Churches are challenged to organize and speak up in light of increasing gun violence in our community. By Roosevelt Wright, Jr. As bullets continue flying and lives are lost on our streets, the silence from Monroe’s faith community grows deafening.…
Category: Crime
Teen shot in leg adds to Monroe gun violence spree
A recent spate of gun violence has cast a shadow over Monroe’s Southside, leaving residents shaken and fearful. The latest incident involved a 13-year-old accidentally shot in the leg while playing with a loaded weapon in an apartment over the…
Gunshots, shooting victims and violence pinpointed over weekend here
Monroe, was rocked by another surge in violence, involving gun violence and attacks, leaving residents and law enforcement uneasy in what appears to be a growing atmosphere of violence. This atmosphere was fed by a series of unrelated violent incidents…
Infant with cocaine in urine leads to three arrests
Three adults – Joseph Lee Murray, Roger Dale Bradford, and Roxie Danielle Austin—were arrested on March 18th, 2024, in West Monroe, Louisiana, on charges of cruelty to juveniles. According to court documents, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation…
Downtown club security guards arrested for punching, clubbing unruly patron
A violent altercation at a downtown Monroe club led to the arrest of two security guards on charges of battery early Sunday morning. At 1:41 a.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Monroe Police Department’s Pfc N. Shepherd, who was on…
Haynes arrested in Southside murder-kidnapping incident
On March 4, 2024, Monroe Police Department arrested Kevontay Haynes, a suspect in last month’s murder of a Southside woman. Haynes was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, and illegal firearm possession. Haynes, a convicted felon, was implicated in a…
Lampley found guilty of 2019 Heckard murder
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…