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Manhunt in Louisiana for 4 escapees, including 3 homicide suspects
Authorities in Louisiana are searching for four inmates who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, just north of New Orleans — and three of the four are homicide suspects, the parish sheriff's office says.Sheriff Daniel Edwards said in a statement that they got out through the jail's perimeter fence during recreation time on the yard.Later inspection showed that "a section of the fence was ... vulnerable and easily maneuvered in such a way that a small statured body could slide through."The three homicide suspects were identified as Omarion Hookfin, 19, of Hammond, La.; Avery Guidry, also 19, of Natalbany, La.; and Travon Johnson, 21, also from Natalbany.The fourth escapee was Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, of Amity, La., the office said.Hookfin, Guidry and Johnson were behind bars for their alleged roles in a 2022 homicide in Hammond, and Cyprian was doing time on armed robbery and weapons charges, the office said, with more time tacked on for alleged aggravated battery while he was locked up in Catahoula Parish.CBS New Orlans affiliate WWL-TV reports that the counts against Johnson, Hookfin and Guidry stemmed from a 2022 home invasion in Hammond that ended with a 33-year-old man dead and his 12-year-old daughter hospitalized.
One dead, four injured following wreck involving multiple motorcycles on I-10
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - One person has died following an accident involving four motorcycles on eastbound I-10 near Menge Avenue on Sunday. Helicopters were sent to the scene to transport two people to a hospital in New Orleans. Two others were taken via ambulance to local hospitals. Congestion has...
Man attacked, stabbed multiple times while sleeping outside New Orleans store
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Police say a man was brutally attacked and stabbed while sleeping outside of a convenience store in New Orleans. The NOPD says the incident happened on Sun., May 26, just before noon at the intersection of Common and Carondelet streets. The victim was asleep outside of...
Louisiana State Police arrest suspect after chase over state lines
Pearl River County and the Picayune Police Department notified Louisiana State Police of a pursuit entering Louisiana Sunday. LSP assisted with the pursuit once the car entered New Orleans. Police say the car later crashed and the suspect was arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation. No other information...
Pedestrian killed in New Orleans East hit-and-run
That crash happened around 10 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Ridgeway Boulevard in New Orleans East. According to investigators, the car drove away from the scene after striking the victim.
Motorcyclist dead after interstate crash
Cops say a late night crash claimed the life of someone riding a motorcycle in New Orleans. “The NOPD is working a fatal motorcycle accident on I-10 westbound near the 510 S. Exit,” NOPD Public Relations Specialist Karen Boudrie said in an email.
11-year-old airlifted after dog attack
An 11-year-old was bitten by the family dog in Luling Friday morning. Responding officers applied a tourniquet to the child's leg to stop the bleeding. The boy was airlifted to the hospital for medical treatment and is in stable condition. The St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter responded to the scene...
Jefferson Parish sees spike in counterfeit car tags, fake license plates, police say
Wayne Bourgeois said he knew almost immediately that the temporary license plate hanging in the back window of the pickup truck that crashed into his vehicle two weeks ago on Barataria Boulevard in Marrero was a phony due to irregularities with the numbers. The woman driving the truck admitted she...
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