4-Year-Old Dies of Acute Alcohol Poisoning After Grandma Forces Her To Drink Half a Bottle of Whiskey
Murder
Roxanne Record was angry that China Record had taken a sip from the bottle, made her drink the rest of it while mom watched.
child endangerment
April 12, 2022
11 Children Injured When Mom Flips SUV
A Louisiana woman has been charged with cruelty to children after she flipped an SUV she was driving with her 11 chidren inside. Central Police Chier Roger Corcoran said all 11 children survived the crash — which happened after 10 p.m. on Sunday — although one, who was ejected from the vehicle, was taken to …
Child Abuse
April 7, 2022
Louisiana Dad Charged When 5-Year-Old Daughter Dies From What He Says Is ‘Accidental’ Fall
A Baton Rouge father has been charged with cruelty to juveniles after his 5-year-old daughter died from injuries he said she sustained in an accidental fall. Summer Hawkins was pronounced dead at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, where medical personnel said they saw “severe bruising and trauma” that was “not consistent” with an …
Child sex crimes
March 29, 2022
12-Year-Old Girls Turn in Man Who Sexually Abused Them From Early Childhood
A Louisiana man has been jailed after two 12-year-old girls reported he had been sexually abusing them for years. Juan Rivera, 43, has been charged with two counts of first degree rape, according to jail records. WBRZ reported that arrest documents say one of the girls said the abuse began when she was 6-years-old. The …
Missing
March 26, 2022
Person of Interest in Disappearance of Louisiana Ride-Share Driver Found 2 States Away in Missouri
Federal agents have taken into custody a person of interest in the disappearance of a ride-share driver earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Ella Goodie, 32, told her teenage daughters on March 9 she was giving a man a ride to Houston from Scott, Louisiana, but she never returned. Scott police said they had …
Missing
March 18, 2022
Ride-Share Driver Takes Man to Houston, Doesn’t Come Home
FBI, US Marshals have joined the search for the 32-year-old mother of two teen girls.
Theft
March 13, 2022
Woman Steals Ambulance, Launches High-Speed Chase Through Multiple Parishes
Louisiana law enforcement pursued a stolen ambulance across four parishes Friday night before a rolling road block put a stop to the high speed chase. Monroe Police officers arrested Whitney Turner, 27, at the scene, WBRZ reported. She was taken back to Quachita Parish and charged with operating an ambulance without a license, aggravated flight …
Missing
March 5, 2022
Missing Louisiana Man Found Dead in Retention Pond
The body of a 19-year-old Louisiana man reported missing last month was found this week in a retention pond near where he went missing. Donovan “DJ” Jones Jr was last seen on February 16 at his home in Zachary, as CrimeOnline previously reported. According to WBRZ, two people walking by the pond spotted the body …
Missing
February 23, 2022
Search Under Way for 19-Year-Old Louisiana Man Missing Since Wednesday
Family members and police in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, are desperately searching for a 19-year-old man who disappeared last week and hasn’t been seen since. Donovan Jones Jr, last seen just after 1 p.m. on February 16, is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and 140-150 pounds. He goes by the nickname “DJ,” …
Child sex crimes
February 19, 2022
Former Teacher Who Served Children Cupcakes Laced With Husband’s Sperm Pleads Guilty, Will Testify Against Him
A former Louisiana teacher pleaded guilty to “horrific crimes” against children and will testify against her now ex-husband — a former sheriff’s office SWAT team member — in his upcoming trial on child sex crime charges. Cynthia Perkins, 36, and 44-year-Dennis Perkins were arrested in 2019 on charges of rape, sexual battery, video voyeurism, mingling …
Missing
February 10, 2022
14-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Missing and Endangered, State Police Say
A 14-year-old Louisiana girl is missing and believed to be in danger, authorities said on Thursday. Destiny Taylor Pope was last seen at a home in Holden, the Louisiana State Police said. Investigators said that Destiny has a medical condition that could impair her judgment. She is described as 5 feet tall and about 125 …
Murder
February 4, 2022
Uncle Charged With Raping, Killing 5-Year-Old North Carolina Girl
The uncle of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl sexually assaulted and murdered four years ago was arrested in Louisiana on Friday. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office said that David Wesley Prevatte, 23, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree statutory rape, and first-degree statutory sex offense by an adult with a child. Paitin Fields was found …