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Category: Courts

DA’s Update: Two criminal cases began this week

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Free PressCourts, Crime

Editor’s note: District Attorney Steve Tew has supplied the following update on violent crime cases being prosecuted by his office. State of Louisiana v. Jarvis Taylor  The District Attorney’s Office filed a Motion to hold Jarvis Taylor without bond pending…

District Attorney Steve Tew, State of Louisiana v. Jarvis Taylor, State of Louisiana v. Richard Lee Gilbert

DeSaree Player’s student assault case reset for third time

May 19, 2022May 26, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Courts

No decision has been made about the fate of Carroll High School band director, DeSaree Player, her court date has been delayed again.    Player was suspended from her duties as Band Director of Carroll High School in December of…

Band Director of Carroll High School, DeSaree Player, student assault

Supreme Court forces Jefferson to give suspect life sentence

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Free PressCourts, Events

Judge Larry Jefferson apologized for giving a man a life sentence; called it a miscarriage of justice prompted by the system’s desire to whip a black judge in line It’s unusual that a judge will go to bat for a…

Eric D. Nabors, Judge Larry Jefferson

Nabors free after five years for negligent homicide

November 29, 2017December 7, 2017 Free PressCourts, Events

The second-degree murder conviction of Eric Nabors has been set aside and he has been released from jail.   Nabors was convicted by a jury for the 2013 murder of a 2-year-old child who was in his care.   Judge Larry Jefferson…

Courts, Larry Jefferson

DA’s office explains how mixup allowed house arrest for three murder suspects

October 12, 2017October 18, 2017 Free PressCourts, Events

   The District Attorney’s office is trying to figure out how an in-office mistake allowed three youth accused of murder to be released without bond this week.    Steve Tew, 4th District Attorney, said his office is taking the blame…

Hunter Adams, John Sanders

Six years ago a 15-year old was murdered; his killer got 40 years

July 11, 2017 Free PressCourts

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…

Gangs, Murder, Youth Violence

22 years for two murders he didn’t commit

July 3, 2017July 4, 2017 Free PressCourts

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…

Courts, Injustice

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