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Appeals court sides with state, temporarily halts juveniles' removal from Angola facility Play Video
September 14, 2023 5:08 PM
BATON ROUGE - An appeals court has issued a judgment halting a federal judge's order that would have forced the state to immediately relocate juvenile offenders being held on the Angola prison grounds. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Governor John Bel Edwards, as well... more » -
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Charges dropped against convicted sex offender accused of raping juvenile Play Video
July 24, 2023 5:02 PM
BATON ROUGE — Charges were dropped Monday against a convicted sex offender who was arrested in 2018 and accused of raping a teenage boy. Mark Russell, 61, was accused of raping and holding a 17-year-old male against his will while allegedly impersonating a police officer. The allegations came to... more » -
Pointe Coupee arrests 2 juvenile drive-by suspects. Between them, they're wearing 5 ankle monitors Play Video
May 31, 2023 6:33 PM
NEW ROADS — A pair of juveniles wearing multiple ankle monitors for crimes in other parishes have been accused of a drive-by shooting in New Roads, authorities said. The names of the juveniles involved in the drive-by were not released due to their ages. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff... more » -
Fight between jailed Baton Rouge, New Orleans teen gang members erupt into riot; 3 hurt in takeover
June 17, 2022 7:15 AM
BRIDGE CITY - A state-run juvenile detention center near New Orleans was taken over from the inside Thursday night after roughly 20 inmates escaped their cells. The riot happened around 9:45 p.m. inside the Bridge City Center for Youth. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said the juvenile offenders were... more » -
Years after becoming law, there's a push to reverse the 'Raise the Age' law for juveniles Play Video
April 18, 2022 6:47 PM
BATON ROUGE- A pre-filed bill aims to reverse the "Raise the Age" law that took effect in the summer of 2020 allowing 17-year-olds to be prosecuted as juveniles. The point of the law was to keep young offenders separate from adults. According to some, the problem now is... more » -
Police confiscate four different guns from teen during separate stops Play Video
January 17, 2022 6:42 PM
BAKER - Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said his department confiscated four different guns from a teen during four different stops in the same week. It happened as Dunn tried to call attention to a growing problem in his area echoed by so many others. Teens are wreaking havoc... more » -
Baton Rouge resident accused of sharing child porn on social media
December 16, 2021 1:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - A person accused of using social media to share child pornography was booked into jail Wednesday. Louisiana State Police said Kalen Woodard, 28, was arrested following a joint investigation with the FBI, which began back in September. The agencies launched the probe after learning that Woodard... more » -
Victim said she blacked out before being raped at former deputy's home, learned about it years later Play Video
December 2, 2021 2:03 PM
LIVINGSTON - A person who was raped at a sheriff's deputy's home while she was unconscious said she first learned of the assault years later when investigators stumbled across video of the crime. The victim, whom WBRZ is not identifying by name, took the stand in day three of... more » -
Should parents be held accountable for violent crimes carried out by children? Play Video
June 9, 2021 6:30 PM
BATON ROUGE – In the wake of a triple murder that left a toddler dead, many are discussing an increase in violence among kids and whether parents should be held accountable. The Executive Director at Baton Rouge Children’s Advocacy Center says it's a complicated diagnosis and every case is... more » -
Teens armed with AR-15 allegedly shot 2 people in attempted robbery, will be tried as adults Play Video
March 8, 2021 6:34 PM
PLAQUEMINE- A pair of teens who just turned 16 and 17 years old this year will be tried as adults in Iberville Parish. Monday, a judge issued them each a $300,000 bond on attempted murder charges. Korban Gillis, 16, and Laron Richard, 17, are accused of coaxing two adults... more » -
Juveniles injured in overnight Baton Rouge shooting
September 14, 2020 4:38 PM
BATON ROUGE - Two juveniles were taken to the hospital after an overnight shooting. Little information has been released about the altercation which happened on Dalton Street early Monday morning. Sources said the two juveniles are expected to survive. more » -
Police find missing Baker teen
May 15, 2020 11:38 AM
UPDATE: Amber Sibley was located and returned home safely Friday. ***** BAKER - Authorities are actively searching for a missing 16-year-old girl. According to the Baker Police Department, Amber Sibley went missing on Monday, May 11 around 12:30 a.m. She was last seen near Twin Oaks Drive... more » -
Baton Rouge man, 50, allegedly raped 11-year-old girl on multiple occasions
March 9, 2020 5:26 PM
BATON ROUGE - A 50-year-old Baton Rouge man is accused of routinely sexually assaulting a child. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the Department of Child and Family Services was contacted Thursday in reference to an 11-year-old girl being sexually assaulted. The victim told investigators Jose... more » -
Gang of kids burglarizing and stealing vehicles from Audubon Zoo parking lot
August 12, 2019 3:15 PM
NEW ORLEANS – Juvenile burglars appear to have preyed on families enjoying a staycation in the final days of summer by targeting vehicles in the crowded Audubon Zoo parking lot in the first two weeks of August. The NOPD revealed Monday, it is investigating multiple incidents involving vehicle burglaries... more » -
'DC sniper' can argue he committed crimes at age too young for his sentence
March 18, 2019 1:25 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The then-teenage half of the so-called “DC snipers” whose violence had ties to Baton Rouge can challenge a life sentence without parole because of his age when he was arrested. The Supreme Court ruled Monday involving such sentences in the state of Virginia and is expected... more » -
Baton Rouge called a dumping ground for convicted juveniles across the state Play Video
December 21, 2017 6:48 PM
BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish has more convicted juveniles living in group homes and other forms of housing than any of the other 64 parishes in the state the WBRZ Investigative Unit has learned. Many of the juveniles who are being housed here are not from here. Their convictions... more » -
Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office at odds with New Roads Mayor over juvenile prosecution Play Video
June 28, 2016 5:26 PM
NEW ROADS- The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office is at odds with the Mayor of New Roads following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report earlier this month. It centers around Mayor Robert Myer prosecuting juveniles in Mayor's court. Legal scholars and attorneys say that's against the law since juveniles must... more » -
Standoff ends in arrest of teen mugging suspects Play Video
January 29, 2016 2:27 PM
BATON ROUGE - Nearly two-dozen police and other law enforcement agents blocked off a city block on Scenic Highway as efforts to apprehend a pair of kids behind a mugging came to a conclusion. Baton Rouge Police at the scene confirmed that a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were taken... more » -
Three juveniles charged for starting fire on Inglewood Dr.
December 20, 2015 1:07 AM
BATON ROUGE - Police say 3 juveniles were charged with criminal mischief Saturday for starting a fire on Inglewood Drive. Baton Rouge Police say 3 boys were playing with matches on the roof of a vacant home in the 1600 block of Inglewood Drive when some debris caught fire. According... more » -
Police: Mother threw daughter out with no shoes, socks
October 5, 2015 10:26 AM
BATON ROUGE - Police said a Baton Rouge woman threw her daughter out of their apartment this weekend with no shoes or socks, then wouldn't let her back in the home. Officers charged 32-year-old Monica Hayes with cruelty to juveniles and arrested her Sunday, Oct. 4. According to... more » -
La. Cyber Crime Unit reports 3 child porn arrests this week
August 21, 2015 5:57 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Attorney General's Cyber Crime Unit reported Friday the arrest of three men on child pornography charges. 21-year-old Robert Stewart, of Hammond, was arrested Thursday on 40 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles, along with a single count of producing pornography involving juveniles, computer aided solicitation... more »