A Louisana man accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl is facing new charges after authorities allegedly learned he’s HIV-positive. According to the Monroe News Star, Levon Jennings, 25, tested positive for HIV at Ouachita Parish Health Unit in October 2013 and was informed of the results. Reports indicated that his HIV-status was discussed during …
A Louisiana teen was shot and a live grenade thrown into his home this week by a suspect or suspects Baton Rouge police are anxious to identify and capture. According to Fox News, the incident occurred early Friday morning. As of initial reports, it was unclear whether police believe the same person was responsible for …
A Louisiana man is behind bars after police say he attempted to kidnap two children from a Kenner Walmart store on Friday. According to a press release by the Kenner Police Department, Billy Yoe Budier-Herrera, 33, of Metairie, allegedly entered the Walmart off of Veterans Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon while carrying a …
The death of a respected civil servant in Louisiana is being mourned and two suspects are in custody this week in the wake of a fatal hit-and-run crash. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, 33-year-old Albert Franklin and 30-year-old Ashley Chaney were arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of striking Zachary reserve police officer Christopher …
Authorities in Louisiana have arrested a couple accused of dumping a living newborn baby in a trash can. As the New York Post reported, 31-year-old Carl Hall and 30-year-old Thelma Kirkland were arrested on Friday, two days after initially calling 911 to report a miscarriage. Emergency medical technicians reportedly responded to the suspects’ home in …
Louisiana police have arrested three men on suspicion of playing a role in the kidnapping and murder a 19-year-old woman. According to the New York Post, Emily Rodgers was reported missing Friday evening. Her body was recovered four days later by deputies searching near the community of Maurepas. Shortly after the teen’s remains were found, …
A Texas woman reportedly died from a flesh-eating bacterial infection after eating raw oysters from a market off the coast of Louisiana. According to KLFY, Jeanette LeBlanc contracted the bacteria in September while visiting family in Louisana. LeBlanc reportedly ate about two dozen raw oysters that she picked up in Westwego. “About 36 hours later she …
A Louisiana man is facing charges related to his alleged involvement in an email scam believed to have bilked thousands of dollars out of its victims. Slidell police say 67-year-old Michael Neu was a “middle man” in the operation who convinced unsuspecting individuals to send money in promise of a larger return as part of …
‘I will shoot anybody that plays with me’
A Louisiana man is behind bars after he reportedly beat a teen girl mercilessly with a belt and shaved her hair off after she downloaded the social media app, Snapchat, on her phone. The Natchez Democrat reports that authorities arrested Alex Harrison, 30, of Ferriday, on Monday after he allegedly posted a video to Facebook …
A jury found a Louisiana father guilty of beating his 14-year-old son to death in an attack prosecutors said stemmed from an argument over the teen’s poor grades. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, 45-year-old Furnell Daniel Sr. of Waggaman was convicted Saturday on a manslaughter charge connected to the February 2016 beating that killed …
A Louisiana woman is behind bars after she reportedly stabbed her boyfriend to death on Sunday. KALB reports that deputies with the Marksville Police Department were dispatched to a home off of Todd Drive in Marksville on Sunday, at around 9 a.m. According to the responding officers, 21-year-old Meagan Guillot was in the home with her boyfriend, …
