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• Pierre Part man arrested on domestic abuse charges after allegedly trying to strangle person with pillow Play Video

  February 4, 2026 12:31 PM

  PIERRE PART – Assumption Parish deputies arrested a Pierre Part man on felony domestic abuse charges after he allegedly tried to suffocate another person with a pillow. Lucas Lang, 37, was arrested and charged with one count of domestic abuse battery involving strangulation. According to deputies, the incident... more »

• Man arrested, accused of hitting, trying to choke child in Assumption Parish Play Video

  December 15, 2025 12:50 PM

  BAYOU L’OURSE – Assumption Parish deputies arrested a man accused of hitting a child in the face and attempting to choke her. David Lodrigue, 46, was arrested after deputies were called to a Napoleonville home on a Sunday evening disturbance call. According to deputies, the child's mother called... more »

• Baton Rouge Police Department searching for man in connection with alleged domestic abuse

  November 28, 2025 11:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for a man in connection with a domestic battery charge. Investigators announced on Friday that McKelvin Duckworth, 30, is wanted on the charge of domestic abuse battery - strangulation. If you have any information regarding Duckworth's location, investigators... more »

• Trial continues for man accused of killing woman, stabbing her multiple times while streaming on Facebook Live

  September 10, 2025 9:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Accused killer Earl Lee Johnson is facing life in prison for a murder that he streamed on social media. Opening statements began on Wednesday at the 19th Judicial District Court, after two and a half days of jury selection . The district attorney's office started laying... more »

• Baton Rouge man out on bond for domestic violence charges arrested again on similar charges

  July 30, 2024 11:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man who was out on bond for domestic violence charges was arrested Tuesday for harassment and domestic battery after he allegedly called a woman more than thirty times and showed up to her apartment, arrest records show. Patrick Buffington, 36, was arrested by... more »

• Man accused of Ascension Parish carjacking and separate rape arrested in Houston

  May 31, 2024 11:21 AM

  HOUSTON — A man who was wanted in Ascension Parish crimes including a rape and separate kidnapping and carjacking has been captured in Houston, arrest records show. Zachary Alphonse Hendricks, 30, was arrested there Tuesday in two burglaries and for allegedly evading arrest. After that arrest, authorities discovered the... more »

• Baton Rouge man accused of strangling, raping woman

  March 30, 2017 11:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man faces rape charges after a woman said he strangled her then raped her earlier this week. Gregory Odell Talbert, 33, was charged with aggravated rape and second degree battery Wednesday. According to arrest documents, The victim said she was walking down... more »

• Man wanted for strangulation charges in Livingston Parish

  December 14, 2016 3:22 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Deputies in Livingston Parish say a man wanted for strangulation and battery charges has been taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. According to Sheriff Jason Ard, 36-year-old Eric Paul McNiel was wanted for aggravated battery, second-degree battery and two counts of domestic abuse battery by strangulation. Ard... more »

• Man accused of attacking, strangling wife

  April 16, 2016 6:25 PM

  ZACHARY - Deputies say a Baton Rouge man was arrested Friday after his wife said he tried to strangle her at her home. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a home on Buck Horn Drive after a friend said she was driving by the victim’s home and saw... more »