A sex crime allegation is serious. When it involves a minor, the stakes are even higher. Because the authorities aggressively investigate and pursue sex crime accusations, it is important for anyone charged with this type of offense to present a strong defense. Last...
Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Law Blog
Suspected Louisiana drunk driver may face charges in fatal crash
A drunk driving charge is serious. When connected to another crime such as vehicular homicide, negligent homicide, hit and run or another other serious motor vehicle offense, the stakes are even higher. Therefore, it is critical that someone charged with any type of...
CarQuest worker charged in Baton Rouge double murder, robbery
Last week, two men were shot and killed at a CarQuest auto parts store on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. The bodies of the victims were found in a back room of the store by one of the victim's wives. Evidence suggests that they may have been robbed, as some cash was...
Two Baton Rouge men arrested for marijuana possession on I-10
Recently, two Baton Rouge men were arrested and have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. It started when a 48-year-old man from Peerless Street was driving east on Interstate 10, and a detective with the Combined Anti-Drug Task Force...
Melville woman charged with Medicaid fraud
Health care fraud is aggressively investigated and prosecuted by the government. Unfortunately, a surprising number of health care fraud charges arise from innocent submission mistakes or patterns of claims that cause suspicion for some reason. Because the government...
Child pornography sting leads to Louisiana man’s arrest
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell recently announced that the Attorney General's High Tech Crime Unit arrested a 38-year-old Mandeville man authorities believe is the state's "top child pornography offender." The man was charged with 50 counts of possession of...
Pedestrian’s death leads to DWI charge for Baton Rouge man
Earlier this week, a 35-year-old man was walking along Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge when a vehicle struck him. He was attempting to cross the roadway when a 1989 Ford pickup truck collided with him just before 7:00 Tuesday morning. The pedestrian was taken to a local...
Man confesses to murder, suspected in son’s disappearance
Last week, a 53-year-old man confessed to stabbing his wife to death in Houma. According to news reports, the man walked into a Baton Rouge-area police station to inform officers that he had killed his wife, whom he had been married to since 2003. Apparently, he said...
Two charged with marijuana possession in West Baton Rouge
Louisiana is tough on drug crimes. In an effort to decrease these types of violations, federal and state officials provide zero or close-to-zero tolerance for drug offenses. Investigators aggressively pursue these charges, and criminal penalties for conviction are...
Southeastern Louisiana University student charged with extortion
Many people turn to Craigslist when looking for a good deal on everything from pets to electronics. The website works because buyers trust sellers to not take advantage of them. Unfortunately, when a trusting buyer spends a significant amount of money on an item only...
