The FBI is searching for more victims in Louisiana in a nationwide “sextortion” case. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row. Jeff Palermo has more…
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State Police release the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say during the stop, the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation and the officer was struck in the head with an unknown object by a passenger in the vehicle. L-S-P spokesperson Scott Moreau says based on a police composite sketch, the driver is a medium skin-toned black male
Moreau says their suspect was last seen in an older model, mid 1980s, Chevrolet Caprice, with the square-style front and back….
Moreau says the Trooper and the suspects also exchanged gunfire during the altercation. No one was shot. He says anyone with information on the whereabouts of the individuals in that vehicle are encouraged to call State Police. He hopes the police sketch will result in new leads…
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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests the former Evergreen Police Chief for the murder of his wife four months ago. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call on March 21st of this year from Charles Mayeaux Jr. advising that his house was on fire…:
Anderson says detectives felt the circumstances surrounding the death of Shelly Mayeaux inside the charred home were suspicious…:(Mayeaux was charged with one count of second degree murder and one count of aggravated arson.)
Anderson says in addition to the murder and arson charges, they also booked Mayeaux with six counts of malfeasance in office and six counts of theft…:
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Officials with the FBI are looking for known victims in Louisiana of a nationwide “sextortion” case in which a man is accused of tricking underage girls into performing sex acts on camera. Authorities says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida had hundreds of victims across the country including several in Louisiana. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says the work is just beginning on identifying his victims.
Chansler admitted he used social networking sites to pretend he was a teenage boy and talked to girls who ranged from ages 13 to 18. He had over 80,000 photos and videos in his possession. Anderson says Chansler has been sentenced to 105 years in federal prison and is a convicted online predator.
If you believe you were a victim or you may know a victim contact the FBI. Anderson says in any child pornography case they want victims to come forward and hopefully lead them find more suspects involved….
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The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says Baton Rouge police officers discovered the child when responding to a noise complaint.
Coppola says the child was immediately transported to the hospital with large bed sores and small bug bites all over his body. He says it is unknown if he had any other medical conditions.
Holland and her friend, Cathy Fort, were found sitting in a car outside the house and were then booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Coppola says Fort also faces charges of possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
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