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  • 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 »
  • 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 »
  • Documents: NY murder suspect said, 'Stab 'em all'

    January 29, 2013 10:51 AM

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - New York prosecutors say a man charged with killing three women over the last 20 years told investigators, "You stab one, stab 'em all." According to court documents released Monday, Lucius Crawford also said he stabbed women for no reason. According to transcripts offered by prosecutors,... more »
  • News 2 Investigates: Suspect released twice before on murder charges Play Video

    January 22, 2013 3:28 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A News 2 investigation uncovered that a man dubbed as a "ZIP Code Thug" by Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley was released from jail two times on previous murder and attempted murder charges. Court documents News 2 obtained on Calvin "Dirt" Williams show he was arrested in... more »
  • Wife of shooter at Wis. spa is 1 of 3 dead

    October 22, 2012 12:58 PM

    BROOKFIELD, Wis. - A medical examiner says the wife of the suspected gunman was among three women killed in a shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. The Waukesha County medical examiner's office said Monday that 42-year-old Zina Haughton, of Brown Deer, was killed Sunday at the Azana Day Spa.... more »
  • Authorities arrest suspect in College Drive murder

    September 14, 2012 9:45 AM

    BATON ROUGE - U.S. Marshals and Baton Rouge Police have arrested a teenager who they believe shot and killed another teen earlier this year. 18-year-old Chattley Chesterfield faces murder and attempted murder charges in the case. Chesterfield is accused of shooting 18-year-old Jordan Key to death at the... more »
  • Former murder suspect found shot to death Play Video

    July 23, 2012 5:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A Baton Rouge man once accused of murder was found dead on Madison Avenue early Monday morning. Police found Kedrick Dennis, 30, shot to death in front of his North Baton Rouge home today. Dennis was accused of killing Kreglan Gaines in 2010, then released after... more »
  • 1 dead in WBR gas station shooting, brother of murder suspect arrested

    May 27, 2012 11:02 AM

    PORT ALLEN - Another violent incident at a Port Allen gas station has left one person dead. It happened just before midnight Saturday at the Racetrac on La. 1, near the scene of a deadly shooting two weeks ago that left a Brusly High School student dead. According... more »
  • Murder suspect turns himself in to authorities

    December 27, 2011 3:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A murder suspect surrendered to authorities searching for him earlier this morning, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Joshua Edward Dixon, 19, turned himself in to the Baton Rouge Police and U. S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force today. Dixon was accused of... more »
  • EBRSO searching for attempted murder suspect

    December 5, 2011 4:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish released the name of a man they said tried to shoot and kill another person twice in the same day. According to Casey Hicks with the EBR Sheriff's Office, deputies are searching for John Goza, 24, for attempted second degree... more »
  • Police: Suspect in triple murder turns himself in

    September 11, 2011 11:50 AM

    BATON ROUGE- According to Baton Rouge Police a man, who police say shot and killed three women and injured another man, turned himself in early this morning. The shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the 1000 block of Progress Street. Courtney Williams, 21, is charged with three counts of... more »
  • Murder suspect turns himself in to police

    July 30, 2011 5:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A murder suspect turned himself in to Baton Rouge Police earlier today. Frank Atkins, 26, of Baton Rouge, is accused of shooting an killing 51-year-old Bernard Lands. Police say Lands was shot multiple times while sitting on the front porch of his home Thursday evening. Investigators... more »
  • Suspect in priest's death back in Mississippi

    July 20, 2011 2:48 AM

    WAVELAND, Miss.- A Waveland, Miss., man accused of shooting a Louisiana priest is back in Mississippi to face capital murder charges. Waveland Police Chief James Varnell says authorities picked up 31-year-old Jeremy Manieri on Tuesday from authorities in Polk County, Fla., where he was arrested after the body of Rev.... more »
  • Murder suspects confesses to cameras at WBR hearing

    June 16, 2011 1:53 PM

    PORT ALLEN - One of the two men suspected in the deadly beating of a Florida woman admitted to the killing today in West Baton Rouge Parish. News 2 cameras were there as Tyler McClain said this about his role in the murder and the beating of the victim's... more »
  • Murder suspect shoots self after standoff

    September 23, 2010 10:28 AM

    St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says a 52-year-old Luling man called to say he had killed his girlfriend, then apparently shot himself after a six-hour standoff with deputies. Authorities say 52-year-old Gary Farrell, pictured here, was taken to University Hospital in extremely critical condition Wednesday. A condition report was... more »
  • Main suspect pleads; key witness charged

    August 30, 2010 9:06 AM

    The main suspect in a second-degree murder case have pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and the woman once expected to be the key witness against them has been booked with murder. Jennifer Carter told police that her friend Latoya Anderson shot Brittany Lewis on April 2, 2009. She had planned to... more »
  • Murder suspect runs for Zachary Chief of Police

    July 26, 2010 8:50 PM

    The main suspect in a year old murder is the only challenger to the current Chief of Police position in Zachary. Investigators say they don't have enough evidence to arrest David Brown. Since News 2 started following this story last week, Brown has wavered in his decision. As of... more »
  • EBRSO arrest murder suspect

    July 19, 2010 2:02 PM

    Detectives have arrested a man wanted for a murder earlier this month in Baton Rouge. Authorities arrested 20 year-old Travis Montrell Griffin. He is wanted for the July 9th murder of Devone Johnson Sr., of New Orleans in the 7000 block of Videt Polk. Deputies say Griffin shot... more »
  • Murder suspect arrested in Baton Rouge

    March 30, 2010 11:19 AM

    18-year-old Kedric Jermaine Dennis turned himself in to police custody this morning in Baton Rouge. He is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Kreglan Gaines over the weekend on Madison Avenue. Police say the two men were arguing when Dennis opened fire. He is charged with murder and illegal... more »
  • Judge: Priest-slaying suspect can't serve time if convicted

    March 12, 2010 7:08 AM

    A judge has ruled that a man charged with the 1992 killing of a Thibodaux priest cannot receive prison time if convicted. Derrick Odomes, of Houma, is accused of first-degree murder in the killing of the Rev. Hunter Horgan when he was 14. A State District Judge says Odomes can't... more »
  • Murder suspect surrenders

    December 4, 2009 1:24 PM

    UPDATE: A man wanted for murder surrendered to police in Baton Rouge. Investigators say Gerald Wayne Heard, 40, shot and killed David Dinapolis last month on Convention Street. Heard is charged with first degree murder. more »
  • Murder suspect returns to Baton Rouge

    October 29, 2009 2:31 PM

    A man charged with 1st Degree Murder in connection with a shooting last year has been returned to Baton Rouge. Police say Sanchez Reddick shot and killed Dexter Varise in the 3000 block of Conrad Street in March of 2008. He was picked up U.S. Marshals in New... more »
  • Elderly man killed in his home

    September 25, 2009 12:44 PM

    Iberia Parish Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man believed involved in the killing of a 79-year-old man in his home Friday morning. Deputies say the victim's 11-year-old granddaughter was also attacked. She was taken to Lafayette General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Law enforcement officials are looking for Jonathan... more »

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