MINDEN: “They beat and punched this man while he was down,” said Monroe Attorney Charles D. Jones as he described a police abuse of force action against a Minden man stricken with seizures. Jones, the attorney for Robby Bailey,53, of…
Category: Crime
City attorney’s 2nd DWI arrest, still a misdemeanor
After spending a night in jail last week, Monroe’s assistant city attorney is out on bond after being arrested on his second count of DWI. Brandon W. Creedkbaum, 34, was arrested last Wednesday night at about 11 p.m. after he…
Man arrested for Jason Drive murder in January
January, police were investigating the shooting death of man on Jason Drive but were unable to find the suspect. However, thanks to neighborhood tips a suspect has been arrested. According to the Monroe Police Department, 18-year-old Patrell Walker was wanted…
Woman charged in Winnsboro Road attempted murder
An argument over a man last week on Winnsboro Road resulted in one woman being shot another jailed for attempted murder. Monroe Police booked Felicia Glass of Baton Rouge last week in the aftermath of a domestic argument between Glass…
Police looking for dad who took his newborn from St. Francis in a bookbag
Ouachita Parish sheriff deputies suspect that a new born’s possible father may have kidnapped the infant from a local hospital, leaving the facility undetected with the infant in a bookbag. It happened at about 11:20 p.m. on October 22nd at…
Tew brings formal charges against cop in brutality case
The officer accused of abusing a homeless man and kicking him in the face has been formally charged, sidestepping a grand jury. District Attorney Steve Tew said Tuesday that his office has formally charged Jared Desadier with 1 count of…
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…