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…
By JIM MUSTIAN | Associated Press | September 21, 2020 A Louisiana state trooper was critically injured early Monday in a single-vehicle highway crash that came hours after learning he would be fired for his role last year in the in-custody death of a Black man. Master Trooper Chris Hollingsworth received word Sunday that State Police…
BY KATELYN UMHOLTZ | NOLA.COM | SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 Nine more people have been indicted on federal charges in a scheme to crash vehicles into buses and big trucks in the New Orleans area, in order to defraud insurance companies. They join 19 other defendants already under indictment. Insurers have paid hundreds of thousands of…
Friday, September 18, 2020 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today the indictment of nine additional defendants bringing the total to twenty-eight charged for intentionally staging automobile accidents. Today’s indictment charges CORNELIUS GARRISON (“GARRISON”), age 54, of New Orleans, Louisiana; DONIESHA GIBSON (“GIBSON”), age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana; CHANDRIKA…
UPDATE: On Thursday evening, the NAACP Baton Rouge Branch responded to the allegations against Louisiana State Trooper August McKay in a Facebook post, saying McKay “should be forced to immediately resign” and calling his actions “deplorable.” Click here to view the NAACP’s full statement. **** BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana State Trooper who was caught calling…
By Thanh Truong | WWL Eyewitness News | August 21, 2020 “As of August 16th, we’ve seen about a 63 percent rise in shootings, and 39 percent rise in homicides versus last year,” said one researcher. NEW ORLEANS — On Friday evening a drive-thru viewing was held for Kim Boutte, a Mardi Gras Indian Queen…
By Travers Mackel | WDSU | August 21, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — Eleven more people have been indicted, accused of staging wrecks in New Orleans to benefit themselves. Federal prosecutors also say in their filing that lawyers are part of the alleged conspiracy. It’s a follow-up to a WDSU Investigates report — and a story…
Friday, August 21, 2020 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today the Indictment of RODERICK HICKMAN (“HICKMAN”), age 49, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; LOIS RUSSELL (“RUSSELL”), age 61, of Gibson, Louisiana; JAMES WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 65, of Gibson, Louisiana; TANYA GIVENS (“GIVENS”), age 42, of Gibson, Louisiana; JOHN DIGGS (“J.…
By Danae Columbus | Uptown Messenger | August 20, 2020 The Metropolitan Crime Commission (MCC), New Orleans’ premier criminal justice watchdog agency, is urging the New Orleans Police Department to refocus on violent offenders during a time when shootings and murders are surging and fewer arrests are being made for violent and weapons felony offenses.…
By Newell Normand | WWL Radio | August 18, 2020 City leaders can’t or won’t stand up to social justice reformers Every day seems to bring more bad news about crime in New Orleans. Like many of America’s major cities, New Orleans is experiencing an uptick in crime and gun violence, amid a vitriolic…