There are reports of bomb threats across the state at this hour, including multiple reports of bomb threats at Baton Rouge banks that were received via email according to BRPD. This may be a part of a nationwide string of email bomb threats that were found in cities as far away as Boise, Idaho, and Chicago.
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain is reportedly under investigation for allegedly molesting several juveniles. The ex-Abita Springs police chief served as sheriff of St. Tammany from 1996 to 2015. Legal analyst Tim Meche says if there’s enough evidence for a charge, the case will likely be tried locally.
Baton Rouge Police say the 18-year-old son of Alton Sterling has been arrested and faces a charge of first-degree rape. Cameron Sterling is accused of raping an 8-year-old boy he was babysitting last weekend.
The Chackbay man who shot his neighbor a year ago over a property line dispute has been convicted of 2nd Degree Murder. 61-year-old Keith Trosclair told police he feared for his life during a confrontation with the victim, but Lafourche Parish DA’s spokesperson David Melancon says that was contradicted by forensic evidence.
Law enforcement says Saunders weapon was still holstered when they arrived on the scene.
Congressman Ralph Abraham says a new poll he funded shows he’s the Republican to beat Democrat John Bel Edwards in next year’s governor’s race. President of the Remington Research Group Titus Bond says they surveyed nearly 17-hundred likely voters this week and both Abraham and Edwards received 44-percent…
The only other declared candidate is Republican Eddie Rispone.