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…
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Attorney wants TEW to step down from Child Abuse case
Does who you know, result in a slap on the wrist for child abuse? Local Attorney Carol Powell-Lexing has renewed her call for District Attorney Steve Tew to upgrade charges against a Morehouse Parish daycare center teacher accused of…
Tew may recuse himself from case of woman accused of five-murder counts
District Attorney Steve Tew says he’ll decide in the next week whether he will recuse himself in the case of a woman charged with five counts of attempted murder because the woman’s company was one of several hired by his…
Tew says rogue cop won’t be offered plea deal
There’s a rumor floating around that a sweetheart plea deal is being offered a white officer who reportedly brutalized a black homeless man back in April, but the DA says there will be no plea deal. In Black community circles,…
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…
Hundreds of seniors turn out for Jackson-Tew party
Hundreds turned out Wednesday for the annual Christmas Party for senior citizens at the Monroe Civic Center. The party, sponsored by Senator Elect Katrina Jackson and friends was free and open to persons 50 years old and above. The seniors…