Family forced autistic relative to eat mother’s ashes & covered her with contents of septic tank: Feds
Violent Crime
The victim was reportedly malnourished and living in a 6-by-8-foot chicken wire cage when police found her
Murder
July 11, 2018
Family props up murdered teen, poses him to play video games for wake service
A family was committed to commemorating a murdered New Orleans teen at his wake—so much so, that they reportedly propped him up in front of a television screen and posed him to play video games. WGNO reported that Renard Matthews, 18, was laid to rest Tuesday in a traditional jazz funeral in his Upper Ninth Ward …
Child Abuse
July 5, 2018
‘Dad’ tosses children out car after demanding they give him money—then drives off as one kid clings onto bumper: Report
A Louisana father is facing criminal charges after he allegedly threw his three children out of his car before driving off while one held onto the bumper. NOLA.com reported that Kenneth Watson, 57, was spotted suddenly stopping at an intersection and forcing three children out his car on the evening June 29. Witnesses claimed the children …
Police
June 25, 2018
‘We’re out of burgers!’ Burger King employees laugh over speaker, refuse to serve deputies lunch: Report
Burger King has come under fire after a Louisana location allegedly refused to serve two uniformed cops who attempted to place an order at their drive-thru. WBRZ reported that the incident involved two Assumption Parish sheriff’s deputies who had recently visited a St. Francisville Burger King. The department’s public information officer, Lonny Cavalier, went on to detail …
Murder
June 12, 2018
Young woman beats, kills brain tumor survivor after being asked to stop throwing bottles: Report
A 20-year-old Louisana woman was charged with second-degree murder for a brawl on a St. Tammany Parish sandbar Saturday that left a man dead. NOLA.com reported that Blaine Manalle is the third person to be charged in connection with the death of Jeffery Howell, 46. Manalle was booked on second-degree murder charges Monday after an …
Kidnapping
May 31, 2018
Man rapes 9-year-old girl after kidnapping her from home—then abandons barefoot victim in high school parking lot: Police
A 30-year-old Louisiana man is accused of abducting a 9-year-old girl from her home Sunday and raping her. A warrant alleged that Denera Carter dropped off the victim at Livingston High School in New Orleans, where she was found walking barefoot at around 1:40 p.m. Sunday. NOLA.com reported that Carter left the girl at the …
Juveniles
April 30, 2018
‘He’s a great kid’: Boy, 8, returns lost $100 to elderly man on fixed income
An 8-year-old Louisana boy was rewarded for reportedly finding $100 and going above and beyond to find its rightful owner. Per KALB, Jaron Johnson discovered a $100 bill that had fallen out of James Grice’s wallet at a Pineville Walmart on April 20. Johnson said he had given the money to his mother and reminded her …
Murder
April 14, 2018
Facebook Live murder: Ex-boyfriend asks mom of 3 if she wants to be ‘famous’ before shooting her to death
A Louisana man is accused fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Thursday morning while she streamed on Facebook Live. KTBS reported that Johnathan Robinson, 36, is also accused of wounding an officer in the wrist during the shootout that left Rannita Williams, 27, dead. Robinson is reportedly heard telling an unidentified person to hand Williams the phone so she …
Sex Crimes
April 10, 2018
Man accused of raping toddler girl while mom wasn’t home
A 24-year-old Louisiana man is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping a 3-year-old child. The victim reportedly told her mother that Levon Jennings did something “ugly” to her. An arrest warrant obtained by the Monroe New Star stated that the little girl also claimed Jennings told her that he had some medicine for her. The …
Animal Crimes
December 20, 2017
Veterinarian fatally shoots neighbor’s dog because it wouldn’t stop barking: Cops
A Louisana veterinarian is accused of fatally shooting a neighbor’s bulldog in its head because she was fed up with its barking. According to KMOV, Dr. Kelly Folse, 35, allegedly shot Stacey Fitzner’s 15-month-old bulldog, Bruizer, in the back of the head on December 13. Fitzner reportedly left Bruizer in the backyard as she went to work …
Murder
December 14, 2017
‘I’m not sorry for what I did’: Boyfriend stabbed, strangled man who molested his girlfriend and got PROBATION because the system ‘failed’ her
A Louisiana man who strangled and stabbed the man who molested his girlfriend when she was a child was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday afternoon. The Advocate reported that Jace Crehan, 23, (pictured left) faces an automatic term of life in prison for the 2015 slaying of Robert Noce Jr., 47 (pictured right). Noce dated …
Family Crime
September 1, 2017
Infant sits dead in hot car for HOURS, dad works all day and drives home before he remembers her: Police
This is the 36th child to die while in a hot car this summer
