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• Zimmerman trial attorneys pick 40 potential jurors

  June 18, 2013 4:01 PM

  SANFORD, Fla. - Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. The pool was whittled down Tuesday on the seventh day of jury selection for the neighborhood watch volunteer... more »

• Man wanted in Lake Charles death added to FBI list

  June 17, 2013 11:55 AM

  LAKE CHARLES - The FBI has added a man wanted for a 2008 rape and murder in Lake Charles to its Ten Most Wanted list. Twenty-five-year-old Jose Manuel Garcia Guevara is accused of breaking into the home of 26-year-old Wanda Barton and her husband on Feb. 19, 2008 and raping... more »

• 23 possible jurors to return in Zimmerman case

  June 14, 2013 10:07 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. - Nearly two dozen potential jurors interviewed individually by prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys during the past week have been told to return to a Florida courthouse next week for further questioning. Judge Debra Nelson told the 23 jury candidates on Friday, the fifth day of... more »

• Police say 4 dead in St. Louis murder-suicide

  June 13, 2013 3:57 PM

  ST. LOUIS - St. Louis police say four people are confirmed dead in a murder-suicide shooting south of downtown. On its Twitter account, police confirmed that two men and two women were dead in the shooting at a business about five minutes south of downtown. Police said the dead included... more »

• BRPD: Man shot, killed behind business Play Video

  June 12, 2013 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they're looking for the people responsible for shooting and killing a man behind a Baton Rouge business today. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said police were in the area of 2150 N. Sherwood Forest when they heard gunshots, and found the 25-year-old male victim in an... more »

• Deputies arrest mother, partner in child's death Play Video

  June 11, 2013 5:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish accused two women of killing a child they said had a blow to the head and other injuries. "When we brought both women in, neither of them seemed to know how the child received blunt forced trouble to the head,"... more »

• Five arrested, suspect sought in Geismar murder

  June 11, 2013 11:26 AM

  GEISMAR - Five arrests have been made and a sixth suspect is being sought in the investigation of a murder last week in Geismar. 20-year-old Bernard Solomon was found last Wednesday lying in the intersection of Ellem Road and Stevenson Road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to... more »

• Dice game argument leads to deadly shooting

  June 10, 2013 11:33 AM

  BAKER - Police say an argument over a dice game led to one man shooting and killing another. 33-year-old Frank Johnson was arrested in the shooting death of James Williams and charged with murder. Police says several men were shooting dice when an argument started over money. ... more »

• Error allows accused killer to leave jail

  June 7, 2013 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A mistake led to an accused killer getting out of jail when he was not supposed to be free. Cardale Green turned himself in Friday after being on the streets for a day. The district attorney's office said a court clerk mixed up paperwork with a... more »

• Three arrested in Geismar murder

  June 7, 2013 3:08 PM

  GEISMAR - Three suspects accused in a murder Wednesday night in Ascension Parish, are now behind bars. It happened at the intersection of Ellem Road and Stevenson Road in Geismar. 20-year-old Bernard Solomon was found lying in the intersection with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the... more »

• Murder suspect accidentally released

  June 7, 2013 1:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A murder suspect set for trial next month was released from Parish Prison Thursday because of a clerical error. He had surrendered to authorities by midday Friday. Cardale Green faces trial in July in the January 2011 killing of Derrick Casey on Gracie Street. He and another... more »

• Warrant issued, cars sought in overnight murder

  June 6, 2013 2:23 PM

  GEISMAR - Sheriff's deputies in Ascension Parish asked for the public's help tracking down multiple suspects in a murder last night. Detectives said just after 8 p.m. Wednesday deputies found Bernard Solomon, 20, shot in the intersection of Ellem Road and Stevenson Road off Highway 73. EMS took him... more »

• Murder suspect sought in Jade Avenue shooting

  June 6, 2013 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Detectives are looking for a suspected murderer after a shooting last night on Jade Avenue. They say the suspect shot one man in the chest and fired at another man. 19 year old Franklin Lara was found in a pickup truck with... more »

• Grandmother was planning to take daughter, child before killing

  June 3, 2013 11:45 PM

  HAMMOND- Neighbors said a grandmother was on her way to pick-up her grandchild and daughter when the daughter was shot and killed in a murder-suicide Monday morning. Brandon Colona, 27, shot and killed his girlfriend, Theresa Doby,22, before turning the gun on himself. Deputies found the couple's five-month-old baby... more »

• Names of deceased in murder-suicide released Play Video

  June 3, 2013 2:49 PM

  HAMMOND - Sheriff's deputies in Tangipahoa Parish released the names of two people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Deputies said Brandon Colona, 26, shot and killed his girlfriend, 21-year-old Theresa Doby, before turning the gun on himself. Deputies said they were called to the residence on Brittani... more »

• Victim, suspect identified in Denham Springs murder

  June 3, 2013 2:19 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Sheriff's deputies identified the victim of a deadly shooting in Livingston Parish this weekend. Investigators arrested Wayne Matherne, 65, of Denham Springs after they said he shot and killed William Mixon, 65, of Baton Rouge Sunday night. Deputies said they were called to Caraway Road... more »

• BR Police make arrest in Mother's Day murder

  May 30, 2013 9:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police arrested a man, accused of killing a mother on Mother's Day. Carlos Thomas, 37, is charged with first degree murder. Amanda McCullough, 31, was found dead on Iowa Street. Police said McCullough had a restraining order placed on Thomas, whose DNA was found at the... more »

• Teenage girl implicated in connection with small town murder

  May 30, 2013 5:31 PM

  PONCHATOULA- Two people have been arrested, including a 16-year-old girl, for a murder in this quiet Tangipahoa Parish town. Greg McGary, 50, was shot in the face on May 23rd and died a few days later. Rashad Evans, 34, was arrested and charged with second degree murder and... more »

• Victim identified in overnight murder

  May 30, 2013 11:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The victim of last night's murder on Mohican Prescott in Baton Rouge has been identified as 19-year-old Angel Brooks. Baton Rouge Police said she was found lying on the ground behind her apartment complex after midnight with multiple gunshot wounds. EMS pronounced her dead at... more »

• Judge to consider texts, photos in Martin case

  May 28, 2013 8:12 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. - A Florida judge is set to consider whether Trayvon Martin's text messages about smoking marijuana and trouble at school can be shown during the trial of the man charged with killing the teen. The text messages and photos, which were released by defense attorneys for George Zimmerman... more »

• Marines: Texas suspect sought in NC killing

  May 27, 2013 9:18 PM

  EDEN, Texas - Officials say a Marine suspected in a string of West Texas shootings that left one person dead and five wounded was sought for questioning in a North Carolina homicide. Master Sgt. Jonathan Cress at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, N.C., said Monday that the Marine was wanted... more »

• Deputies investigate murder near Clinton

  May 24, 2013 4:58 PM

  CLINTON- Deputies in East Feliciana are working a murder outside of town a department official told WBRZ News 2. Deputies confirmed that one person was dead at a house on Highway 10, about six miles east of town, and that a second person is in the hospital related to... more »

• Killer sentenced to 2 life terms plus 100 years

  May 24, 2013 1:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An East Feliciana Parish man was slapped with two life sentences plus 100 years for a particularly brutal murder in East Baton Rouge Parish. Dominique Smith was convicted in March and sentenced today for the murder of his former girlfriend, Jessica Palmer, 23, and her three... more »

• Man wanted for murder in Baton Rouge

  May 20, 2013 2:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of killing another man in a fight is wanted by Baton Rouge Police. Police say 27 year-old Andres Gonzalez punched Raphael Domino Jr. while the two fought at Club End Zone on Plank Road on May 5th. Domino then fell to the... more »

• Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting

  May 16, 2013 9:07 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge... more »

• Convicted Pa. abortion doctor gets life in prison

  May 14, 2013 3:38 PM

  PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies who were born alive has agreed to give up his right to an appeal and will be spared a potential death sentence. Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the deaths of the babies who were... more »

• Pittman receives 20 year sentence for manslaughter

  May 9, 2013 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge formally sentenced Adrian Pittman today to 20 years in prison for his part in a 2009 murder involving "Marlo" Michael Louding. Pittman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November after cutting a deal with prosecutors to testify against Louding. A jury found Louding guilty... more »

• Violence hidden behind "Christian values" in La. swamp plot of new TV show

  May 6, 2013 7:56 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- TV shows about Louisiana's culture aren't enough for television producers who are rolling out new features, this time about the mos "salacious stories from south of the Mason-Dixon Line." Southern Fried Homicide and Swamp Murders join the summer line-up on Investigation Discovery, a cable network connected with... more »

• Two more arrested in 2012 Baton Rouge murder

  May 6, 2013 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police and U. S. Marshals announced today two more people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting last year in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said detectives and marshals arrested Tressie Newberry, 40, and Jennifer Prine, 27, today in connection with the shooting death... more »

• Murder suspect surrenders to deputies

  May 6, 2013 11:54 AM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies said the suspect in a murder this weekend in Pointe Coupee Parish surrendered to investigators today. Investigators said Joshua Louis, 25, will be booked into the parish jail this afternoon. Deputies said Louis shot and killed Damon Brown, 36, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.... more »

• Arrest made in Hammond murder

  May 6, 2013 11:39 AM

  HAMMOND - Police in Hammond arrested a man in connection with a shooting and murder which happened Friday. Investigators arrested 27-year-old Travis Whigham on charges of first degree murder and first degree attempted murder. Two men were shot outside of their apartment on Highway 190 in Hammond on... more »

• Man murdered outside lounge in Pointe Coupee Parish

  May 5, 2013 5:17 PM

  NEW ROADS- The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the murder of a man outside of a lounge last night. Family members say someone shot 36-year old Damon Brown last night as he went to get some late night food. It happened at Highway 420 and Saizon Road... more »

• BRPD: BR murder suspect arrested in Michigan

  May 4, 2013 10:26 AM

  IRONWOOD, Mich. - Authorities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have arrested a 19-year-old man wanted on a first-degree murder charge in Louisiana. Michigan State police say the Upper Peninsula native was arrested Friday at a home in Ironwood Township, near the Michigan-Wisconsin border. Baton Rouge Police say his name is Mason... more »

• Community gathers for slain grandmother

  May 3, 2013 10:48 PM

  NEW ROADS- Family and friends of an elderly woman, beaten to death, joined each other in a somber memorial service. Beulah Morris, 91, was found dead in her home nearly two weeks ago. Authorities said her grandson murdered her, left her in a pool of her own blood, and... more »

• Man pleads guilty to slitting 2-year-old son's throat

  May 2, 2013 12:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 26-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to capital murder, admitting that he slit his 2-year-old son's throat to avoid paying $4,000 in overdue child support. The Times-Picayune reports Danny Platt was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. The only promise prosecutor Robert Moore made him... more »

• Bail set in Addis murder-for-hire case

  May 2, 2013 7:41 AM

  PORT ALLEN - A state district judge set bail at $500,000 during arraignment proceedings for a woman accused of the murder-for-hire killing of her husband in West Baton Rouge Parish. 43-year-old Monique Kitts entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to a charge of second-degree murder in the 2010 slaying... more »

• Bond set for woman suspected in husband's murder

  May 1, 2013 12:30 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A judge set a half-million dollar bond today for the Port Allen woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed. Monique Kitts entered a not guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to commit murder and being principle to second-degree murder. Authorities arrested Kitts... more »

• Man accused of beating death no stranger to the law Play Video

  April 26, 2013 6:15 PM

  NEW ROADS - Friends of a 91-year-old woman found beaten to death in her home say there were problems long before the man accused of killing her, was arrested. Beulah Morris was found dead lying in a pool of her own blood Tuesday. Last night her grandson, 24-year-old Brandon... more »

• Jury reaches verdict in Louding murder trial

  April 26, 2013 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A jury found accused hitman "Marlo" Mike Louding guilty of first-degree murder charges today. Louding had been accused of killing Terry Boyd back in October 2009. He faces five additional murder charges for a series of killings over a 14-month period. Investigators said Louding confessed... more »

• Jury receives case in Louding murder trial

  April 26, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for the prosecution and defense wrapped up their closing arguments a short time ago in the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding. Judge Trudy White issued jury instructions afterward and presented the case to them for deliberation. Louding is on trial on suspicion of... more »

• Grandson arrested in grandmother's beating death Play Video

  April 25, 2013 7:51 PM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies arrested the grandson of a 91-year-old woman who was found beaten to death earlier this week. Sheriff "Bud" Torres said Brandon Battley, 24, killed Beulah Morris. He faces murder charges in the case. Morris was found dead in a pool of blood, covered... more »

• Prosecutors, defense rest in Louding murder trial Play Video

  April 25, 2013 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors and defense attorneys rested their respective cases this afternoon in the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding, who's accused of killing six people. Louding is accused of killing Terry Boyd in October 2009 at the direction of Torrence Hatch, also known as the rapper Lil... more »

• Prosecution expected to rest today in Louding trial

  April 25, 2013 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The prosecution is expected to wrap its case against "Marlo" Michael Louding Thursday in district court. Wednesday night, the getaway driver in the murder for hire plot, Adrian Pittman, testified against Louding for a lesser sentence. Pittman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November for his... more »

• 91-year-old found dead in locked home Play Video

  April 24, 2013 6:17 PM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out why someone beat a 91-year-old woman to death in New Roads. Family members found Beulah Morris on the floor of her home yesterday. She was lying in a pool of blood, covered with a blanket. "It's so hard,... more »

• Wanted teen hiding under bed, shot by deputies

  April 24, 2013 4:45 PM

  PONCHATOULA- A Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff deputy shot a teenager, wanted for murder, in the upper body inside the murder victim's house Wednesday afternoon. Ryan Pourciau, 18, was inside the home of April Vanderlinden. Vanderlinden's daughter, who deputies said was connected with Pourciau, saw him inside a bedroom Wednesday while... more »

• Sheriff: Teen accused of murder captured, injured

  April 24, 2013 4:06 PM

  PONCHATOULA - Sheriff's deputies in Tangipahoa Parish arrested a teenager wanted in connection with a murder, and said he was injured during the arrest. Deputies did not have specific details about the incident, and are planning to release more information in a 4:30 p.m. news conference. Ryan Pourciau,... more »

• Deputies expect to return to school Wednesday, day after murder Play Video

  April 23, 2013 9:55 PM

  PONCHATOULA- Deputies will likely maintain a presence at the city's high school Wednesday, a day after a student's mother was shot and killed. Deputies said another student at the school is wanted as a person of interest in the death of April Vanderlinden, 39. Vanderlinden was shot at her... more »

• Woman dead, school on lockdown after shooting

  April 23, 2013 1:27 PM

  PONCHATOULA- A woman was shot and killed, a teenager wanted in connection with the shooting is on the loose, and the city's high school is on lockdown because of the situation Tuesday morning. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies said Ryan Pourciau, 18, is a person of interest in the death... more »

• Prosecutors play taped confession in murder trial

  April 23, 2013 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors at the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding played two different taped confessions today which he made to police investigators. Louding is on trial for the murder of Terry Boyd, whom he's accused of killing. He's implicated in five other murders prosecutors say are tied... more »

• Texas wife of ex-judge charged with capital murder

  April 17, 2013 10:16 AM

  KAUFMAN, Texas - The wife of a former judge is charged with capital murder in connection with the slayings of a North Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor. The charge Wednesday against Kim Lene Williams is the latest twist in an investigation that had recently focused on... more »

• Deputies: man dies after shooting, triggerman wanted

  April 12, 2013 8:44 PM

  ALBANY- Sheriff's deputies in Livingston Parish said a man died after a shooting where two people were hit near the parish line with Tangipahoa Friday afternoon. Deputies are looking for the accused gunman, Earl Johnson, Jr., 24 (pictured). Johnson was last seen fleeing into Tangipahoa Parish after the shooting... more »

• Grand jury indicts 4 for murder of St. Rose man

  April 11, 2013 4:14 PM

  HAHNVILLE - A grand jury in St. Charles Parish handed up an indictment today for four men in connection with the January murder of a St. Rose Man, according to the Attorney General's Office. The indictment issued charges against Ramon Vinnett, 21, of Boutte; Janario Dewey, 23, of St.... more »

• Victim's brother not shocked after cold case arrest Play Video

  April 10, 2013 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The brother of a man killed in a 2004 drive-by shooting said he wasn't shocked when Baton Rouge Police announced who the person they'd arrested was today. Police accused Brian Antonio Spears with first degree murder in death of Louis Davis nine years ago. The... more »

• Victim identified in E. Washington shooting

  April 10, 2013 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have released the name of the man who was shot dead Tuesday while sitting on his porch in Old South Baton Rouge. 23-year-old Emanuel Hicks died from multiple gun shot wounds. It happened just after 8 p.m. in 200 block of E. Washington St.... more »

• Suspect arrested in 2004 murder case

  April 10, 2013 9:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives say a 34-year-old man is in custody and faces murder charges in the death of Louis Davis nearly seven years ago. Davis was killed in a drive-by shooting in August 2004 along Airline Hwy. Police say he was the passenger in a car that... more »

• Man gunned down in Baton Rouge Play Video

  April 9, 2013 9:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are investigating the city's latest murder. It happened in an area of town known as Old South Baton Rouge. Police said a man was shot-dead in the 200 block of East Washington Street. The victim's name was not released. Baton Rouge Police have not... more »

• Man accused of stabbing, feticide due in court

  April 8, 2013 10:37 AM

  LIVINGSTON - A man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn child out of her stomach is scheduled to be in court this afternoon. Jeffrey Reynolds is due in court around 1 p.m. in Livingston Parish for a hearing over pre-trial motions. Reynolds faces feticide and... more »

• Murder suspect shot officer, then himself

  April 5, 2013 11:38 AM

  JACKSON - State police in Mississippi say a murder suspect shot a Jackson police detective and then shot himself at police headquarters. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said Friday that Jeremy Powell shot Detective Eric Smith before killing himself, in the first official description of how the men... more »

• Woman indicted for murder in 1984 cold case

  April 3, 2013 2:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grand jury indicted a woman on charges of first degree murder today in connection with a decades-old killing in Louisiana, but did not indict her accused accomplice. The grand jury handed up an indictment for Leila Mulla, 47, who was arrested in New York this... more »

• Texas prosecutors on high alert after DA's killing

  April 1, 2013 8:20 AM

  KAUFMAN, Texas- Law enforcement is beefing up security for prosecutors in Texas following the killing of a district attorney and his wife. Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were found shot to death Saturday in their home near Forney, about 20 miles east of Dallas. Their... more »

• Pistorius allowed to leave SAfrica with conditions

  March 28, 2013 10:10 AM

  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - International athletics body the IAAF says Oscar Pistorius would be allowed to run at this year's world championships if he qualifies after the double-amputee runner was cleared by a court to leave South Africa to compete in track meets. The Olympic athlete had appealed against... more »

• Trial date set in CarQuest murder case

  March 28, 2013 8:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A state judge has set an Oct. 28 trial date for a man accused of fatally shooting two employees of a CarQuest Auto Parts store in March 2011. The District Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty against 23-year-old Lee Turner Jr., who was hired by... more »

• Son joins father in prison for beating death

  March 27, 2013 8:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested the 24-year-old wanted in the January beating and death of another man. Deputies booked Shedrick Demond Lobrano into parish prison Monday on second-degree murder and fugitive from justice charges. Police arrested his father, 51-year-old Shedrick L. Lobrano, at their home last... more »

• Cold case grant leads to murder arrest Play Video

  March 26, 2013 4:09 PM

  GONZALES - Deputies in Ascension Parish said DNA evidence from the rape and murder of Jeannie Lavigne helped them make an arrest 23 years after the crime was committed. Detectives arrested Kenneth Lavigne, the nephew of the victim's ex-husband, in suspicion of aggravated rape and first-degree murder. Ryan... more »

• Arrest made in 1990 murder

  March 26, 2013 11:20 AM

  ASCENSION - Ascension Parish officials have called a press conference regarding an arrest relative to the 1990 murder of Jeanie Lavigne. Lavigne was kidnapped from her home on December 17, 1990 and was found dead a few days later in Port Vincent. News 2 will have details on... more »

• Italy high court overturns Knox acquittal

  March 26, 2013 7:37 AM

  ROME - Amanda Knox says it's "painful" to have had her acquittal of murder overturned by Italy's highest court. An appeals court in Florence must re-hear the case against the former American exchange student and her Italian ex-boyfriend. The two were convicted of killing Knox's roommate in 2007,... more »

• Jury to deliberate in park murder case

  March 25, 2013 10:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Testimony has ended in the trial of an East Feliciana Parish man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 3-year-old son, and trying to kill two of her other children, including his own daughter. Officials said closing arguments in the trial would begin this morning. ... more »

• Knox awaits verdict from Italy's highest court

  March 25, 2013 8:48 AM

  ROME - A lawyer says Amanda Knox is "very anxious" as Italy's top criminal court hears arguments from prosecutors appealing her acquittal in the murder of her roommate. The Court of Cassation is considering prosecutors' contentions that the 2011 acquittals of Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of... more »

• Jury gets rare look at scene in BREC park murder trial

  March 21, 2013 6:05 PM

  ZACHARY- A jury got a rare first-hand look Thursday at the BREC park where Dominque Smith is accused of killing a mother and her son, and trying to kill two more of her children. Smith is accused of killing Jessica Johnson Palmer, 23, and her son, three-year-old Jaun Palmer... more »

• Third suspect in Addis murder caught by U. S. Marshals

  March 21, 2013 4:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The U. S. Marshals Service said they caught up with a third person today charged in connection with a murder in Addis. Marshals arrested Corey Knox in New Orleans Thursday. Investigators considered him the "most dangerous" of the three people suspected of killing Corey Kitts, who... more »

• 2 in jail, 'most dangerous' still wanted for murder

  March 20, 2013 10:27 PM

  ADDIS- Two people are in jail but the third and final suspect wanted in connection with a 2010 murder is still on the loose. Authorities said Wednesday night that Cory Knox is the most dangerous of the group. Karl Howard and Monique Kitts were picked-up after they were... more »

• Search continues for fugitives wanted for Addis murder Play Video

  March 20, 2013 4:48 PM

  ADDIS - The search continues for a pair of fugitives wanted in connection to a murder in West Baton Rouge Parish last year. Corey Kitts was shot three times in the head in 2010. This month, a grand jury indicted his wife, Monique Kitts, and two other men in... more »

• Arrest made in Slidell murder

  March 18, 2013 3:52 PM

  SLIDELL - Police arrested a man in connection with a murder in Slidell from the beginning of the year. Investigators charged Michael G. Smith Jr., 20, with second-degree murder in the death of Warren Pryor, 21. Police said Smith shot and killed Pryor on Jan. 7, then drove... more »

• Pair sought in 2010 West Baton Rouge murder

  March 15, 2013 4:54 PM

  ADDIS - Sheriff's investigators released photos today of two men sought in connection with a 2010 murder in West Baton Rouge Parish. Col. Richie Johnson with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said they're looking for Karl Howard and Corey Knox, and the pair should be considered armed and... more »

• Trio indicted for man's murder

  March 14, 2013 11:52 PM

  ADDIS- Three people were indicted by a grand jury in the 2010 murder of a man, found shot in the head inside his home. Corey Kitts, 40, was shot at point blank range and found dead in the house in River Landing subdivision. His wife, Monique Kitts was... more »

• Reese drops insanity defense, pleads guilty

  March 14, 2013 2:16 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - Trevor Reese, the teen accused of killing an 8-year-old boy almost three years ago, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges today after he dropped his insanity defense. Reese was scheduled to go to trial Monday on first-degree murder charges. A date for a sentencing hearing has... more »

• Murder suspect pleads guilty to manslaughter

  March 14, 2013 8:13 AM

  COVINGTON - A 36-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in connection with his girlfriend's 2012 strangulation death has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a St. Tammany Parish courtroom. Benson Harrison O'Brien III was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison. O'Brien was accused of strangling 31-year-old Bridgette Harveston on May... more »

• Pistorius' lawyers appeal bail conditions

  March 11, 2013 9:50 AM

  JOHANNESBURG - Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the Olympian, who was charged with murdering his girlfriend. The lawyers argue that evidence showed that the double-amputee athlete is not a flight risk and should have the option of... more »

• No trial delay in child's slaying

  March 11, 2013 7:44 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A state district judge has denied a motion to delay the trial of a 19-year-old accused of first-degree murder in the death of a young boy in 2010. The trial for Trevor Reese is scheduled to begin March 18. Reese is charged in the death... more »

• S. Africa: former Pistorius detective quits force

  March 7, 2013 10:40 AM

  JOHANNESBURG - South African police say the former lead detective in the investigation of the murder case against Oscar Pistorius has resigned from the police force. Police Brig. Neville Malila said Thursday that detective Hilton Botha voluntarily applied to leave the service. Botha made several procedural errors in his role... more »

• Co-ed's killer unhappy with prison

  March 6, 2013 11:03 PM

  ANGOLA- Convicted killer Brandon Scott Lavergne is not happy with his situation at the state penitentiary. Lavergne is in prison for killing two women: Mickey Shunick in Lafayette in 2012, and another woman a decade earlier. KATC TV reported Lavergne is on a hunger strike. He also said... more »

• Police make arrest seven months after murder

  March 4, 2013 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for a murder last August. Jerron Davis, 21, 12236 Troy Ave. turned himself into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Sunday night on a 1st degree murder charge. Police say Davis shot 24-year-old Travis Holland in August on Wyoming... more »