calaveras County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Macedo tells the Modesto Bee authorities hope to have lab results on the evidence in a week.... more »

• Bullet hits school bus, flying glass scrapes girl

  December 18, 2012 10:32 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say that when a man was shot in the Treme neighborhood, a stray bullet hit a school bus where flying glass injured a girl. Officer Frank Robinson says the man was shot in the hip and leg Monday afternoon. His injuries are not believed... more »

• Unisex Easy-Bake oven on the way

  December 17, 2012 4:52 PM

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids. Thirteen-year-old McKenna Pope of Garfield, N.J., met Monday with officials at the company's... more »

• BRPD: Teen shot in May dies from injuries

  November 9, 2012 10:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a teen girl shot and paralyzed back in May died from her injuries this week. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Mary Johnson, 16, of Baker died on Nov. 7. She'd been shot in the back of the neck while walking down... more »

• Dog that lost snout saving girls arrives in Calif.

  October 12, 2012 4:21 PM

  DAVIS, Calif. - A dog that lost its snout while saving two girls in the Philippines has been brought to the University of California, Davis, where veterinarians will try to fix its injuries. Surgeons at UC Davis' veterinary medical teaching hospital looked over the mixed breed dog named Kabang on... more »

• Miss. man sentenced for molesting La. girl

  October 10, 2012 9:07 AM

  COVINGTON - A 37-year-old Picayune, Miss., man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for committing sexual battery on a young Louisiana girl. Barton W. Naftzger Jr. was sentenced Tuesday by state District Judge William J. Burris in Covington. Naftzger went to trial in August on a... more »

• Search for missing girl, 10, continues in Colorado

  October 9, 2012 10:14 AM

  WESTMINSTER, Colo.- Authorities looking for a 10-year-old Colorado girl who disappeared days ago after leaving for school are planning to finish scouring open fields and resume searching the fifth-grader's suburban Denver neighborhood on Tuesday. Jessica Ridgeway was last seen Friday morning after leaving home to meet friends at a... more »

• Deputies: Woman lied about shooting daughter

  October 1, 2012 4:22 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested a Donaldsonville couple after their 8-year-old girl was shot in the chest, and they said the mother tried to cover up what happened. Deputies arrested Jennifer Mitchell, 31, and her husband Henry Mitchell Sr., 46, after an investigation into the shooting this... more »

• Two accused of soliciting "teens" on the internet

  September 26, 2012 11:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish arrested two men they said tried to solicit sex from what they thought were teens over the internet. Deputies arrested Baton Rouge physician James Hargroder, 64, and Shawn Orillion, 45, of Denham Springs this week. Both were charged with... more »

• Heart attack likely caused death in NY lake rescue

  August 8, 2012 11:49 AM

  CARMEL, N.Y. - A coroner says a heart attack probably caused the death of a woman whose body was found in the middle of a suburban New York reservoir with a 6-year-old girl clinging to it. The coroner says an autopsy revealed that Pamela Kaner, a friend of the girl's... more »

• Holden man charged with more indecent behavior counts

  August 2, 2012 3:18 PM

  HOLDEN - Investigators filed three more charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile against a Holden man arrested with his son earlier this week and accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl. Deputies filed two of the charges against Franklin Dale Church after interviews with that victim and... more »

• Girl, 13, accused of calling in bomb threat

  July 24, 2012 8:56 AM

  LAKE CHARLES - Sheriff's deputies say a 13-year-old girl was arrested after calling in a bomb threat to a Dollar General Store on La. Highway 14. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers says a store employee received a call Monday about the bomb threat. Myers said customers... more »

• BRPD: Boy was playing with gun, shot stepsister

  May 30, 2012 1:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 13-year-old boy after they said he was playing with a gun when it went off, critically injuring his 9-year-old stepsister. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. at at home on 4733 Banks Street in Baton Rouge. Stubbs said... more »

• 9-year-old girl murdered, found hanging from a tree

  May 11, 2012 1:15 PM

  ASHVILLE - Alabama authorities say a 14-year-old boy is charged with murder for the death of a girl found hanging from a tree. St. Clair County Sheriff Terry Surles says the victim, Katelynn Arnold, was 9 years old and the boy's half-sister. Her body was discovered Thursday night outside her... more »

• Girl, 14, held in death of her 4-year-old cousin

  May 6, 2012 12:35 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police say a 14-year-old girl found covered in blood faces a preliminary murder charge in her 4-year-old cousin's stabbing death. Police spokesman Kendale Adams said Sunday the girl was arrested after being questioned by officers. She's being held on a preliminary murder charge at the Marion County... more »

• Deputy accused of having sex with teen

  May 1, 2012 3:39 PM

  GRETNA - A Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy has been fired following allegations of having sex with a teen-age girl. Sheriff Newell Normand said he terminated 23-year-old Blake Stewart, of Marrero. Stewart has been booked with two counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Normand said a 14-year-old girl... more »

• Pit bull attacks child Play Video

  April 25, 2012 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Video surveillance captured, what the eight-year-old victim's parents called pit bulls, jumping, scratching, biting and gang tackling a little girl. The victim's parents did not want their identities released but said it happened Easter Sunday evening in a South Baton Rouge neighborhood. The girl suffered one... more »

• FBI searches for missing child

  April 25, 2012 11:12 AM

  TUCSON - The FBI has brought in specially trained profilers to help in the search of a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in Tucson, Ariz., several days ago. The move comes as police scaled back their search for first-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis. More than 200 officers had been... more »

• Man convicted of raping girl gets life term

  April 6, 2012 6:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 22-year-old Baton Rouge man convicted Feb. 1 of aggravated rape of an 11-year-old girl in 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison. After the sentencing, Leron Clark's attorney blasted East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutors for being uncompromising in the case. Clark was 20 years old... more »

• Pit bull owner cited after attack Play Video

  April 2, 2012 5:51 PM

  WATSON- A young girl is recovering after a pit bull bit her over the weekend. Livingston Parish Deputies said the dog was chained up and behind a fence when the attack happened. "The child was in the vicinity of the dog, which was restrained, it was inside a... more »

• Attempted abduction of teenage girl

  March 14, 2012 11:55 AM

  BAYOU L'OURSE - Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office reports an Hispanic couple attempted to abduct a 14-year-old girl as she walked home from a convenience store. It happened yesterday at the corner of Highway 398 and Highway 663 in Bayou L'Ourse. The teenager said the couple pulled up along side of... more »

• LSU women's basketball coach gives birth to girl

  March 6, 2012 12:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU women's basketball head coach Nikki Caldwell is now the proud mother of a newborn baby girl. Justice Simone Fargas was born at 5:44 a.m. Tuesday at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. The baby and Caldwell left the hospital and are now at home with Caldwell's boyfriend... more »

• Shreveport man arrested in rape of young girl

  March 5, 2012 2:19 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Shreveport man for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Sheriff Steve Prator said Monday that 30-year-old Dameon Taylor was arrested Friday on one count of aggravated rape. He was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center. Bond was set at $1 million. Prator,... more »

• Man charged with indecent behavior

  February 28, 2012 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday, charged with inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl. The touching occurred at the victim's home; the police report did not mention when nor where it happened. The girl told her sister about what happened and she called police. ... more »

• Man arrested on teen sex charge

  February 28, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 26-year-old man has been arrested on charges that he had carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl. According to police, Brandon Brown picked up the girl Monday from her Baton Rouge home, took her to a parking lot on Plank Road and then had sex with... more »

• Krewe throws autistic girl her own Mardi Gras celebration

  February 24, 2012 3:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - An 11-year-old autistic girl from New Orleans got a special Mardi Gras treat from the Krewe of Muses Friday afternoon in the form of an entire celebration in her honor. The Krewe extended the gesture to Emily after reading a blog post by her mother detailing... more »

• Girl jumps from car, killed by vehicle in Colorado

  January 28, 2012 5:08 PM

  KIPLING, CO- Police say a 17-year-old girl who jumped out of a car driven by her mother Saturday morning was hit and killed by an oncoming car. Police in Denver say a teenage girl is dead after she jumped out of a car driven by her mother and was hit... more »

• Assumption Parish missing girl found, 19-year-old man questioned

  January 21, 2012 1:35 PM

  PIERRE PART- An Assumption Parish teenage girl is back home after she was reported missing Friday. According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, 14- year-old Alissa Brougoyne was tracked down in Donaldsonville. She was reportedly found with 19-year-old Monte Miller. Detectives say Miller is being questioned as part... more »

• Girl shot in home sparks neighborhood meeting Play Video

  January 17, 2012 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Neighbors in North Baton Rouge will meet tonight to take back their neighborhood. It follows a shooting where a 15-year-old was hit by a bullet while doing homework in her home. Detectives are still looking for 18-year old Darius Joseph in connection to the shooting. ... more »

• Accused Shoplifter leaves girlfriend's young daughter at scene

  December 31, 2011 1:41 PM

  GONZALES - Police arrested a man this morning after stealing a television from a store and leaving his girlfriend's daughter there while fleeing from the scene on Friday, according to Gonzales Police. The unnamed store called police saying a man had just stolen a TV valued at $300, and... more »

• Babysitter charged in Indiana girl's death

  December 27, 2011 3:09 AM

  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Relatives of a 9-year-old girl who was found dead in northeast Indiana say the man suspected in her death was a trusted family friend. Mike Plumadore is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on a murder charge in the death of Aliahna Lemmon, whose family... more »

• LSP: Girl dies from injuries sustained in wreck Monday

  November 28, 2011 4:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police have confirmed a young girl involved in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning has died due to the injuries sustained from the wreck right outside of Central High School. Trooper Russell Graham said the 10-year-old girl was in a car that pulled out in front... more »

• Noose Girl Slipped off Tub

  November 2, 2011 7:35 PM

  A teen that got her neck caught in a noose while working at a haunted house in Missouri was acting in a bathroom scene when she apparently slipped off the tub. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says the girl's neck somehow got caught in the noose that was used as... more »

• Girl Caught in Noose at Haunted House

  October 31, 2011 7:18 PM

  A 17-year-old girl in Fenton, Missouri that got caught in a noose in a haunted house was released from a hospital intensive-care unit. Her name was not released and no further information on her condition is available. Authorities say the girl was working at Creepyworld, a haunted house near St.... more »

• Body of 12 year-old girl found in St. Bernard Parish

  July 19, 2011 2:20 PM

  St. Bernard Parish- Search and rescue teams have located the body of the 12-year-old Mandeville girl who has been missing since being ejected into the water after a boating crash incident in Shell Beach Bayou in St. Bernard Parish on July 16. The search and rescue teams found the... more »

• Girl missing after being thrown from boat

  July 17, 2011 12:31 PM

  CHALMETTE, La.- The Coast Guard is searching for a 12-year-old girl who was thrown from a boat following a collision with another boat Saturday in St. Bernard Parish. Authorities say the accident happened about 5:30 p.m. in Shell Beach Bayou. A boat searched for the girl through the... more »

• 5-year-old girl gets free flight to rehab hospital

  July 11, 2011 4:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A family's wish was granted today when their five-year-old girl got a free flight to a rehab hospital in Chicago, in order to get treatment for a severe spine injury. Sianna Paddie held her teddy bear close as she was lifted onto an AirMed airplane. Today was... more »

• AG: Man arrested for convincing NC girl to run away

  February 1, 2011 6:05 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Authorities have found a 17-year-old North Carolina girl who’d been missing since last summer in Denham Springs, and arrested the man investigators said convinced her to run away. Authorities arrested 34-year-old William David Jones after they said they found Faith Manuel at his residence in Denham Springs.... more »

• Aunt describes saving her niece from prostitution

  January 31, 2011 6:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Police arrested a Baton Rouge man Saturday and accused him of using an underage girl for prostitution. For the past week, Shannon Darcey has spent hours hanging signs and spreading the work that her niece was missing. She never thought her niece would be sold for... more »

• One arrested after teen says she was used for prostitution

  January 31, 2011 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Police arrested a Baton Rouge man Saturday and accused him of using an underage girl for prostitution. Officers arrested 29-year-old Erick Jermaine Banks at a Baton Rouge hotel after being called there on a sexual assault complaint. When officers arrived at the hotel they contacted a 15-year-old... more »

• Police: Man used girl sex chat IDs

  January 15, 2011 9:56 AM

  SULPHUR, La. (AP) - State police say a 34-year-old Sulphur man allegedly posed as a teenage girl for online sex chat with teenage boys - and got sexually explicit photos or videos of some of them. Sgt. James Anderson says Jamy Church is being held on $335,000 bond in... more »

• Child dies, godparents charged with murder

  January 13, 2011 2:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A two-year-old girl has died from injuries that Ascension Parish authorities believe were caused by her godparents while she was under their care. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said Jaylynn Muse died late Wednesday at a Baton Rouge hospital. Her godparents Shantell and Terrell Donahue, who were... more »

• LSU recruit, other student arrested in sexual battery

  January 12, 2011 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two Redemptorist High School students, including a potential LSU football recruit, were arrested today after police said they pressured a younger girl to give them oral sex at the school. Sgt. Don Kelly with Baton Rouge Police said 18-year-old Jeremy Hill and 18-year-old Avery Tate II were... more »

• Phillies: Girl killed in rampage Green's grandchild

  January 9, 2011 10:58 AM

  The Philadelphia Phillies say the 9-year-old girl killed by a gunman who opened fire at an Arizona congresswoman's event is the granddaughter of former manager Dallas Green. Christina-Taylor Green was shot outside a Tucson grocery story when she went to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was meeting with constituents... more »

• Man arrested in beating death of LaPlace girl

  December 8, 2010 5:41 PM

  LAPLACE - Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old man identified as a suspect in the weekend death of a teenage girl in LaPlace. The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office says U.S. Marshals captured Earnest Joseph III Wednesday afternoon in Gulfport, Miss., shortly after St. John Sheriff Wayne Jones announced a warrant... more »

• 5-year-old dies from injuries in school bus wreck

  December 6, 2010 5:10 PM

  LAFAYETTE - Louisiana State Police say a 5-year-old girl has died from critical injuries suffered last week when a tractor-trailer slammed into the back of a school bus. State police said Karen Stoute of Port Barre died Monday morning at Lafayette General Medical Center. The little girl was among three... more »

• 3 teens, young girl arrested in separate shootings

  November 25, 2010 2:46 PM

  GRETNA, La. - In two separate shootings, Jefferson Parish authorities say a 9-year-old boy is dead, a 12-year-old girl is in critical condition and two teenagers have been arrested in the younger child's slaying while a teenager and a young girl face charges in the girl's case. Sheriff Newell Normand... more »

• Body found in Arizona linked to girl in Louisiana

  November 15, 2010 5:09 PM

  PHOENIX - Arizona authorities say they have discovered the body of a woman believed to be the missing mother of a girl found dead in Louisiana. Sheriff's officials say the possible remains of 31-year-old Suellen Roberts were found Monday in a remote area off Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona. Thomas... more »

• Remains found in La. identified as Nev. girl

  October 28, 2010 6:39 AM

  Louisiana authorities have identified skeletal remains found earlier this month near Harrisonburg as being those of a Nevada girl. The Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office says 12-year-old Lexis Kaye Roberts of Las Vegas was identified by dental records. Deputies say the girl was last seen traveling with her mother, Suellen Roberts,... more »

• CPSO: Remains identified as missing Las Vegas girl

  October 27, 2010 3:04 PM

  The skeletal remains of a young girl that were found in Catahoula Parish and processed by LSU’s FACES Lab have been identified as a 12-year-old from Las Vegas. The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the remains were positively identified as Lexis Kaye Roberts of Nevada. She had been... more »

• La. judge convicts man of rape of 8-year-old girl

  October 27, 2010 6:06 AM

  A Maurepas man was found guilty of aggravated rape of an 8-year-old girl. The girl, now 10, testified against Cliff Richardson in the two-day trial. Sentencing was set for next month, but Richardson faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without probation. more »

• Two arrested in death of 15-year-old Jennings girl

  October 22, 2010 11:12 AM

  Authorities say two people have been arrested in the Oct. 10 death of a 15-year-old Jennings girl who died from apparent alcohol poisoning. Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman for the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office, tells The Advocate that 19-year-old Kimberly Harris of Mermentau and 29-year-old David Lemoine Cretchen of Jennings were... more »

• Man gets 5 years for attempted sexual battery

  October 18, 2010 5:32 AM

  A Ragley man has been sentenced to five years on a sexual assault charge involving a girl who was 3 years old at the time. Robert Williams Bell had been charged with sexual battery and aggravated rape, though he was convicted on a lesser count of attempted sexual battery. Bell... more »

• LSU FACES lab identifying remains of young girl

  October 15, 2010 3:48 PM

  Members of the LSU FACES lab are working to identify the remains of a young girl found in Catahoula Parish, according to the school's newspaper. The Daily Reveille reported law enforcement called the school last Friday about a human skull a hunter found in the woods near Harrisonburg. A team... more »

• Two accused of sex acts with 13-year-old

  October 11, 2010 2:05 PM

  Two 18-year-old men were arrested this weekend by St. Mary Parish Sheriff's deputies in suspicion of performing sex acts on a 13-year-old girl. Ethan J. Falls and Joshua C. Driskill were questioned Friday about an incident reported on September 23. Falls was arrested at 10:22 a.m. and Driskill was... more »

• Deputies investigate Acadia Parish girl's death

  October 11, 2010 6:24 AM

  Acadia Parish authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the death of a 15-year-old girl. The girl, whose name is not being released, was reportedly with other young people under the Mermentau Bridge just east of Jennings when she stopped breathing early Sunday morning. Deputies say the girl... more »

• Man arrested for aggravated rape

  September 28, 2010 4:14 PM

  A man was arrested earlier today for aggravated rape of a teenage girl, according to authorities. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Kevin Paul Price, Gray, was arrested after authorities began an investigation yesterday evening in reference to aggravated rape. The teenage victim’s parent told authorities her daughter had been... more »

• Woman accused of abusing 11-year-old girl

  September 24, 2010 9:12 AM

  A Holden woman arrested in a child abuse case involving an 11-year-old girl is charged with two additional counts. Livingston Parish deputies say Lisa Faber didn't just know about the shackling of the child to a desk, but was involved in it. Faber was arrested Tuesday night along with the... more »

• Firefighter arrested for sex with teen

  August 31, 2010 7:28 AM

  Lafayette police say a third-generation firefighter has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl at a fire station. Dayne Anthony Leger of Carencro also worked as a substitute teacher at Carencro High School where he met the teen. Leger was on administrative leave until he resigned from... more »

• LSU student arrested in nude photos case

  July 20, 2010 6:22 AM

  A 19-year-old LSU student has been arrested for allegedly soliciting nude photos of a 16-year-old Utah girl through the Internet. LSU Police say the girl sent the photos to Thomas Richard in May and June. Investigators say the girl met Richard online, but they never met in person. The girl's... more »

• Court: School board not at fault for rape

  July 8, 2010 7:59 AM

  The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the Lafayette Parish School Board is not at fault for the claimed 2004 sexual abuse of a then-Lafayette Middle School student. The ruling reverses a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal decision that said the board was partially at fault for the suspected rape of... more »

• Deputies looking for man last seen with missing woman

  June 10, 2010 9:09 AM

  East Baton Rouge Parish deputies are looking for a man accused of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, and was last seen with a missing woman. Camari Hakimu Bookter is accused of having sexual relations with a thirteen-year-old girl after allegedly meeting her through a social networking website. Bookter is also... more »

• Grand jury indicts man, mom in rape

  June 3, 2010 7:04 AM

  A Zachary man and his 51-year-old mother have been indicted on aggravated rape charges involving a young girl. William Justin Barker and his mother Deborah Barker were arrested in April. They remain in parish prison. The Baker Police Department has said the victim is 10 years old. Aggravated rape carries... more »

• Man convicted of sexually abusing 12-year-old girl

  May 27, 2010 7:38 AM

  A 30-year-old Mississippi man has been convicted of sexually abusing a 12-year-old Franklinton girl. Skyler Jenkins was found guilty as charged of the sexual battery that occurred in Mandeville in June 2009. Jenkins will be sentenced on Aug. 16. Sexual battery of a victim under 13 is punishable by a... more »

• Search for missing baby in New Jersey

  February 17, 2010 11:33 AM

  State Police are searching for a three-month-old girl in Raritan River in New Jersey. The baby's father says he threw the infant off the Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge. Troopers say 21-year-old Shamisiddin Abdur-Raheem grabbed the baby girl from her grandmother yesterday morning and ran off. They say he... more »

• North Carolina student admits soliciting sex

  January 6, 2010 6:45 AM

  A 19-year-old college student from North Carolina has admitted he used the Internet in an attempt to solicit sex from an undercover Louisiana state trooper posing as a 15-year-old girl. Hugh James Passerini Jr., who was initially charged with online solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile,... more »

• Accused rapist caught in the act

  November 26, 2009 10:41 AM

  A man from Baton Rouge was arrested for rape after State Troopers say he was caught in the act. 24-year-old Samuel Munoz is accused of raping a young girl in a truck at BREC's Independence Park near State Police Headquarters. He was caught and arrested Wednesday night by an officer... more »