The preliminary autopsy report on the LSU student who died during a possible fraternity hazing incident has been released. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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LSU opens SEC play tomorrow night with a battle against the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. Jeff Palermo has a preview…
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East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark has released preliminary autopsy findings on the body of the 18-year-old LSU student who died in what the university had called a possible hazing incident at his fraternity. Clark says they did not find any internal or external signs of trauma on Maxwell Gruver:
Clark says Gruver was driven to the hospital in a private vehicle from the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house and was later pronounced dead. His office will provide a comprehensive toxicology test which takes as long as four weeks to complete. Clark says they also discovered that Gruver had some swelling in the brain and lungs…:
LSU is investigating the incident and the fraternity to see if hazing played a role in Gruver’s death. Clark says many people don’t realize that even though alcohol is legal, it still has potentially dangerous adverse effects..:
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There’s a lot of excitement surrounding Saturday’s SEC opener for LSU and Mississippi State. Kick-off in Starkville is at 6 PM. Director of Tourism for the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, Jennifer Prather, says fans wearing Purple and Gold started arriving on Thursday….
The 12th ranked Tigers and Bulldogs are both 2-0 and this is a critical game for both programs. Prather says SEC Nation will broadcast live from their tailgating spot The Junction on Saturday morning….
Prather says they anticipate LSU and State fans will attend tonight’s Bulldog Bash, which is hailed as Mississippi’s largest outdoor free concert
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An Alexandria Police officer has been booked into the Rapides Parish detention center on malfeasance and drug charges. State Trooper Scott Moreau says State Police received a tip last month regarding criminal activity involving 42-year-old Kenneth Thomas of Deville
Moreau says Louisiana State Police is leading the investigation and it’s difficult when it leads to the arrest of a person wearing a badge…
Alexandria Police Chief Neal Bates says Officer Thomas has been placed on Administrative Leave. Moreau says their month long investigation revealed that Thomas had sex with at least one woman, while on-duty, and distributing illegal drugs….
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The principal wanted by Baton Rouge police after allegedly locking a 5-year-old in a closet has turned himself in to authorities. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says 31-year-old Shafeeq Deen has been charged with cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment.
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McKneely says other students at Laurel Oaks Charter School are coming forward claiming Deen punished them in similar ways.
McKneely says investigators determined Deen locked the student in the closet as a means of disciplinary action. He says luckily other teachers heard the 5-year-old crying.
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