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  • Man wanted for kidnapping in Ascension Parish arrested in Mississippi

    November 16, 2023 2:26 PM

    NATCHEZ, Miss. - Deputies in Adams County, Miss., have arrested a Baton Rouge man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of an infant in Ascension Parish. Inmate booking records show that Johnathan White, 29, is being held on a fugitive warrant, as of Thursday. The Adams County Sheriff's... more »
  • Missing man's body found in Bayou Lafourche; deputies say he was shot multiple times

    September 19, 2023 3:22 PM

    THIBODAUX - A man was found dead in a bayou days after he was seen disappearing into a car with an unidentified woman. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies first started looking into 34-year-old Troymicheal Johnlouis's disappearance after he was reported missing Sunday morning. Johnlouis was reportedly seen... more »
  • Jury poised to deliberate murder-for-hire case after defense blames son for woman's death Play Video

    August 14, 2023 2:50 PM

    The first-degree murder trial of a Baton Rouge businessman is entering its final stages, with lawyers presenting closing arguments to jurors in the murder-for-hire case. Hamid Ghassemi, 72, is accused of hiring three men to kill his ex-wife so he wouldn't have to pay her $1 million after their... more »
  • Fugitive arrested in standoff at BR motel now suspected of killing man who went missing in Georgia Play Video

    July 6, 2023 8:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A fugitive who forced Baton Rouge police into a lengthy standoff back in May is now implicated in a months-long investigation surrounding the disappearance of a Georgia man. Danetta Knoblauch of Wichita, Kansas is facing charges including murder and arson in the death of Melvin Cooksey,... more »
  • Police arrest armed man accused of assaulting girls waiting for school bus Play Video

    September 2, 2022 4:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly sexually assaulted one girl and pointed a gun at another while they were waiting for the school bus on back-to-back mornings. The Baton Rouge Police Department said 26-year-old Hunter Talley terrorized the first victim at a school bus... more »
  • Tenant questions Perkins Rowe security measures following Sunday attack Play Video

    April 19, 2022 4:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man in jail for randomly kidnapping a woman and assaulting her at Perkins Rowe has a checkered past going back decades. Leon Curry is in jail , charged with sexual battery, kidnapping, and stealing a car after the crime spree at a shopping center Sunday.... more »
  • Kidnapped girl gets help using international hand signal she learned on TikTok

    November 8, 2021 6:14 AM

    LAUREL COUNTY, Kentucky - A women’s empowerment charity in Canada developed an internationally-recognized hand signal that victims of violence can use to discreetly alert others that they need immediate assistance, and last week a kidnapped teenager from North Carolina used the signal to get help. According to CNN ,... more »
  • Sheriff: Missing 14-year-old girl likely with man she met online

    October 14, 2021 3:23 PM

    Sheriff's deputies are looking for a teenage girl who left home and is likely with an adult male she met online. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Kayla Watkins, 14, was last seen at her home Oct. 7. Detectives said they're concerned for her safety, adding she is believed... more »
  • Man sentenced to six years for plot to kidnap Michigan governor over COVID restrictions

    August 26, 2021 8:31 AM

    KENT COUNTY, Michigan - A former airplane mechanic has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in response to the state's COVID-19 restrictions. Authorities say 25-year-old Ty Garbin was part of a group of more than a dozen men... more »
  • Vehicle stolen with baby inside, child found safely in St. Landry Parish

    June 30, 2021 6:47 AM

    ST. LANDRY PARISH - Authorities discovered an eight-month-old girl in a stolen vehicle along St. Landry Parish's N.W. Evangeline Thruway Tuesday afternoon, according to KATC . Authorities say they were able to return the baby to her family shortly after the automobile and its precious cargo were discovered. ... more »
  • Thibodaux man accused of kidnapping, robbing girlfriend at gunpoint

    June 26, 2021 2:48 PM

    THIBODAUX - A man accused of armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping has been apprehended, according to the Thibodaux Police Department (TPD). TPD announced Saturday that 25-year-old Kendall Franklin was arrested in connection with a Friday morning armed robbery incident. The female victim told police she'd been attacked, held... more »
  • Double murder suspect from EBR shot dead by police in Mississippi; baby dies after pursuit Play Video

    May 3, 2021 1:14 PM

    UPDATE: Officials released the result of La'Mello Parker's autopsy Wednesday. Read the story here . ***** BILOXI, Miss. – A 4-month-old died Tuesday after the child’s father was involved in a gunfight with police following a police chase through two states Monday. Authorities revealed Tuesday, the child... more »
  • Officials: Two kidnappers abducted toddler before abandoning the child at a Mississippi Goodwill store

    December 18, 2020 6:23 AM

    SOUTHHAVEN, Mississippi - A two-year-old boy was abandoned at a Goodwill store in Southhaven Mississippi on Monday and now that officials have traced the incident back to a kidnapping, they say they've arrested the two individuals responsible. According to CNN , Jeremy Fitzgerald, 34, and Turliscea Turner, 29, of... more »
  • 39-year-old man booked into Livingston jail after kidnapping two teens, sheriff says Play Video

    October 31, 2020 5:14 PM

    SPRINGFIELD - Parents of a teenager abducted Friday said they taught their child to fight for their life, a lesson she needed in a scary situation in Livingston Parish. Authorities said Albert Lavigne, 39 of Hammond, kidnapped two teenage girls at gun point in Livingston Parish Friday around 5... more »
  • Father says teaching daughter survivor skills helped keep her alive during Livingston kidnapping Play Video

    October 31, 2020 4:39 PM

    SPRINGFIELD - Two Livingston Parish teenagers reportedly relied on their survival skills to thwart a kidnapping attempt when a man grabbed them and forced them into his vehicle on Friday. Phillip Pigott is the father of one of the victims, a 14-year-old who was with her 15-year-old friend when... more »
  • Football legend Joe Montana and wife rescue grandchild from suspected kidnapper

    September 28, 2020 7:27 AM

    Former NFL quarterback, Joe Montana and his wife squared off with a woman suspected of trying to kidnap their grandchild Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CNN reports. A woman who police identified as 39-year-old Sodsai Dalzell allegedly entered the Montana's Malibu, California home and removed... more »
  • Deputies: Man imprisoned ex-girlfriend in bedroom for over two months

    February 28, 2020 11:08 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Authorities with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested a man for imprisoning a woman in a room against her will since November and sexually assaulting her. On Wednesday, deputies were summoned to Woman's Hospital where an injured woman told them her former boyfriend,... more »
  • Florida issues Amber Alert for 2 young children missing in Jacksonville

    December 16, 2019 12:07 PM

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Authorities are desperately searching for two young children who disappeared over the weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. Braxton Williams, 6, and his sister Bri'ya Williams, 5, were last seen playing in front of their residence in Jacksonville's Paradise Village mobile home community on Sunday morning. Family members... 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 »
  • State police issue endangered child advisory for missing 11-year-old girl

    January 23, 2019 3:30 PM

    MONROE - Louisiana State Police has issued a level II endangered/missing child advisory for a young girl reported missing in north Louisiana. State police said Wednesday it was issuing a statewide advisory for 11-year-old Tia Myshell McFarland on behalf of the Monroe Police Department. McFarland was last seen... more »
  • Man accused of robbery, assault of former roommate

    January 12, 2018 7:08 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man is facing several charges including armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping after an attack in October. According to the affidavit, on Oct. 10, the victim was getting things out of his vehicle in the parking lot of his apartment complex when a man... more »
  • Two arrested for kidnapping, robbery over drug debt

    January 11, 2018 7:25 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Two men have been arrested for an attempted robbery and kidnapping Wednesday morning. The victim was driving in the intersection of Airline Highway and Choctaw Drive when he was flagged down by two suspects. The suspects were identified as 28-year-old Dexter Marshall and 26-year-old Christopher Smith.... more »
  • Man wakes to arrest after violent attack on ex-girlfriend and her kids

    December 16, 2017 10:18 AM

    BATON ROUGE – A woman's ex-boyfriend was arrested Friday after a near two-week ordeal where authorities said he threatened the victim, kidnapped her and her kids and abandoned them in an unsafe area of the city. DaCarie Jones, 26, was charged with kidnapping, child desertion, illegally using the woman's... more »
  • Prairieville man found guilty of kidnapping estranged wife, grandchild

    October 26, 2017 3:19 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - A man has been found guilty in the 2015 attack and kidnapping of his former spouse and her grandchild. According to District Attorney Ricky Babin, 50-year-old Troy Jones of Prairieville was found guilty of second-degree kidnapping and aggravated battery. Authorities say the victim was reported missing... more »
  • Area man arrested for beating girlfriend, kidnapping her son

    September 23, 2017 5:08 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested a man for allegedly striking his girlfriend and kidnapping her son. According to the affidavit, sheriff's deputies were called to the scene of a disturbance in the 2000 block of Thomas H. Delpit Drive around 11 o'clock Friday night.... more »
  • Court filings allege Lafayette man organized kidnapping of estranged wife

    August 19, 2017 7:17 PM

    LAFAYETTE - New court filings in Lafayette kidnapping suspect Michael Handley's divorce case allege he organized the plot to abduct his estranged wife. Last week, authorities captured Handley at a Slidell motel. According to KATC-TV , Handley is still in the Lafayette Parish jail with a $266,000 bond. ... more »
  • One of three suspects arrested in kidnapping, torture attack

    August 15, 2017 4:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police have one suspect in custody in connection to a disturbing and violent attack that occurred in early August . According to an affidavit, Samuel Josea Smith Jr., was arrested on charges of false imprisonment, sexual battery, second degree battery and second degree kidnapping. On... more »
  • Prime suspect in kidnapping whose sidekicks died arrested

    August 11, 2017 7:08 PM

    LAFAYETTE - A man wanted in connection with a kidnapping case that involved authorities in West Baton Rouge has been arrested. Lawrence Michael Handley was arrested in Slidell Friday afternoon. He will be transferred to Lafayette Police custody, authorities said. A U.S. Marshals Task Force, a special group of... more »
  • Family in fear after man held for ransom, sodomized at Baton Rouge home Play Video

    August 9, 2017 4:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police are searching for three people connected to a violent attack on a man that left the victim's family living in fear as the trio made a slew of ransom demands recently. Almoine Lemar Powell, Damar Xavier Coleman and Samuel Josea Smith, Jr., are wanted on... more »
  • Married couple arrested for allegedly kidnapping boy in Washington Parish

    July 25, 2017 1:44 PM

    ANGIE – A married couple was arrested for allegedly kidnapping the husband's son from his biological mother while the child was in her custody. Washington Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a home on Moses Road in Angie on July 21 and found a woman standing in... more »
  • Two wanted for kidnapping, locking man in trunk during robbery

    June 20, 2017 11:07 AM

    SORRENTO – A man from Baton Rouge is one of two wanted for kidnapping another person during a robbery earlier this month. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office just released details of the crime Tuesday but said it happened June 11 when an abandoned vehicle was found on Hwy. 70... more »
  • Man faces attempted murder charge after kidnapping ex-girlfriend at Lowe's

    June 4, 2017 3:37 PM

    UPDATE: The sheriff's office says that a quick public response led to the discovery of Boudreaux's vehicle in New Iberia. Boudreaux will be charged with second degree kidnapping, attempted second degree murder, and violation of protective order. He will be booked into the Iberia Parish Jail. Tignor was... more »
  • Woman hospitalized after being beaten and raped in local wooded area

    May 19, 2017 5:28 PM

    PLAQUEMINE – A man whose kidnapping and rape victim went with him to check himself into a Baton Rouge mental hospital was arrested Friday after he left the hospital, authorities said. The victim remains in intensive care with devastating injuries from the brutal attack. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi... more »
  • Mom and two sons accused of kidnapping, beating man for hours Play Video

    February 23, 2017 10:05 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a mother and her two sons are accused of kidnapping a man and beating him for hours at a Baton Rouge home earlier this month. Baton Rouge Police report that Pamela Hayward, 46, and her two sons Gary Fieldings, 25, and Dannie Ray Hayward,... more »
  • Four arrested for kidnapping, beating Lafayette man

    February 3, 2017 4:29 PM

    ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST – Louisiana State Police arrested four individuals for charges related to the kidnapping of a Lafayette man. The incident occurred on Feb. 1 when a man was taken hostage by several suspects in the Thibodaux area, according to Louisiana State Police. The man was taken... more »
  • Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping, robbing victim at L'Auberge Casino

    November 20, 2016 2:23 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police said 30-year-old Matthew Johnson Jr. was arrested after allegedly forcing a man to leave the L'Auberge casino with him to buy drugs and robbing him. According to The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, on Nov. 5, the victim was at the L'Auberge casino gambling... more »
  • Missing Arabi child found safe, missing child advisory canceled

    October 6, 2016 11:00 PM

    ARABI - Louisiana State Police have located the missing 2-year-old child from Arabi. Officials canceled the Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory for William Flattmann V around 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Police issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office... more »
  • Man accused of kidnapping, inappropriately touching child

    September 18, 2016 5:12 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge man was arrested Saturday after kidnapping a 7-year-old boy, driving him to an interstate exit then touching him. According to arrest records, 33-year-old Deandre Contrill Nixon was visiting the victim’s mother at Baton Rouge Saturday. The victim’s mother had known Nixon... more »
  • Gonzales man charged with kidnapping homeowner

    July 7, 2016 5:36 PM

    GONZALES – Deputies in Ascension Parish charged a man with kidnapping and damage to property after they say he stole money from a home and kidnapped the owner. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, 26-year-old Austin Roddy refused to leave a Gonzales home Wednesday night. Deputies say Roddy... more »
  • BRPD: Man in custody after stand off with police

    May 26, 2016 8:50 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The BRPD Special Response Team has a man in custody for a possible kidnapping on Evangeline Street off Longfellow Drive. Officers arrested and charged 41-year-old Frederick Harris for second degree kidnapping, domestic abuse battery, simple criminal damage to property and simple assault following an incident on... more »
  • Man accused of kidnapping woman from casino, raping and robbing her

    May 10, 2016 11:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say they’ve arrested a man accused of robbing, kidnapping and raping a woman after he picked her up at an area casino while she was intoxicated. 42-year-old John Mack, of Baton Rouge, was booked on charges of simple robbery, second degree kidnapping, simple battery, unauthorized... more »
  • BRPD arrest man for rape, kidnapping and domestic abuse

    April 27, 2016 1:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE- BRPD arrested 38-year-old Damion Thompson for the kidnapping, rape and beating of a Baton Rouge woman on Tuesday. According to BRPD, the incident took place late Monday night when the victim was with two of her friends at her apartment in the 2100 block of 75th Avenue. Thompson... more »
  • Strip club helps in arrest of man wanted for attempted kidnapping

    April 25, 2016 1:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested 28-year-old Michael Elliot for aggravated kidnapping, attempted armed robbery and false imprisonment with a dangerous weapon after the help from a strip club manager. The incident occurred on Apr. 7 around 10 p.m. when the victim and his friend were at... more »
  • Mom of Baker man killed by Florida cop says he 'snapped' Play Video

    April 21, 2016 12:27 PM

    MIAMI - Police say a Florida officer fatally shot a shotgun-wielding man from Baker, who had kidnapped a woman and forced her into the back seat of a vehicle. Francis Scot Dufore, 41, left Louisiana for Florida earlier this week. His mom says the trip was for a court... more »
  • EBRSO looking for man who beat and kidnapped ex

    April 5, 2016 3:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man that robbed, beat and kidnapped a victim following a breakup. 23-year-old Corey Williams is wanted for home invasion, simple robbery, 2nd degree battery, aggravated kidnapping, and simple criminal damage to property. According to reports, Williams broke... more »
  • Two abducted teens rescued by State Police on I-10

    March 22, 2016 1:20 PM

    CONVENT - Two abducted teenagers from North Carolina were rescued and will be reunited with their family later today after Louisiana State Police arrested their uncle on I-10. State Police released the details of the case around lunchtime Tuesday. Troopers said Jose Melchor, 40, of Clemmons, NC, was attempting... more »

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