A Louisiana woman was found guilty this week of second degree murder in the death of an 18-month-0ld girl she allegedly shook to death in 2020. Tatianna Burns, 42, faces a mandatory life sentence without possibility of probation, parole, or suspension, the Caddo Parish Attorney’s Office said. According to the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate, Burns admitted …
The man accused of shooting a beloved Texas school teacher to death has died by suicide in a Louisiana jail. Sugar Land, Texas, police announced this week that Charvas Thompson, 26, was found dead in the Caddo Parish jail, according to KTRK. Thompson was awaiting extradition to Texas for the January 7 shooting death of …
An escaped inmate accused of killing two people was captured by deputies near the Texas-Louisiana state line. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Charles Spraberry, 42, after a brief chase at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. A woman in Cadillac SUV — reportedly stolen from an unoccupied home — with him, 37-year-old Shea Smith, …
Louisiana State Police issued an endangered/missing child advisory for 12-year-old Tronez Johnson, last seen at his home in Keithville. Johnson is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 150 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. It’s not known what he was wearing or what direction he may have gone. State Police …
An infant boy died and a 5-year-old boy was critically injured on Friday when their mother threw them from an interstate highway bridge into a Louisiana lake. Shreveport Police identified the mother as Ureka Black, 32, and said she has been charged with one count each of second degree murder and aggravated assault causing serious …
After a months-long investigation, Louisiana authorities have charged a 29-year-old woman in the death of her 9-month-old son. Shreveport police said they responded to a call on May 2 about a baby suffering from blunt force injuries to his body. Harlem Joseph was taken to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, where he was pronounced dead. On …
