Attorney General Jeff Landry will not prosecute two white Baton Rouge police officers in the 2016 shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man. Jeff Palermo has more..
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The Baton Rouge Police Department is set to release additional evidence from the Alton Sterling shooting by the end of the week. Matt Doyle has more.
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A bill to allow the home delivery of factory sealed alcohol beverages to your front door has passed out of a Senate committee. Bill sponsor, Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says there are already several home delivery companies such as Waitr, operating in larger cities. He says alcohol delivery would fit in well…
Morrish says drivers who would deliver the factory sealed alcohol would be held under the same rules as a bartender…
The legislation contains restrictions, such as who can deliver it and who can order it. Morrish says the law could be adjusted under the oversight of the state office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control…
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has ruled criminal charges are not warranted against two white Baton Rouge police officers who fatally shot a black man during an altercation in front of a convenience store in July of 2016. Landry’s office reviewed the evidence of the Alton Sterling shooting for nearly a year
Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake were the called to the scene after receiving reports of a man with a gun. Landry says the justifiable shooting of Sterling came after the 37-year-old failed to cooperate with the police and the encounter happened very quickly…
Landry says after the shooting, officers pulled a gun from Sterling’s pocket. He says toxicology reports from the autopsy also showed Sterling was under the influence of illegal drugs, which contributed to his non compliance…
Cut 8 (11) “under Louisiana law”
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The attorney for Sterling family, Chris Stewart, says justice was not served…
Stewart says a civil lawsuit has already been filed against the city and the officers and they anticipate the truth will come out
Cut 10 (07) “Baton Rouge, Louisiana”
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Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision not to charge the two officers who shot Alton Sterling is not the end of the case. The Baton Rouge Police Department will review the incident, and is expected to make a decision on the employment status of Officers Salamoni and Lake by the end of the week. Chief Murphy Paul says the public will have access to much of the same material as investigators.
The fatal shooting of Sterling in July of 2016 sparked several days of protests in the capital city, a large police presence and some major roads had to be closed. Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome calls on the public to keep future demonstrations lawful.
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Attorney John McLindon represents Officer Salamoni and he says they are not surprised by today’s announcement from Attorney General Jeff Landry…
McLindon says the evidence is clear that this was a justifiable shooting, but no one feels good about what happened…
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Sterling’s aunt, Velda Washington, sees the shooting differently than the A-G’s office…
The Sterling family was notified of the A-G’s decision before Landry told the public charges against the officers will not be pursued. Washington says racism played a role in the outcome…