After a week-long trial at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in the case of State of Louisiana v. Charles Ray Lampley. On Friday afternoon, Lampley was found guilty of second-degree murder and possession of…
Category: Murders
Police looking for murder suspect in shooting this week
In a developing story, the Monroe Police Department has identified 21-year-old Isai Atkins as the primary suspect in a recent shooting that occurred on Heritage Circle in Monroe. The incident, which resulted in one fatality, has shaken the local community…
Two murders, five shooting victims kept police busy last week
Police Departments and Sheriff Deputies have been busy investigating a string of unrelated shootings that have resulted in at least two deaths and several injured. The shootings are troubling even though police constantly report to the media that acts of…
Teen killed in another Southside Shootout
Another youth is dead in the seemingly endless stream of murders and violent assaults in Monroe. A Saturday night shooting in Monroe claimed the life of 17-year-old Jarvis Varner, Jr. Monroe police responded to the shooting that happened just before…
When will it end?
Two die, three wounded in two separate shootings; An Editorial The senseless murders in our city continue in what appears to be a continuous litany of shootings, stabbings, and random acts of violence. Each shooting seems to spark more shootings…
Second suspect gets slap on wrist as murders, shootings continue
As shootings and murders in our community continue, another person originally charged with murder, has been given a slap on the wrist. Four years ago, Devontae Coleman was arrested and charged for his part in the murder of Junius…
Twin remembers murder of brother by W. Monroe Police
It was 45 years ago, before cell phones and police body cams that the family of Kenneth Ray Sampson mourned the death of their son, brother, and uncle. He was unarmed, murdered by West Monroe Police and the grieving mother…