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…
Category: Courts
DeSaree Player’s student assault case reset for third time
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…
Supreme Court forces Jefferson to give suspect life sentence
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…
Nabors free after five years for negligent homicide
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…
DA’s office explains how mixup allowed house arrest for three murder suspects
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…
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…
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…