By Talis Shelbourne | Heavy.com | October 21, 2020 Jeff Perilloux, full name Elzey Jeffrey Perilloux, will serve 14 years in prison for the multiple counts of sex crimes he was convicted of committing against teen girls, some of whom were his daughters’ friends, according to The New Orleans Advocate. Perilloux, 53, won his judgeship in 2016, yet was prevented from…
By Chris Miller | WWL Radio | October 19, 2020 City officials say they can furlough police officers, fire fighters, and paramedics without endangering public safety, but a local crime watchdog thinks the math just isn’t there. Police chief Shaun Ferguson says it won’t be easy, but they can schedule officers around furlough days. “The…
By Travers Mackel | WDSU | October 16, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Federal charges have been filed against four people for their alleged roles in the wide raging staged wrecks investigation by the Department of Justice. Anthony Robinson, Audrey Harris, Jerry Schaffer and Keishira Robinson all face mail fraud charges. The feds say the four…
Friday, October 16, 2020 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today the Indictment of ANTHONY ROBINSON (“A. ROBINSON”), age 66; AUDREY HARRIS (“HARRIS”), age 53; JERRY SCHAFFER (“SCHAFFER”), age 65; and KEISHIRA ROBINSON (“K. ROBINSON”), age 25, of New Orleans, Louisiana. These four defendants were charged in a three-count federal…
By Matt Sledge | Staff Writer/NOLA.com | October 14, 2020 In years past, Keva Landrum’s race for Orleans Parish district attorney might have been more of a walk. She’s the only leading candidate with experience as a prosecutor. She was the first woman to lead the office, as interim DA from 2007 to 2008. And…
By WDSU Digital Team | WDSU | October 2, 2020 A new investigative unit within the New Orleans Police Department will aim to combat a more than 60% increase in murders, Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said Friday. The startling uptick in fatal and nonfatal shootings compared to last year reflects a similar increase in cities across…
PRESS RELEASE | October 1, 2020 | Contact: Ken Daley, Public Information For Immediate Release Members of a joint New Orleans task force of cold-case rape prosecutors and investigators were honored Thursday (Oct. 1) at District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office, where they received the prestigious 2020 Excellence in Law Enforcement award from the Metropolitan Crime…
By Kimberly Curth | WVUE | September 24, 2020 NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – The FBI is now involved in the murder investigation of a New Orleans man at the center of a Federal investigation. Someone killed Cornelius Garrison just days after the Feds indicted him in a sprawling probe involving staged tractor-trailer accidents. The FBI confirms to…
BY MATT SLEDGE | NOLA.COM | September 23, 2020 Orleans Parish district attorney candidates are set to speak at a forum Wednesday night hosted by a coalition of groups backing a dramatic set of policy changes, a sign that progressive criminal justice reformers have secured a prominent platform to shape the Nov. 3 election. All…
By WWL-Radio | September 23, 2020 State Trooper Chris Hollingsworth, who was set to be fired for his role in the death of a Black man in police custody, has died from injuries sustained in a single-car crash near Monroe. The FBI is investigating whether Hollingsworth and other troopers covered up how Ronald Greene of…