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• Killer tied woman to steering wheel, stabbed her to death on Facebook Live Play Video

  April 19, 2022 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman was found dead in the parking lot of an office building on Sherwood Forest Boulevard late Monday night, hours after she was tied up and repeatedly stabbed during an attack that was livestreamed on social media. Police discovered 34-year-old Janice David's body shortly before... more »

• Police: Man orchestrates sale of gun on Snapchat, attempts to rob purchaser when they meet

  August 7, 2020 7:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police report that a July 30th gun sale orchestrated via the social media app, Snapchat went wrong when the seller attempted to rob the purchaser at gunpoint. Baton Rouge Police say 20-year-old Kelly London arranged to sell a Black Glock 40 with a 32 round magazine... more »

• Teenager arrested after bathroom video voyeurism investigation at St. Michael

  February 5, 2020 5:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a high school student after complaints about the student recording another teenager using the restroom and sharing video of it on social media. Connor Badeaux, 18, was charged with video voyeurism. The incident happened at St. Michael the Archangel last week. ... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up school in Snapchat post

  December 11, 2019 2:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old accused of threatening to shoot up a school. Police say Colin Britt posted a disturbing message and image on Snapchat, stating that he was going to open fire in a school and shoot police as well. Authorities say he also... more »

• LSU student charged after sending lewd video to 15-year-old

  November 18, 2016 12:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE – An LSU student faces child pornography charges after police say he recorded lewd videos in an LSU dorm and sent it to a 15-year-old via Snapchat. According to arrest documents, the 15-year-old victim told a friend that 18-year-old Tyler Braud sent videos of himself masturbating to... more »

• Suspect booked in Snapchat police chase, officer-involved shooting Play Video

  October 28, 2016 5:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Wearing a hospital gown and a sling holding his arm, Devonte Stewart was escorted from an interrogation room at State Police headquarters to a waiting police car where he'll be transported to jail for charges related to an officer-involved shooting and police chase this week.... more »

• WATCH: Suspect appears to Snapchat overnight police chase Play Video

  October 27, 2016 11:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man claiming to be the suspect in a high-speed chase and officer-involved shooting told followers on a social media app he loved his friends and was going away "for a very long time" as he documented his run from the law Wednesday night. Authorities have... more »

• Social media uproar caused by 4/20 Bob Marley Snapchat filter

  April 20, 2016 5:33 PM

  Snapchat has contributed what most of the web seems to consider the most “tone-deaf” celebration of the informal hippie holiday known as 4/20 with a photo filter that attempts to make users look like reggae legend Bob Marley. Apr. 20 has been associated with the use of marijuana for... more »

• Breaux Bridge student arrested for SnapChat shooting threat

  October 28, 2015 4:59 PM

  ST MARTINVILLE – Deputies in St. Martin Parish accused a 17-year-old of threatening a school shooting on social media this week. Investigators charged Jada Peron, 17, with terrorizing Wednesday morning after they said she comments on the social media service SnapChat in reference to a shooting threat that would... more »