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• Sterlington asst. police chief indicted

  May 17, 2013 9:07 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - Sterlington Assistant Police Chief Todd Newton has been indicted by a Ouachita Parish grand jury in connection with an investigation into the sale of fake "moonshine" to minors. The News-Star reports the indictment follows a joint investigation by state and federal authorities into allegations that Newton... more »

• Larose man indicted in child porn case

  April 17, 2013 9:17 AM

  LAROSE, La. (AP) - Federal authorities say a 20-year-old Larose man has been indicted on charges of receiving child pornography. The Justice Department tells The Council Justin Doucet was indicted by a federal grand jury last week, and the FBI arrested him Monday. Doucet is accused of receiving images and... more »

• Man indicted in fatal drive-by shooting

  December 6, 2012 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 32-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 5 drive-by shooting death of a 27-year-old man. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Wednesday charged Jermaine Remond Williams with second-degree murder in the death of David Atkins. Police... more »

• Indicted school official attends board meeting

  November 2, 2012 7:39 AM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - A St. Landry Parish School Board member attended his first meeting following his indictment by a federal grand jury last month in a conspiracy to extort money in exchange for his vote for a new school superintendent. Board member Quincy Richard Sr., who was indicted Oct.... more »

• Man indicted in drug-related shooting death

  October 5, 2012 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 20-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the June 9 drug-related shooting death of another man. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Thursday charged Jeremy Payne with second-degree murder in the slaying of 31-year-old Curtis Mitchell. Police tell The Advocate they... more »

• Baton Rouge Man Indicted in 1987 Rape Case

  August 2, 2012 9:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 47-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the 1987 rape of a woman at the Bellemont Hotel on Airline Highway. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Wednesday charged Charles Jones with aggravated rape of a 32-year-old woman on... more »

• Boyfriend indicted in death of boy

  May 31, 2012 10:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 24-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the Oct. 23 beating death of his girlfriend's 1-year-old son. If convicted as charged, Randy Demond Parker would face either life in prison or death by lethal injection. Police say Parker,... more »

• Man indicted in death of Brusly student

  May 25, 2012 7:31 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has charged a 22-year-old Port Allen man with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student. Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton tells The Advocate Marcus Richardson faces life in prison without... more »

• Hammond couple indicted on tax evasion charges

  May 16, 2012 6:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has indicted a Hammond couple on tax evasion charges in connection with a business they ran that got Medicaid funds. The Louisiana Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that Cassandra N. Dangerfield and Eric Dangerfield were indicted on felony... more »

• 2 women indicted in Miss. armed bank robbery

  April 12, 2012 8:17 AM

  GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Court papers show a retired postal worker from Texas is accused of threatening to shoot a Gulfport bank teller in the face in what officials believe to be the last of a mother-daughter crime spree at four banks in three states. The Sun Herald reports 57-year-old... more »

• Boy, 15, indicted in slaying

  April 3, 2012 9:31 AM

  NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (AP) - An Assumption Parish grand jury has indicted a 15-year-old Dorseyville boy with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a teenager with a 9-inch butcher knife. Prosecutors tells The Advocate the teenager will be tried as an adult in the March 8 slaying of Eric Myles... more »

• Man indicted on murder charge in wife's death

  March 30, 2012 10:01 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 44-year-old Woodworth man has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge by a Rapides Parish grand jury in the October 2011 death of his wife. Donald Pickney, originally was charged in a bill of information with manslaughter, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 40... more »

• Man indicted in deaths of 2 women

  March 23, 2012 10:13 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Calcasieu Parish grand jury has indicted a Lake Charles man who police say stabbed two women to death and seriously injured a third person Jan 4. The American Press reports Mark Wayne Thibodeaux was indicted Thursday on two counts of second-degree murder and one... more »

• Addis man indicted in slaying

  March 8, 2012 10:21 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has indicted an Addis man on a count of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend's son earlier this month. The Advocate reports Cruz Ramirez is accused of shooting Clarence Jones in the back with a... more »

• Indicted former cop claims technicality

  March 7, 2012 10:46 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - Raul Johnson, the former Monroe Police corporal currently under federal indictment for selling stolen items on eBay, is arguing that the evidence being used against him was gained unlawfully. The News-Star Johnson filed a motion asking the judge to suppress evidence in his case because it... more »

• La. tax preparer indicted for fraud

  January 25, 2012 9:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge woman has been indicted for filing false claims for tax refunds, wire fraud, identity theft, filing a false income tax return and criminal forfeiture. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday charges against Angela Myers, who operated... more »

• Couple indicted in death of son

  January 20, 2012 10:13 AM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - A Marrero couple was indicted with second-degree murder in the death of their 4-month-old son. A grand jury returned the indictment against 24-year-old Lameeka McKinney and 26-year-old Robert L. Scott III on Thursday. Authorities say the child died from severe dehydration and overall neglect, as shown... more »

• Moss Bluff mother, grandma indicted

  September 23, 2011 9:35 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Calcasieu Parish grand jury has indicted a Moss Bluff mother and grandmother for allegedly abusing two 17-year-old girls. Beth McGee, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office, tell the American Press Verna Kennerson, the girls' adoptive mother, was indicted on 13 counts of cruelty... more »

• Slidell man indicted in firefighter's death

  August 10, 2011 9:53 AM

  COVINGTON, La. (AP) - A Slidell man accused of killing a St. Tammany Parish firefighter, then hiding his body in the trunk of a car he intended to steal, has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder. The Times-Picayune reports 53-year-old Michael Damien Lizana was arrested in April after... more »

• Former Miss. psychologist indicted

  July 22, 2011 5:53 AM

  POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A former Pearl River County psychologist has been indicted on 11 counts of Medicaid fraud. Rodney D. Hesson is scheduled to be arraigned in circuit court in Poplarville on July 26, according to the attorney general's office. The indictment alleges Hesson, who lives in Slidell, La.,... more »

• Former Leesville police chief indicted

  June 29, 2011 9:12 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Former Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman has been indicted on two counts of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Mayor Robert Rose tells The American Press Hickman was arrested Friday by the FBI. Mona Hardwick of the U.S. Attorney's Office says a... more »

• Ascension Parish slaying suspect indicted

  June 17, 2011 9:28 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - An Ascension Parish grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old man accused in a May 4 slaying at Suthern Kumfort's Lounge in Prairieville. Assistant District Attorney Ben Johnson tells The Advocate the grand jury returned the second-degree murder indictment Thursday against Zachary Pusch of Prairieville in the... more »

• Rapper B.G. Indicted on Gun, Conspiracy Charges

  May 20, 2011 7:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans rapper B.G. on gun and conspiracy charges. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says according to Thursday's indictment, the 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Christopher Dorsey, faces two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and... more »

• Man Indicted in Death of 15-year-old LaPlace Girl

  January 4, 2011 8:04 AM

  EDGARD, La. (AP) - A St. John the Baptist Parish grand jury has indicted Earnest Joseph III in the death of a 15-year-old LaPlace girl. District Attorney Tom Daley says that the second-degree murder charge was returned Monday. Joseph is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 12. The 27-year-old Joseph is... more »

• 4 Indicted in Death of Baton Rouge Teen

  November 11, 2010 7:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three men and a 16-year-old boy have been indicted in the July 18 shooting death of a Baton Rouge teenager outside his home. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 24-year-old Warren Jackson, stepbrothers Derrick Hughes and Christopher Phillip Armstead, both 19, and a... more »

• 2 Indicted in Death of 16-Month-Old Girl

  November 11, 2010 7:49 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted an Addis man and a Baton Rouge woman as principals to second-degree murder in the 2007 beating death of the woman's 16-month-old daughter. A state judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for the child's mother, Shaelsie Jason, who is currently... more »

• Man indicted in Baton Rouge hospital shootings

  October 15, 2010 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 36-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding his estranged wife and her boyfriend at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City last month was indicted Thursday on attempted murder charges. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged Darrell F. Garner with two counts of... more »

• 5 indicted in DeSoto Council on Aging case

  October 13, 2010 9:54 PM

  MANSFIELD, La. (AP) - A DeSoto Parish grand jury on Wednesday indicted the former director of the DeSoto Council on Aging, three members of her family and a board member on charges they took thousands of dollars from the social-service agency and used the money for themselves. The grand jury... more »

• 71-year-old woman indicted in murder-for-hire case

  October 7, 2010 9:39 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Caddo Parish grand jury on Thursday indicted a 71-year-old woman accused of paying someone $1,000 to kill her husband so she could sell his land. Bobbie Loretta Luttrell faces one count of first-degree murder in the July 25 death of her husband, Ernest Luttrell, 73.... more »

• Couple Accused of kidnapping and Raping Jaycee Dugard Indicted by Grand Jury

  October 1, 2010 5:20 PM

  PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted the couple accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard, who was held for 18 years in California. Phillip and Nancy Garrido were indicted on 19 counts in a process that will eliminate the need for a preliminary hearing, where their alleged... more »

• 2 Men Indicted in Fatal Home-Invasion Case

  October 1, 2010 8:46 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Rapides Parish grand jury indicted two Alexandria men in the Aug. 2 home invasion where the homeowner shot and killed one of the alleged would-be thieves. The Rapides Parish District Attorney's Office says that the grand jury on Thursday charged 29-year-old Marlon Terrell Chaney and... more »

• Man Indicted in Baton Rouge Woman's Death

  September 17, 2010 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A convicted sex offender has been indicted in the rape and killing of a 29-year-old Zachary woman whose body was found in Monte Sano Bayou in April. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 43 year-old Franklin Meredith Jr. with aggravated rape and second-degree... more »

• Port Allen mayor, police chief indicted

  September 1, 2010 9:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Port Allen's mayor and police chief have been indicted on federal racketeering charges for allegedly taking bribes from businesspeople. The charges against Mayor Derek Lewis and Police Chief Frederick Smith in Wednesday's 22-count indictment include violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, mail fraud... more »

• Apple Manager Indicted in CA on Kickback Charges

  August 15, 2010 3:39 PM

  CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - A manager at Apple Inc. has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged kickback scheme involving suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories. Authorities say 37-year-old Paul Shin Devine was arrested on Friday on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and kickbacks. The Sunnyvale... more »

• Lafayette Man Accused in Stabbing Will not be Indicted

  August 12, 2010 1:49 PM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A grand jury has declined to indict a 37-year-old Lafayette man accused in the Valentine's Day stabbing death of a man in a Scott nightclub. The grand jury returned a no true bill Wednesday on Christopher James Marmottin, who faced one count of manslaughter in Nathan... more »

• Parents Indicted in Death of Child

  July 15, 2010 10:43 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Sulphur man and his wife will each face a second-degree murder charge stemming from the death two years ago of a 5-year-old child. Calcasieu Parish grand jurors on Wednesday indicted William S. Vincent, 30, and his wife, Barbara V. Vincent, 29. Each was charged... more »

• NJ Man Indicted in Death of Ex-'Idol' Contestant

  July 10, 2010 4:34 PM

  TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has been indicted in the hit-and-run death of a former "American Idol" contestant whose angry rejection rant became an Internet sensation. Ocean County prosecutors say Alexis Cohen was killed in Seaside Heights on July 25, 2009, when she was struck by... more »

• Alleged Serial Killer Jeffery Lee Guillory Indicted

  May 26, 2010 4:46 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Alleged serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory has been indicted in the 2002 strangulation of a 46-year-old Baton Rouge woman. Police arrested Guillory in December in the slayings of three women in Baton Rouge between 1999 and 2002. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Wednesday... more »

• Stephen McKay Hurst Indicted by a Grand Jury

  April 30, 2010 4:46 PM

  Stephen McKay Hurst, a teacher who allegedly allowed students to have sex in his Lafayette apartment while he filmed them has been indicted by a grand jury. Hurst has been charged with: 2 counts of Production Of Child Ponography 1 count of Attempted Production Of Child Ponography ... more »

• Suspect In Slayings Of 11 Women Indicted On New Charges

  April 1, 2010 12:56 PM

  CLEVELAND (AP) - A prosecutor says a suspect in the slayings of 11 women in Cleveland has been indicted on new charges involving an attack on another woman. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason tells The Associated Press that 50-year-old Anthony Sowell (SOH'-wehl) was charged Thursday with the rape, felonious assault... more »

• 2 Indicted On Tax Fraud

  March 25, 2010 6:01 PM

  Angela M. Gallow, 45, of Oberlin, La., and Cella "Ceanne" J. Gallow, 59, of Mamou, La., were charged today with conspiracy and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns, Acting United States Attorney William J. Flanagan announced. An initial appearance for both defendants to appear in U.S. District Court... more »

• William Broussard Indicted On Shooting Charges

  March 25, 2010 11:17 AM

  UPDATE: William Roger Broussard has been indicted in the case involving a shooting on Friendship Street in Lafayette. -------------------------------- A local man is in custody this morning charged with 2nd Degree Murder, following a shooting at 216 Friendship Street. On Thursday, January 7, 2010, at 7:51pm, police responded... more »

• Arnaudville man indicted for failed bank robbery

  November 3, 2009 9:33 AM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - An Arnaudville man has been indicted in a failed 2005 attempt to rob the Chase Bank in Carencro. A St. Landry Parish grand jury indicted 30-year-old Calvin James Catalon on two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of aggravated burglary for incidents that led to... more »