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• Slidell man booked on 100 counts of child porn

  May 22, 2012 6:16 AM

  SLIDELL, La. (AP) - A 44-year-old Slidell man has been arrested on 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says Renan Vappie was arrested Monday and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail. Vappie is accused of violating a state law forbidding a person to produce, distribute,... more »

• Man booked in April 9 fatal shooting

  May 15, 2012 7:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 24-year-old Baton Rouge man accused of shooting and killing another man on April 9 has been arrested. The Advocate reports Raymond Robins was booked Sunday by Baton Rouge police with second-degree murder. According to an arrest warrant, Robins is accused in the death of... more »

• BR man booked with 100 counts of child porn

  May 11, 2012 6:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has been arrested on 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says 60-year-old David Burke was booked Thursday into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison as part of a joint investigation involving his office's High Technology Crime Unit,... more »

• Rosepine man booked with indecent behavior

  May 7, 2012 8:34 AM

  ROSEPINE, La. (AP) - State police detectives have arrested a 34-year-old Rosepine man after executing a search warrant at his home. Troopers say the warrant was the result of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation initiated earlier this year. Investigators say an examination of a laptop computer at Shaun Mueller's... more »

• Ruston man booked in slaying

  April 20, 2012 9:59 AM

  RUSTON, La. (AP) - Ruston police have arrested a 74-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a woman. The News-Star reports Carl Davis was booked Wednesday into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on a charge of second-degree murder. Lt. Tim Parker said Davis claimed he shot his companion, 76-year-old Vergie Page,... more »

• Second man booked in 6-year-old killing

  April 5, 2012 10:57 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Authorities have booked a second man in connection with the shooting death of a Thibodaux bar owner nearly six years ago. The Lafourche Parish sheriff says 26-year-old William Bryant was booked Monday with first-degree murder. The Courier reported Bryant is a former Thibodaux resident and now... more »

• Man booked with murder of brother

  March 22, 2012 7:12 AM

  SLIDELL, La. (AP) - A Florida teenager, temporarily residing in the Slidell area, has been booked with the murder of his brother. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain says 18-year-old Stuart Tomlinson on Wednesday was booked into the parish jail with one count of second-degree murder. Tomlinson was living with... more »

• Man booked in 2010 homicide

  March 9, 2012 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say they've arrested a man involved in a 2010 shooting death. Police say 18-year-old Demarcus Davis was riding in a car on Sept. 4, 2010 when another passenger in the vehicle shot and killed Darius Byrd. The Advocate reports an arrest warrant... more »

• Man booked with raping 12-year-old boy in restroom

  August 22, 2011 10:04 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Police have booked a 51-year-old man on charges that he raped a 12-year-old boy inside the restroom of a fast food restaurant in Thibodaux. Police tell WWL TV the incident occurred Friday night. Police say Terry Joseph Sanchez was booked into the Lafourche Parish Detention Center... more »

• Man booked with fatal crash that killed 2

  June 27, 2011 6:15 AM

  BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) - A man originally believed to be a passenger in a vehicle that plunged off the Belle Chasse Bridge has been arrested on allegations of being the driver. State police say 28-year-old Edwin Juarez was arrested Saturday on two counts of negligent homicide. The victims were... more »

• Man booked in Bogalusa shooting

  June 17, 2011 9:08 AM

  BOGALUSA, La. (AP) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says a Bogalusa man accused of shooting another man in the neck has been arrested. He says 22-year-old Nakai Butler was booked Thursday with attempted second-degree murder in the shooting June 2. He says the victim remains in critical condition. Caldwell... more »

• Man Booked In Lake Charles Shooting Death

  June 2, 2011 10:38 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Lake Charles police say a 23-year-old Mamou man has been booked with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 32-year-old man. The American Press reports Detective Franklin Fondel arrested Ceaser James Williams on Tuesday in the death of Corey Demond Thomas of... more »

• Cold Case: Clinton Man Booked in 1997 Rape Case

  February 15, 2011 9:08 AM

  CLINTON, La. (AP) - East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Clinton man after reopening a 1997 rape case last year. Sgt. Kevin Garig says that 46-year-old Gary Miller surrendered at the parish jail on Friday after deputies got an arrest warrant accusing Miller of aggravated rape. Garig says... more »

• Shreveport Man Booked in Fatal Hit and Run

  October 26, 2010 12:27 PM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - A 36-year-old Shreveport man has been arrested after the vehicle he was driving struck and killed a 66-year-old woman on I-20 in Bossier City. The Times reports Antonio Diaz was booked into the Bossier City Jail late Monday night on charges of vehicular homicide, DWI... more »

• Man Booked in Fatal Boating Accident

  July 17, 2010 3:52 PM

  MANDEVILLE, La. (AP) - A Mandeville man has been booked in a boating accident that killed his friend. Authorities say 35-year-old Darren Sabathier died Memorial Day weekend when he was thrown overboard while returning from a late night fishing trip in Lake Pontchartrain. His body was recovered on May. 28.... more »

• Man Booked in $126K ATM Theft

  June 21, 2010 10:38 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - Investigators have arrested an employee of a company that services automatic teller machines in the theft of about $126,000 last week from a Hancock Bank machine. St. Francisville Police Chief Scott Ford said Monday that 54-year-old Larry Harrington of Baton Rouge was booked in the... more »

• Opelousas Man Booked On Drug Charges

  May 6, 2010 1:05 PM

  An Opelousas man was booked into jail on drug charges after a tip was called into Lafayette metro narcotics. Chad Pitre was arrested at a home on Racca Road in Youngsville. Agents say Pitre was found with 8 grams of meth, 2 grams of marijuana and muscle relaxers. ... more »