A Monroe man was arrested last night after he beat his live-in girlfriend because she said she didn’t want to be with him anymore. Monroe Police booked Herdurius Scott and charged him with domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer.…
Category: Crime
Six years ago a 15-year old was murdered; his killer got 40 years
Six years ago LaDarrius Long was killed at age 15, two pleaded guilty; one got 40 years the other is free. In July of 2011, LaDarrius Long was a well-known 15-year-old student at Lee Jr. High School, he had dreams…
Funeral set for 15 year old victim
Funeral services for a 15 year old youth, whose cause of death is still under investigation, is scheduled for next week, The funeral service for Davontae D Johnson (15) of Monroe, will be held Wednesday July 12 at the Greater…
22 years for two murders he didn’t commit
Faced with prospect of a non-unanimous jury, he plead guilty to two murders he did not commit to get 22 years in prison instead of life By Roderick Mitchell Free Press Staf Rico Collins had a past he was…
Monroe Police avoid gun use, tased man several times after he resisted
What could have ended in a deadly scene ultimately ended up with a Monroe man only being transported to the hospital and later booked at OCC. Monroe Police officers Sgt. Randy Adams and Officer Crum avoided using their guns and…
Monroe man arrested; He punched his wife three times because she spent all their money
A Monroe man was arrested yesterday, June 29, 2017 and charged with domestic abuse battery and child endangerment. Herman Lee, III said that he punched his wife because she spent all of the family’s money. According to the Monroe Police,…
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY JUNE 22-24, 2017
Woman uses taser to scare grandson On June 22, 2017, according to a Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputy, a deputy responded to a disturbance call involving a juvenile. Upon arrival, contact was made with the listed arrestee, Wanda Frazier, who advised…