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• Lawyer: lie doesn't mean guilt in stabbing

  May 14, 2013 7:47 PM

  VALLEY SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA- The lawyer for a 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing to death his eight-year-old sister says the youngster may have lied about seeing an intruder fleeing his home but that doesn't make the boy a killer. Mark Reichel met with the boy in juvenile jail and says the... more »

• Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl

  May 12, 2013 2:38 PM

  VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. - The mother of an 8-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in her Northern California home and of the 12-year-old boy accused of killing her says the boy is "protective of his sister." In an interview with Sacramento television station KOVR on Friday, Priscilla Rodriquez... more »

• Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend

  May 7, 2013 2:42 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Authorities in Assumption Parish arrested a woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend at a home in Belle Rose. Deputies said Gwendolyn Simon got into an argument with her boyfriend on Monday, then stabbed him once in the back and once in the chest as he was... more »

• Texas college stabbing suspect heads to court

  April 11, 2013 8:52 AM

  HOUSTON - A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a Houston-area college is set to make his first court appearance since being charged in the attack. 20-year-old Dylan Quick is charged with three counts of aggravated assault in the Tuesday attack at Lone Star Community... more »

• More than a dozen hurt in Texas college stabbing

  April 9, 2013 5:21 PM

  CYPRESS, Texas - Authorities have a suspect in custody in today's stabbing attack at a Texas college campus that left more than a dozen people wounded. They say he's a student at the school. They initially believed that there might be a second suspect -- but they now say there... more »

• Police release names of two officers stabbed Monday

  April 9, 2013 2:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The city police department released the names of two officers, stabbed in a confrontation with a man Monday. Police said Cpl. Donald Johnson, 42, and Officer Brian Strong, 29, were attacked at a house on North 24th Street. Bradford Louis Etheredge, 37, was shot after stabbing Johnson... more »

• Witness describes attack on police officers

  April 8, 2013 9:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A witness said the man who stabbed two Baton Rouge Police officers Monday was in an argument over money before the officers arrived at a house on North 24th Street. Police did not release the names of the officers who were stabbed, but said their injuries are... more »

• Woman accused of stabbing, killing boyfriend

  April 8, 2013 11:16 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police have arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death. The Times-Picayune reports 32-year-old Octavia Gary of New Orleans was booked Sunday with the second-degree murder of 40-year-old Anderson Soco. Police say the stabbing occurred during an argument. It was unclear whether Gary... 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 »

• 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 »

• Texas to execute woman for neighbor's stabbing

  January 29, 2013 10:43 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The execution of a Texas woman convicted of murdering her 71-year-old neighbor will mark the first time in three years that a woman has been put to death in the U.S. Fifty-one-year-old Kimberly McCarthy is scheduled for lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 1997 fatal stabbing of... more »

• Man indicted in stabbing death of his father

  January 29, 2013 8:39 AM

  COVINGTON - A St. Tammany Parish grand jury has charged a Pearl River man with second-degree murder in the October stabbing death of his father. District Attorney Walter Reed says the panel indicted Billie G. Rawson Jr. Rawson, who authorities said has a history of mental illness, allegedly stabbed his... more »

• Feticide suspect blames synthetic drugs at hearing Play Video

  January 17, 2013 4:02 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Livingston Parish man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn baby from her womb blamed synthetic drugs today during a court hearing. Jeffrey Reynolds made the comments to reporters as he was being taken away after the hearing. "I love my wife... more »

• Arrest made in deadly overnight stabbing

  January 11, 2013 2:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man in connection with a deadly stabbing Thursday night in Baton Rouge. Police say about 9:50 p.m. Jerome Mellion, 51, stabbed his former girlfriend Wanda Ortiz, 48, in the 3200 block of Plank Road. Mellion is also accused of stabbing a man... more »

• Road rage leads to highway stabbing

  December 27, 2012 7:32 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette police say a 42-year-old man was stabbed around 7 p.m. on Christmas after an altercation with another driver. Cpl. Paul Mouton says officers responded to the victim at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Pont des Mouton Road. Mouton says the victim was traveling on... more »

• Deputies arrest woman for stabbing brother on Christmas

  December 25, 2012 8:55 AM

  BAKER - East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested an 18-year-old woman on Christmas Day for stabbing her brother to death. Tomeka Lathers told deputies she and her brother, 22-year-old Dominque Lathers, were having an argument when Dominque began choking her. Tomeka then allegedly got a knife and... more »

• Marine killer's girlfriend gets 2 years in prison

  December 18, 2012 10:45 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The girlfriend of a Houston man accused of fatally stabbing a decorated Marine wearing his dress blues in the French Quarter has been sentenced to 26 months in prison. The Times-Picayune reports 23-year-old Helaina Amrine pleaded guilty this summer to obstruction of justice and accessory after the... more »

• BRPD: Boyfriend stabbed, killed girlfriend in argument

  December 10, 2012 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a Baton Rouge man after they said he stabbed his girlfriend overnight. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said police arrested Mark Turner, 48, in suspicion of killing 30-year-old Shalonda Green. Stubbs said Turner and Green were arguing inside her residence when Turner stabbed Green around... more »

• Woman gets 17 years in stabbing death

  November 14, 2012 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 29-year-old Baton Rouge woman has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the stabbing death of her boyfriend after an argument at their home. State District Judge Bonnie Jackson sentenced Katina Carter, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in the July 15th death of 26-year-old Ladrian... more »

• NYC nanny indicted on murder charges in 2 deaths

  November 14, 2012 7:19 AM

  NEW YORK - A Manhattan nanny has been indicted on murder charges in the stabbing deaths of two children three weeks ago. The New York Times says the charges are in court records released Tuesday. Six-year-old Lucia Krim and her 2-year-old brother, Leo, were killed Oct. 25 in... more »

• Count upholds manslaughter conviction

  November 7, 2012 8:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE- An appellate court has affirmed a Baker man's manslaughter conviction and 40-year prison sentence in the brutal stabbing death of his wife, lawyer Chiquita Tate, in her downtown Baton Rouge office. A three-judge panel of the state 1st Circuit Court of Appeal, however, said it found evidences... more »

• Ga. mother accused of stabbing newborn to death

  November 2, 2012 8:09 AM

  ATHENS, Ga. - Police in north Georgia say an infant was stabbed to death at an Athens house, hours after being born. Athens-Clarke police say 21-year-old Cassandra Elyse Norwood has been charged with murder in connection with her baby's death. The Athens Banner-Herald reports that Norwood was under... more »

• Pearl River man booked in father's death

  October 26, 2012 10:57 AM

  COVINGTON- A 39-year-old Pearl River man who was arrested earlier this week in Mississippi after being accused of stabbing his father to death has been booked into the St. Tammany Parish jail on a second-degree murder charge. Billie Glenn Rawson Jr. was arrested Tuesday in Long Beach, Miss. and was... more »

• Nanny suspected of killing 2 kids in NY apartment

  October 26, 2012 7:23 AM

  NEW YORK - The mother of two young children found stabbed to death in the family's New York City apartment kept a loving blog of her children, detailing their latest antics and interests, and full of happy photos. Marina Krim returned home on Thursday with a third child to... more »

• Report: Husband used kitchen knife to stab wife, fetus Play Video

  October 24, 2012 3:26 PM

  WALKER - An arrest report revealed more details today about what investigators found when they arrived at the scene of a stabbing in Walker. According to the report by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Jeffrey Reynolds used a kitchen knife to slash his pregnant wife's throat before cutting... more »

• Sheriff: "Gruesome" scene where baby cut from mother Play Video

  October 23, 2012 3:20 PM

  WALKER - Livingston Parish authorities charged a man with feticide and attempted murder after they said he stabbed his pregnant wife this morning, and cut her unborn child from her. "It's a gruesome scene," Sheriff Jason Ard told News 2, "very challenging for our investigators." Ard said his... more »

• Deputies: Man stabbed brother to death

  July 24, 2012 11:05 AM

  HAMMOND - Deputies arrested a man that they say stabbed another man to death. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Asua Bartolo, 61, for the murder of Elias Bulnez Azua, 55. Edwards said they are brothers. Bartolo was arrested yesterday after deputies executed an arrest warrant. He was... more »

• Woman sentenced to 40 years in fatal stabbing

  July 18, 2012 6:49 AM

  AMITE - A Tangipahoa woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in the stabbing death of a Kentwood motel manager. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux said Tuesday that state District Judge Ray Chutz sentenced 36-year-old Joyce Stinson Myers, who pleaded guilty July 10 to a... more »

• Police: Ohio boy reports dad stabbed, killed mom

  June 13, 2012 12:31 PM

  GROVE CITY, Ohio - Police say a central Ohio man killed his ex-wife outside an apartment when she arrived to pick up their children, and their 13-year-old son called an emergency dispatcher to report the stabbing. In a recording of the Sunday morning 911 call, the boy says his father... more »

• $1M bond for Ohio woman charged in odd stabbing

  May 21, 2012 12:25 PM

  CLEVELAND - A judge has set $1 million bond for a Cleveland woman charged with murder in a bizarre stabbing. Police say 29-year-old Kimberly Black stabbed her best friend, who then tried to drive away, striking and killing Black's 2-year-old daughter. Black stared at the floor with her hands behind... more »

• Woman accused of killing boyfriend over cheap Mother's Day gift

  May 16, 2012 12:33 PM

  An inadequate Mother's Day gift was apparently the last straw for a woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death early Monday morning in Beaumont, Texas. Family members say 20-year-old Paige Parkerson stabbed 22-year-old Clifton Barkin to death after he gave her a card and flowers. Police say... more »

• Roommate charged in stabbing

  March 18, 2012 10:16 AM

  HOUMA - A Houma man has been arrested and charged with stabbing his roommate with scissors during an argument. Officers found the male victim bleeding from a wound in the back of his head, another in the upper arm and four more in his upper back. The victim said his... more »

• Man accused of stabbing girlfriend's estranged husband 10 times

  March 14, 2012 8:49 AM

  East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a 27-year-old man Tuesday accused of stabbing his girlfriend's estranged husband 10 times during a fight in the parking lot of condominiums on South Fork Drive. The victim was on the phone with his estranged wife when Skyler Lonidier, the wife's... more »

• Teen fight leaves one dead, another charged with 2nd degree murder

  March 9, 2012 8:42 AM

  BELLE ROSE - A fight between two teenagers left one dead, and another charged with 2nd degree murder. Yesterday around 6 p.m., Assumption Parish Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to a boy lying in the middle of Dorseyville Lane with a stab wound to his side.... more »

• Teen stabbed to death; juvenile arrested

  March 8, 2012 8:23 PM

  BELLE ROSE- A 15-year-old was stabbed to death, another juvenile arrested for the murder Thursday evening. Few details are available, but News2 has learned the victim was found in the street and died at a hospital. Names have not been released. more »

• Man arrested after fight, stabbing at BR casino

  February 16, 2012 11:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A man was arrested after a fight at a casino in Baton Rouge. Roy Holmes is accused of stabbing a man with a knife after an argument with another man at the casino's VIP lounge, according to The Advocate. The 67 year old was booked into... more »

• Mo. teen gets life with possible parole in killing

  February 8, 2012 8:50 AM

  JEFFERSON CITY, MO - A central Missouri teenager who confessed to strangling, cutting and stabbing a 9-year-old girl because she wanted to know how it felt to kill someone was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Alyssa Bustamante, 18, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree... more »

• Miss. teen arrested in stabbing of her grandmother

  January 5, 2012 5:49 AM

  HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - A DeSoto County teenager arrested in connection with stabbing her grandmother in the neck earlier this week will be tried as a juvenile. The Commercial Appeal reports the 15-year-old girl remains in a county juvenile facility awaiting a hearing to determine charges. Her name was... more »

• New Orleans officer wounded in brawl

  December 29, 2011 4:39 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A police officer suffered a stab wound while attempting to break up a fight Wednesday evening. Officials say the fight broke out in a crowd of more than 20 people at an Algiers housing development. The officer was stabbed in the shoulder. He received... more »

• Police say woman killed by brother while driving

  December 26, 2011 3:46 AM

  CLINTON - A man allegedly killed his sister Christmas day by stabbing her from the backseat of the car she was driving. Louisiana State Police and the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Justin Holmes, 21, for second degree murder and second degree battery and identified the victim as... more »

• Mistrial declared in Houma murder trial

  November 9, 2011 11:49 AM

  HOUMA - A mistrial has been declared in the trial of a Houma man accused of fatally stabbing his wife during an argument in July 2010. State District Judge David Arceneaux declared the mistrial Tuesday just before opening statements were set to begin. The Courier reports 42-year-old Bernard... more »

• Harris sentenced to 40 years for killing Chiquita Tate

  September 30, 2011 12:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Greg Harris will spend the next 40 years of his life behind bars for killing his wife, Chiquita Tate, in 2009. Tate's body was found in her downtown Baton Rouge law office February 20th with more than 40 stab wounds. During sentencing Judge Trudy White... more »

• Woman arrested for stabbing in Livingston Parish

  September 28, 2011 2:15 PM

  A woman accused of stabbing a man in Livingston Parish, is now behind bars. It happened at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night at 31333 Garner Street in Springfield. Deputies found 48 year-old Melvin Pooler lying on the floor, suffering from a stab wound to the left side of his... more »

• Nursing home resident arrested after stabbing

  September 27, 2011 2:34 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Sheriff's deputies arrested a Denham Springs nursing home resident this weekend after they were told he stabbed a female resident in the neck. Perry Rushing with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested 66-year-old Ray J. Ducote Sunday afternoon in suspicion of attempted second-degree murder... more »

• Man with knife sought in attempted robbery

  August 11, 2011 4:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies are looking for the man that tried to rob an East Baton Rouge Parish gas station early this morning. EBRSO spokesperson Casey Hicks said deputies were called to Collette's Mobil gas station on O'Neal Lane at around 5:30 a.m. Investigators were told a... more »

• Zachary man accused of stabbing father

  July 27, 2011 11:51 AM

  ZACHARY - A Zachary man is in the hospital after police say his son tried to kill him with a kitchen knife. Zachary Police arrested Frank Roberts, 18, in suspicion of attempted murder last night. Chief David Courtney said they were called to a disturbance at the family's... more »

• Stabbing victim dies, suspect charged with murder

  July 20, 2011 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The victim in a stabbing this morning at a Baton Rouge home for the mentally-challenged has died, and the man suspected of doing it is now accused of murder. Harold Lopez, 30, was arrested in suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Kentrell Osby, 27.... more »

• Deputy stabbed by homemade knives in jail cell

  July 9, 2011 8:53 PM

  NEW IBERIA, La.- The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office says three jail inmates overpowered a guard, cutting and stabbing him with homemade knives, and held him hostage for about 2 ½ hours before a SWAT team broke into the cell and rescued him. Capt. Ryan P. Turner says the incident... more »

• BR stabbing victim describes attack with "sword"

  June 17, 2011 6:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three days after he was attacked by a knife-wielding acquaintance, Howard Lemond of Baton Rouge is back at home recovering and told News 2 about his ordeal. He showed our cameras the 28-inch scar he was left with when police say 57-year-old Alvin Clay, the brother... more »

• Man suffers 28-inch-long cut to the chest

  June 17, 2011 9:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Police have arrested a man accused of stabbing his sister's boyfriend in the chest. Police say Alvin David Clay, 57, went to the man's house at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after the man told him not to return to his residence, according to The Advocate. A witness... more »

• Man arrested for beating, shooting, setting neighbor on fire

  June 3, 2011 11:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Twenty-eight-year-old Theodis Guillory is under arrest and accused of beating a 51-year-old man with a board, shooting him in the chest, pouring gasoline on him, and setting him on fire. It happened around 12:25 a.m. today in the 1500 block of North 37th Streeet. Police tell... more »

• Man arrested after hitting, stabbing pit bull

  April 9, 2011 10:48 AM

  CHALMETTE- A man from Violet is behind bars accused of striking his pit bull four times with a baseball bat and plunging a sword through its neck because it messed in his bedroom. It happened Tuesday after 29-year-old Ralph J. Topey III came home from a night of drinking.... more »

• Elderly man stabs neighbor in fight over cats

  April 2, 2011 5:38 PM

  SAN DIEGO- Authorities say an elderly San Diego man stabbed his neighbor in a dispute over cats and dogs. The Los Angeles Times reports that the fight broke out late Friday when the 74-year-old man said his kittens were being harassed by his neighbor's dog. Investigators say the... more »

• Hickman gets 15 years for stabbing girl to death

  March 28, 2011 12:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A district judge sentenced 18-year-old India Hickman to 15 years in prison for stabbing another girl to death during a fight last year in Baton Rouge. Hickman had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of 15-year-old Eltonique Clark during a fight in... more »

• Arizona man gets probation in blood sucking case

  March 15, 2011 12:40 PM

  PHOENIX - An Arizona man has been sentenced to three years of probation for stabbing a man who refused to let him suck his blood. Maricopa County Superior Court says 24-year-old Aaron Homer, of Chandler, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced Monday. The Arizona Republic reports... more »

• Man in Trunk was Robbery Victim

  January 28, 2011 7:43 PM

  A man who placed an online ad to sell his BMW wound up a robbery victim and was found stabbed and bound and barely alive in the trunk of the car in New York City. Akeem Ajimotokan was discovered in the trunk after the car collided with a taxi and... more »

• Hickman pleads guilty in deadly Brookstown stabbing

  January 27, 2011 12:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE – An 18-year-old pleaded guilty today to stabbing another girl to death during a fight last year in Baton Rouge. India Hickman entered the plea today before Judge Jackson in district court. She had been accused of manslaughter in the death of 15-year-old Eltonique Clark during a fight... more »

• Man arrested after deadly BR stabbing

  December 24, 2010 10:19 AM

  ZACHARY - A man has died after he was stabbed on the side of road near Zachary. It happened in the 19000 block of Highway 61 overnight. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 22-year-old Robby Jenkins. Deputies arrested 47-year-old William Lee Wallace, for... more »

• Man accused of attempted murder after wreck, stabbing

  December 14, 2010 11:26 AM

  PIERRE PART – Authorities in Assumption Parish have accused a man of attempted murder after they said he ran a vehicle with his ex-girlfriend and another man inside off the road. 21-year-old Tal Gaudet was arrested today and booked into the parish jail in suspicion of two counts of attempted... more »

• Woman found insane in grandmother's death

  December 7, 2010 9:21 AM

  COVINGTON - A Covington-area woman who fatally stabbed her 85-year-old grandmother in April has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Authorities say 31-year-old Ashley Von Hadnagy committed the killing because she thought the voice of Fidel Castro was commanding her to do so. A judge on Monday ordered... more »

• 2 plead not guilty in pizza delivery man's death

  November 16, 2010 7:35 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Two men have pleaded not guilty in the stabbing death of 51-year-old Timothy Falgout. Falgout, who was delivering pizza in Youngsville, was found dead next to his vehicle in front of a customer's home. Falgout's wallet was missing and officials have cited robbery as the motive. Aaron Orlando... more »

• Man wanted after groin stabbing in St. Helena Parish

  November 9, 2010 3:34 PM

  GREENSBURG – Authorities in St. Helena Parish are looking for a man accused of stabbing another man in the groin. 48-year-old Charles Thompson is wanted in suspicion of aggravated second-degree assault after the stabbing Monday evening. Investigators said the victim went to the home of Thompson’s sister to get some... more »

• Cottonport man convicted of slaying girlfriend

  November 8, 2010 6:41 AM

  MARKSVILLE - An Avoyelles Parish jury unanimously found Terry Day guilty of second-degree murder in the January stabbing death of his girlfriend. Day was convicted last week in the stabbing death of 33-year-old Aime Marie Harris. Autopsy reports showed Harris had been stabbed eight times. The conviction on second-degree murder... more »

• La. man dies after French Quarter stabbing

  November 1, 2010 6:01 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 23-year-old Metairie man died from stab wounds after getting into an argument with a motorist in the French Quarter. New Orleans police say the stabbing occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday when Ryan Lekosky and his wife were walking on the sidewalk when a man drove... more »

• Six arrested after home invasion, robbery in Prairieville

  October 27, 2010 5:04 PM

  Authorities said six people have been arrested following a home invasion and robbery in Prairieville on Monday. Ascension Parish Sheriff’s deputies reported the arrest of the following: 33-year-old David Sanders was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated burglary, armed robbery, attempted first degree murder and second degree battery.... more »

• Man wanted in connection with stabbing last night

  October 21, 2010 4:59 PM

  Police are looking for a man they said stabbed someone last night after being caught in a lie about needing money. Authorities said around 9:40 p.m., 30-year-old Ronald Tyler allegedly stabbed the victim after he found out Tyler had lied about needing $200 the victim had given him last Friday.... more »

• Pa. wife turns in husband, friend in 1993 murder

  September 27, 2010 5:33 PM

  Two men have been charged in the 1993 killing of a 15-year-old girl after the wife of one of them turned him in, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. Shannon Marshall told New Castle and Pennsylvania State Police that she went along when Joseph Marshall Jr., 39,... more »

• Grand jury indicts man in double stabbing

  September 21, 2010 8:51 AM

  A Mansfield man has been indicted by a DeSoto Parish grand jury in connection with the stabbing deaths of his estranged wife and her sister. Stephen Rivers was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder. District Attorney Richard Johnson plans to seek the death penalty in Rivers' case. Rivers is... more »

• 14-year-old arrested in stabbing death

  September 20, 2010 6:05 AM

  Lafayette police arrested a 14-year-old boy in the stabbing death of another 14-year-old boy. Police said the teen was booked Sunday into the Lafayette Juvenile Detention Home on counts of second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Police say the suspect is accused of stabbing the victim once in the chest, and... more »

• Woman arrested in deadly Ascension Parish stabbing

  September 15, 2010 2:28 PM

  Sheriff’s deputies in Ascension Parish have arrested a Donaldsonville woman in suspicion of stabbing and killing her boyfriend. 22-year-old Sherri Dubois Slayton was arrested Tuesday in suspicion of second degree murder for the death of 38-year-old Brian Keith Norris. According to a press release, deputies were called to a mobile... more »

• Man arrested for stabbing in Terrebonne Parish

  August 30, 2010 2:50 PM

  A man accused of attempted murder in Terrebonne Parish is behind bars. Deputies said last night around 9:30, 27-year-old Jason Michael Este, Houma, got into a verbal argument with a 27-year-old man that eventually turned physical when Este stabbed the victim multiple times with a pair of scissors. Authorities... more »

• 2nd suspect arrested in slaying of delivery man

  August 18, 2010 7:57 AM

  Authorities have arrested a second man in the March stabbing death of a 50-year-old Pizza Hut delivery driver in Lafayette Parish. Marcus Feast of Lafayette was booked Tuesday into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center on one count of principal to first degree-murder. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office says Feast followed... more »

• Suspect in nightclub killing won't face charges

  August 12, 2010 7:44 AM

  A grand jury has declined to indict a 37-year-old Lafayette man accused in the Valentine's Day stabbing death of a man in a Scott nightclub. The grand jury returned a no true bill Wednesday on Christopher James Marmottin, who faced one count of manslaughter in Nathan Lejeune's death. Scott Police... more »

• Stabbing investigation in Baton Rouge

  July 22, 2010 6:03 AM

  Baton Rouge police are investigating a stabbing. It happened just after 3 a.m. Thursday at 1900 Swan Street. Police have not released any information at this time. more »

• Kentwood stabbing victim identified

  July 13, 2010 4:43 PM

  Update : Police have identified the hotel manager who was murdered last Sunday. The Kentwood Police Department identified the man as 54-year-old Eugene Dong Young Lee. Police Chief James Rimes says they were called to the Kentwood Plaza Inn off of I-55 around 6:55 p.m. The responding officer was directed... more »

• Kentwood hotel manager stabbed to death

  July 13, 2010 9:27 AM

  The Kentwood Police Department is investigating the murder of a hotel manager that happened last Sunday. Police Chief James Rimes says they were called to the Kentwood Plaza Inn off of I-55 around 6:55 p.m. The responding officer was directed to a hotel room where a 54-year-old man was lying... more »

• Denham Springs murder raises concerns for residents

  July 12, 2010 5:40 PM

  A Denham Springs man faces murder charges and more after killing his neighbor on Shannon Drive in Livingston Parish. The murder happened Saturday. Officials describe the scene as very gruesome. Kenneth Reeves allegedly stabbed 64-year-old Jack West in the back of the head with a machete. There was a... more »

• Reese pleads not guilty in stabbing case

  July 8, 2010 6:58 PM

  The 16-year-old accused of stabbing an 8-year-old to death in West Feliciana Parish made his plea to the charge. News 2’s Stephanie Ryan got answers on how he answered the first degree murder charge. more »

• Stabbing victim found in Shreveport taxi

  June 28, 2010 8:48 AM

  Shreveport police say a man's body has been found in a taxi cab. Officers responding to a disturbance call found the body around 3:30 a.m. Monday. The man had been stabbed several times. more »

• Four dead after stabbing

  June 26, 2010 8:37 PM

  Authorities say four people were found stabbed to death in a house in northeastern Pennsylvania and a suspect is in custody. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli says the bodies were discovered Saturday in a house in Northampton. Morganelli described the house as "a very grisly crime scene."... more »

• Teen to be tried as adult for murder

  June 11, 2010 6:19 PM

  A West Feliciana Parish Judge ruled 16-year-old Trevor Reese would be tried as adult for murder. He's accused of stabbing 8-year-old Jackson Attuso to death. It happened yesterday on a trail in The Bluffs subdivision in St. Francisville. "This kid has never been in trouble," said Sheriff Austin... more »

• Clayton Murphy Pleads Guilty

  June 2, 2010 12:09 PM

  A man accused of stabbing his two children to death at his Bluebonnet Towers apartment, has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in exchange for two life prison terms. The plea deal lets him avoid a possible death sentence. State District Judge Don Johnson ordered the life... more »

• Man accused of stabbing 13 days after release

  April 28, 2010 5:31 AM

  Thirteen days after a New Orleans man got a suspended six-month sentence for punching his ex-girlfriend in the eye, he allegedly broke into her apartment and stabbed her. Todd Fussell is serving the remainder of his six-month sentence while prosecutors decide whether to charge him with attempted first-degree murder. That's... more »

• Man drives to ER, dies of stab wound

  April 27, 2010 2:22 PM

  A 19-year-old man was able to drive to a hospital emergency room after being stabbed in the chest, that's according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Michael Hebert told doctors he had been stabbed in the chest, but died shortly after. Authorities still do not have any suspects... more »

• Panel charges man in Christmas day murder

  April 15, 2010 7:08 AM

  The suspect in the Christmas Day stabbing death of a Houma bartender has been indicted by a Terrebonne Parish grand jury on a first-degree murder charge. Jorell Young was arrested for the murder of his former roommate Robert LeCompte. The two worked together at the Drama Club, a bar that... more »

• Man faces charges of attempted murder

  April 7, 2010 6:41 AM

  Alexandria police have arrested a 24-year-old man on two counts of attempted second-degree murder in connection with a carjacking. Police tell The Alexandria Town Talk that Taureen Jackson is accused of stabbing two women and stealing their vehicle after meeting them at a bar Saturday night. According to police reports,... more »