By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | March 24, 2022 CLICK FOR INTERVIEW NEW ORLEANS — Of the four teenaged defendants who appeared in juvenile court Wednesday after being booked in the fatal carjacking of 73-year-old Linda Frickey, who was dragged to her death Monday afternoon in front of horrified witnesses, 17-year-old John Honore stood out.…
Thursday, March 24th, 2022 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 23, 2022 ISHAIS PRICE (“PRICE”), age 41, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, before United States…
By Carlie Kollath Wells & Missy Wilkinson | NOLA.com | March 22, 2022 The New Orleans coroner identified five people killed by gunfire recently in New Orleans, including a Bourbon Street bartender. Two teenagers are also among the dead. Over the last seven days, 13 people have been murdered in New Orleans, according to the Metropolitan Crime Commission.…
By Kevin McGill | Associated Press | March 22, 2022 NEW ORLEANS — Four teenagers face murder charges in connection with a carjacking that left a 73-year-old woman dying on a New Orleans street, her arm severed after she was dragged a block by her own car while neighbors looked on helplessly, officials said Tuesday.…
By Mykal Vincent | WVUE | March 21, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – An elderly woman was killed Monday afternoon in Mid City, police say. According to the New Orleans Police Department, the incident happened at the intersection of Bienville and N. Cortez Streets in broad daylight. Family members confirm the victim’s…
March 17th, 2022 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LATRELL JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 30, of New Orleans, pled guilty on March 16, 2022 to count one (1) of her indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. In exchange,…
By Danae Columbus | Mid-City Messenger | March 17, 2022 Thirteen year-old Byron “Little B” Kelly Jr. was just a normal kid who enjoyed haircuts and football. Kelly’s decision to walk to the corner store Tuesday evening (March 15) inextricably placed him in harm’s way. Unfortunately, Kelly’s life — like those of many other victims of senseless…
By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | March 16, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS — Local construction worker Luis Medina, 49, was booked Feb. 3 with attempted aggravated rape and sexual battery. Court records show that a short time later, he was released after posting a $30,000 bail. But the records show that Medina’s release…
By Danae Columbus | Mid-City Messenger | March 11, 2022 District Attorney Jason Williams, who pledged to redesign the city’s justice system so that it “equitably serves all people,” is among the busiest public officials in town. With criminal trials having resumed this week after a long Covid-19 hiatus, Williams is personally arguing a murder case. He…
By Natasha Robin | WVUE | March 10, 2022 CLICK FOR VIDEO NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A brazen carjacking unfolds at a New Orleans East gas station, and the manager says it’s happened there more than a dozen times this year. “It made me think, and there weren’t a dozen different perpetrators,” says Rafael Goyeneche.…