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• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Suspect wanted in stolen credit card case

  June 5, 2013 2:31 PM

  ZACHARY - A woman accused in a stolen credit card case is now being sought by police in Zachary. Police say around May 12 a purse containing several credit cards was stolen from Lane Regional Medical Center. The cards were later used to buy a number of gift cards... 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 »

• Suspect in St. John deputy ambush pleads guilty

  May 22, 2013 9:27 AM

  EDGARD - One of the suspects charged in the deadly ambush last August that claimed the lives of two St. John Parish sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two others has pleaded guilty. Derrick Smith, the younger brother of suspected gunman Brian Smith and son of Terry Smith, who... more »

• Suspect in deadly bar fight surrenders to police

  May 21, 2013 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a man wanted for murder after a bar fight in Baton Rouge turned himself in to detectives earlier today. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Andres Gonzales, 27, faces second-degree murder charges in the death of Raphael Domino Jr., 39, earlier this... more »

• Suspect sought in rape near LSU

  May 20, 2013 3:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives are investigating a rape reported over the weekend near the LSU campus. Investigators say around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, the 25-year-old victim was standing outside her home between Nicholson and Burbank when she was approached by a man with a knife. She says the man... more »

• Police: Brother of parade shooting suspect arrested

  May 16, 2013 12:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police say they have arrested a second suspect in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day. Police Chief Ronal Serpas identified the second suspect as 24-year-old Shawn Scott, brother of 19-year-old Akein Scott. Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night. Serpas says Shawn... 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 »

• Bond increased for suspect in family attack Play Video

  May 15, 2013 12:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge increased the bond for a man accused in an attack this past weekend in which police say he told the victim they were in the "wrong neighborhood." Judge Lou Daniel increased the bond for Donald Dickerson to $55,000 after he was given an additional... more »

• Colorado shootings suspect to enter insanity plea

  May 7, 2013 4:41 PM

  DENVER - Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater say he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing Tuesday they plan to formally ask for the... 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 »

• Funeral home: No one wants to bury bomb suspect

  May 4, 2013 10:39 AM

  BOSTON - A Massachusetts funeral home director is scrambling to find a cemetery that will bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Worcester funeral home owner Peter Stefan has 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body. He says protesters have gathered outside his business, upset with his decision to handle the funeral.... 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 »

• Bank robbery suspect arrested at airport

  April 30, 2013 11:42 AM

  METAIRIE - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a man returning to the area was arrested at Louis Armstrong International Airport for a Metairie bank robbery earlier in April. The Times-Picayune reports 33-year-old Bruce Padilla was booked Monday for a bank robbery on April 12. Col. John Fortunato says authorities caught... more »

• More charges coming for marathon bombing suspect

  April 23, 2013 10:16 AM

  BOSTON - He's already been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, in the Boston Marathon bombings -- but more charges are ahead for Dzokhar Tsarnaev. State prosecutors expect to charge him separately in the killing of an MIT police officer who was shot in his cruiser Thursday night... more »

• Bombing suspect charged, could face death penalty

  April 22, 2013 3:19 PM

  BOSTON- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill, and he could face the death penalty if convicted. Tsarnaev, 19, was accused by federal prosecutors of joining with his older brother to set off the two pressure-cooker bombs that sprayed... more »

• Nicaragua detains US most-wanted suspect

  April 22, 2013 3:05 PM

  MANAGUA, Nicaragua- Police in Nicaragua have detained one of the FBI's ten most-wanted fugitives. Child-porn suspect, Eric Justin Toth, was detained near the Honduran border. Toth is a fomer elementary school teacher in Washington D.C. and now faces accusations he possessed and produced child pornography. He lost... more »

• FBI: No ricin found in home of Mississippi suspect

  April 22, 2013 2:16 PM

  OXFORD, Miss.- Investigators say they haven't found any ricin in the house of a Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge. A search of Paul Kevin Curtis' house in Corinth, Miss., did not turn up ricin or ingredients for... more »

• Streets deserted in an uneasy Boston

  April 19, 2013 3:34 PM

  BOSTON - It's been far from a normal Friday in Boston and the surrounding area, as thousands of officers with rifles and armored vehicles swarm the streets. They're continuing the search for a 19-year-old college student who is wanted in the Boston Marathon bombing. Boston and some of its suburbs... more »

• Police: One Boston suspect dead, other still at large

  April 19, 2013 4:35 AM

  WATERTOWN, Mass. - Police say one of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer is dead and a massive manhunt is underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon bombing. Shortly after the MIT officer was shot dead... more »

• MIT: Campus clear after police officer's shooting

  April 19, 2013 2:33 AM

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a suspect in the fatal shooting of an officer is no longer on campus. No arrests have been made in the MIT officer's shooting. The shooter is being sought. But MIT said Friday on its website it's... more »

• Feds deny reports of Boston bombing arrest

  April 17, 2013 2:05 PM

  BOSTON - Police and reporters have converged on the federal courthouse in Boston -- amid conflicting reports on whether a suspect is in custody in the bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon. Several media outlets had reported earlier in the day that... more »

• Boston police: No one in custody in race blasts

  April 15, 2013 5:14 PM

  BOSTON - Boston police say no suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Police Commissioner Edward Davis also says that the fire at a library a few miles away and more than an hour later doesn't appear to... 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 »

• 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 »

• BRPD officers stabbed, suspect killed

  April 8, 2013 1:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police are investigating the stabbing of two of its officers this afternoon. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said the officers were stabbed after getting in the middle of a dispute between two people at 129 N. 24th Street shortly after 1 p.m. Monday. Stubbs said... more »

• Suspect identified in robbery, rape

  March 27, 2013 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of a man wanted in Baton Rouge for armed robbery and aggravated rape. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said investigators were looking for Tyrone Lentrell Pope, 20, in connection with an incident early Saturday morning. Stubbs said just after midnight on March 23... 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 »

• Burglary suspect sought in Gonzales

  March 18, 2013 1:15 PM

  GONZALES - Police in Gonzales released the name of a man wanted for stealing from vehicles parked a city store. Sgt. Steven Nethken said officers had a warrant for Sammy Saed Salman, 22, on suspicion of theft, simple burglary of vehicles, and possession of stolen things. Nethken said... more »

• Judge OKs medication for Colorado shooting suspect

  March 11, 2013 2:28 PM

  DENVER- The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case says defendant James Holmes can be medicated for interviews by psychiatrists if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge William Sylvester says that Holmes also could be given a polygraph examination as part of an evaluation to determine if... more »

• Schools locked down during suspect search

  February 18, 2013 10:17 AM

  SPRINGFIELD - Deputies in Livingston Parish locked down schools in Springfield this morning after a robbery suspect was seen near the school grounds. Superintendent John Watson said Springfield's elementary, middle and high schools were all put on "partial lockdown" because of the search this morning. The partial lockdown limits... more »

• Phoenix police: Body found that matches shooter

  January 31, 2013 10:29 AM

  PHOENIX - Phoenix police say they've found a body that matches the description of the man wanted for an office shooting that killed a man and critically wounded another. Authorities say the vehicle that 70-year-old Arthur Douglas Harmon was likely driving was found Thursday in a Mesa parking lot. Police... more »

• Texas police seek 2nd suspect in college shooting

  January 24, 2013 5:57 PM

  HOUSTON - Texas authorities are still seeking a second suspect charged after an argument at a Houston-area community college erupted in gunfire that wounded three people. Court documents released Thursday say the Tuesday shooting happened when two men argued after bumping into each other. One suspect was arrested that day,... more »

• Police identify suspect killed in hostage standoff Play Video

  January 22, 2013 10:28 AM

  ADDIS - Authorities identified the suspect killed during a hostage standoff last night, and said one other person connected to the case is still on the loose. Col. Richie Johnson with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said police shot and killed Ray Charles Hayes, 50, as he threatened... more »

• Holmes prosecution to call last witness

  January 9, 2013 7:17 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Prosecutors in Colorado are expected to call their final witness today in the preliminary hearing for James Holmes, the former grad student accused of killing 12 people and wounding dozens in a movie theater in July. Yesterday, authorities testified that Holmes spent more than two months... more »

• BRPD officer clings to car as suspect drives off Play Video

  January 8, 2013 5:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge Police officer is recovering after he was dragged down O'Neal Lane as he tried to stop a suspect from fleeing. The officer noticed a suspicious car parked behind a bank on O'Neal. He followed the suspect to a nearby gas station to question... more »

• Video released of NYC suspect in fatal subway push

  December 28, 2012 8:47 AM

  NEW YORK - The NYPD has released a surveillance video of the female suspect who pushed a man to his death in front of an oncoming subway train. It shows the woman running from the elevated platform in the Queens section of New York City Thursday night. Witnesses... more »

• Ecstasy suspect to be in federal court Friday

  December 27, 2012 7:21 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An alleged coordinator for an Ecstasy organization in Vietnam is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday to answer charges that he conspired to send more than 1.1 million tablets of the illegal drug from Canada to Baton Rouge. Vinh Van Trinh was arrested Dec. 3 in... more »

• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in shooting

  November 21, 2012 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say an overnight shooting left one person injured in North Baton Rouge. Officers arrived on the scene in the 2900 block Byron Street just after 11 p.m. Tuesday. They found the victim lying near the front door of a home with gunshot wounds to... more »

• Two injured in robbery, shooting overnight

  November 20, 2012 11:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said two people were injured while trying to wrestle a gun away from someone who tried to rob them last night. Investigators said it happened while a group of people were walking together down East Boyd just past midnight. Police said a man with a... more »

• Texas A&M bomb threat suspect charged in 2nd case

  November 9, 2012 3:45 PM

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas - A man charged with a bomb threat at Texas A&M University is now facing charges for a similar scare at Texas State University. A complaint unsealed this week accuses 19-year-old Dereon Kelly of using the email account of his girlfriend, Brittany Henderson, to send an Oct.... more »

• Longtime Etan Patz suspect released, then held

  November 7, 2012 8:36 AM

  PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man long considered the prime suspect in the disappearance of a New York City boy more than three decades ago was released from prison then immediately taken into custody on a Megan's Law violation. Pennsylvania State Police say 69-year-old convicted pedophile Jose Ramos was... more »

• Person of interest in custody in Mich. shootings

  November 6, 2012 9:15 AM

  WIXOM, Mich. - Michigan authorities have taken a person of interest into custody in connection with dozens of shootings across four counties that resulted in at least one injury. Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth tells The Associated Press that authorities executed a search warrant late Monday night in Wixom,... 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 »

• BRPD: Handcuffed man escapes during drug arrests

  October 18, 2012 5:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a man handcuffed during an investigation into suspected drug dealers in Baton Rouge managed to escape, and is still on the loose. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said police are searching for Dandre Brown, 23, who escaped during the investigation at Marino's Food Mart on Weller... more »

• 13-year-old rape suspect convicted

  October 17, 2012 7:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A 13-year-old boy has been found guilty in juvenile court of two counts of sexual battery. The verdict is connected to a case involving three younger boys who said the teenager raped them. At the time of the crimes, the teen was 12-years-old. Names of those involved... more »

• Police release sketch of rape, kidnapping suspect

  October 3, 2012 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released an artist's sketch of the man suspected in a rape and kidnapping reported in Baton Rouge. Lt. Don Kelly with BRPD said the victim in the case described the man as awhite male, 30 to 35 years of age, average height and weight, with... more »

• One person wounded in late night shooting

  September 19, 2012 7:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are searching for the suspect in an overnight shooting that left one person injured. It happened just before midnight Wednesday. Investigators say they found the victim lying in the 4100 block of Levara Street with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to a... more »

• EBRSO asking for help finding att. murder suspect

  September 14, 2012 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish asked for the public's help finding a man accused of trying to kill two people with his vehicle. Casey Hicks with EBRSO said detectives are looking for Jonathan Bell, 25, in suspicion of attempted second-degree murder. She said... 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 »

• Suspect wanted for murder in Baton Rouge

  September 7, 2012 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police issued an arrest warrant fo 32-year-old Jermaine Williams today. Williams is accused of shooting and killing David Atkins, as Atkins walked on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of Appleton Street on September 5. Williams is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone... more »

• Attorneys to argue over release of Holmes records

  August 23, 2012 8:06 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A judge will hear arguments today about whether the Colorado theater shooting suspect's university records can be turned over to prosecutors. At issue are 100 pages of non-medical records relating to accused shooter James Holmes' doctoral studies at the University of Colorado. Prosecutors want the... more »

• LSU Police: Photo-taking man harassed student

  August 22, 2012 4:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Police said they were investigating a report of a man on campus harassing a female student and taking pictures of her. Spokesperson Ernie Ballard said a student reported around 10:05 a.m. today she was approached by a man who claimed to be an art student... more »

• Man receives 50 years in fatal shooting

  August 8, 2012 8:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 26-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty in a February 2011 shooting at a Zachary mobile home park that left one man dead. Kenneth Nixon, of Zachary, who was charged with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of... more »

• Shooting suspect described as white supremacist Army veteran

  August 6, 2012 12:25 PM

  OAK CREEK, Wis. - More details are emerging about yesterday's deadly shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Authorities say 40-year-old Army veteran Wade Michael Page walked into the suburban Milwaukee temple without saying a word and opened fire with a 9mm handgun that was purchased legally. They say he... more »

• Deputies search for burglary suspect

  August 1, 2012 6:01 PM

  LABADIEVILLE - Sheriff Mike Waguespack released the name of an Ascension Parish man suspected of burglary and fleeing from authorities when they came to arrest him. The sheriff said Emanuel Britton, 33, of Labadieville was wanted for aggravated burglary and resisting arrest for an incident early this morning. ... more »

• Police release photos of Craigslist robber

  July 31, 2012 4:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released surveillance photos and asked the public for help finding an armed robber who used Craigslist to set up his crime. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said it happened on July 13 around 3 p.m. at 10389 Airline Highway. He said the victim contacted someone they thought... more »

• Colo. suspect charged with 24 counts of murder

  July 30, 2012 12:08 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Colorado prosecutors have formally charged a former doctorate student with 24 counts of murder in the shooting at an Aurora movie theater. Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes appeared Monday and was also formally charged with 116 counts of attempted murder. Twelve people were killed and 58 people were wounded... more »

• EBRSO: 17-year-old wanted in shooting, attempted robbery

  July 23, 2012 6:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released the name and photo of a teen suspected in a shooting and attempted robbery from over the weekend in East Baton Rouge Parish. A spokesperson said Leo Terrell Paul, 17, is wanted for attempted first degree murder after the incident Sunday evening. ... 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 »

• Victims' angry family members at court for suspect's first hearing

  July 23, 2012 4:19 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A man who watched today's hearing in Colorado where James Holmes made his first court appearance says his son "could have wiped the floor with him without breaking a sweat." The angry words came from Tom Teves, whose son, Alex, was killed along with 11 others in... more »

• Family of Colo. shooting suspect to make statement

  July 23, 2012 12:45 PM

  SAN DIEGO - A lawyer representing family members of the suspect in the Colorado mass shooting plans to hold a news conference Monday in San Diego. Lisa Damiani plans to meet reporters at 1 p.m. Pacific time. She's representing the family of 24-year-old James Holmes, who made his first court... more »

• Police say Colo. suspect's apartment booby trapped

  July 20, 2012 4:21 PM

  AURORA, Colo. - Police say the apartment of the suspect in a mass shooting at a Denver area movie theater is booby trapped, so they've evacuated five surrounding buildings. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says bomb technicians are determining how to disarm flammable or explosive material in the third-floor apartment.... more »

• Aurora police: Officers on scene in 60-90 seconds

  July 20, 2012 3:58 PM

  AURORA, Colo. - The police chief in the Denver suburb where a gunman shot 71 people says the suspect was arrested soon after officers arrived. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says hundreds of calls came in starting at 12:39 a.m. MDT Friday and officers were on the scene within 60... more »

• Colo. shooting suspect not cooperating

  July 20, 2012 3:45 PM

  SAN DIEGO - The suspect in a shooting that killed or wounded 71 people in suburban Denver is reportedly not talking to investigators. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press that 24-year-old James Holmes has asked for a lawyer. The official spoke on condition of... more »

• 12 killed, 59 wounded in Colo. theater shooting

  July 20, 2012 1:17 PM

  AURORA, Colo. - Police say 71 people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater early Friday during midnight shows of the new Batman movie. Twelve people were killed, ten of them at the theater. Another 59 adults and children were wounded. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says there were... more »

• Colo. suspect in doctoral program, not med school

  July 20, 2012 11:46 AM

  AURORA, Colo. - The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater was in a doctoral program but was not in medical school. Spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery says 24-year-old James Holmes was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado-Denver graduate school. University officials earlier said... more »

• Murder suspect arrested with two others for burglary

  July 18, 2012 6:46 PM

  BAKER - Police said one person arrested in connection with a recent home burglary in Baker was a murder suspect out of jail on bond, wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet. Chief Mike Knaps with Baker Police said Derrick Lucas, who was accused of a 2011 murder in Baker, was... more »

• EBRSO: DNA, shell casings connect suspect to murder

  July 17, 2012 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators arrested a Baton Rouge man in connection with a shooting last month that killed one person and injured another. Casey Rayborn Hicks with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested Gary Davis, 22, on July 12 for the shooting which happened early the... more »

• Suspect in 5 killings isn't facing death penalty

  July 16, 2012 4:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department does not intend to seek the death penalty against a New Orleans man charged with having a role in five 2007 killings, including an off-duty police officer's fatal shooting. A two-page court filing Monday by U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office didn't explain its decision... more »

• Retired detective profiles Shunick suspect weeks before arrest Play Video

  July 6, 2012 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - News 2 first interviewed retired Baton Rouge Police Detective Major Dennis Kelley about 22-year-old Mickey Shunick's disappearance on May 28, 2012. He was aware of the search of Whiskey Bay and the vehicle descriptions released by Lafayette Police. At the time, Kelley said Lafayette Police... more »

• EBRSO investigating home invasion

  July 2, 2012 10:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies called out K9 units to search the area around a reported home invasion in East Baton Rouge Parish this morning. Deputies received a call around 6:15 a.m. that someone broke into a home on Jefferson Park Drive. When they arrived, they saw the man accused... more »

• Suspect wanted in attempted murder

  June 22, 2012 6:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man remains in critical condition this morning after being shot multiple times along Greenwell Springs Rd. It happened Thursday evening in the parking lot of the old Sears warehouse. Baton Rouge Police described the 25-year-old's injuries as life threatening, but say he is expected... more »

• Baker PD: Shooting suspect lay in wait for targets

  May 31, 2012 12:43 PM

  BAKER - Police released a photo today of a teen they said lay in wait for a group of juveniles in Baker, then shot at them earlier this week. Chief Mike Knaps with Baker Police said they are looking for Greg Anthony Morris Jr., 18, of Baton Rouge in... 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 »

• Suspect arrested in deadly Miss. highway shootings

  May 18, 2012 8:48 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. - A suspect in two deadly highway shootings in Mississippi is behind bars. Authorities say 28-year-old James Willie will be charged with capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault and rape. Earlier this month, two people were found dead either in or near their cars along two highways. Police say... more »

• Relative: Suspect thought kidnapped girls were his

  May 10, 2012 7:27 AM

  GUNTOWN, Miss. - The mother-in-law of the Mississippi man on the run from a double-slaying says he thought he might be the father of the two girls he's now accused of kidnapping. In a Wednesday interview, Adam Mayes' mother-in-law, Josie Tate, said he thought the missing sisters might actually have... more »

• Search continues for kidnap-slaying suspect

  May 9, 2012 7:57 AM

  GUNTOWN, Miss. - Heavily-armed FBI agents and authorities from Mississippi and Tennessee are resuming their search of woods and back roads today for what they say is a dangerous man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter and fleeing with her two younger girls. Authorities have canvassed... more »

• Police identify suspect, victim in burned car murder

  May 3, 2012 2:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police identified the person accused of killing a man whose body was found Tuesday in a burned-out car in East Baton Rouge Parish. Late this afternoon Col. Mike Edmonson announced the arrest of 36-year-old Jason M. Mascarella of St. Gabriel. He has been charged with... more »

• Suspect arrested after shooting at BR police officer

  May 3, 2012 8:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An armed robbery suspect is in police custody this morning in Baton Rouge following a shooting at a local grocery store. Investigators say the man, who police have not identified yet, tried to rob the store on Choctaw Drive around 8:30 Wednesday night. The suspect... more »

• Second bank robbed in two days

  May 1, 2012 10:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators say a bank on Jefferson Highway was robbed Tuesday, making it the second Baton Rouge bank hit in two days. Baton Rouge Police say the robbery took place at the Regions Bank at 7777 Jefferson Hwy. The suspect is described as a black male... more »

• Jindal fundraiser charged with DWI

  April 23, 2012 9:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The woman who handles Governor Bobby Jindal's fundraising was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. Alexandra Bautsch was arrested April 15th. Her mug shot was not released because the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office told News2 its camera was not working when Bautsch was... more »