CRIME & SAFETY
Four years on, the reward for crime tip remains largely unpaid
55-year-old Gary James Goulas of Breaux Bridge tried to drown eight newborn puppies in St. Martin Parish. Goulas was caught and convicted, but the reward for the person who called in the tip was never paid in full.
In Lafayette double murder trial, here's what attorneys have presented: Phone tracking, video
The defense on Tuesday began to present its case to the jury in a Lafayette murder trial. Joshua Willis, 39, of Lafayette, is accused of killing 23-year-old Ashley Metz and 22-year-old Brouklynn Hill in the early morning hours of June 21, 2016. Both were shot and burned inside separate cars in Scott and Carencro, respectively.
Driver who allegedly caused head-on crash on US 6 arrested on DUI
THISTLE, Utah County — A driver who police say caused a head-on crash in Spanish Fork Canyon on Sunday, which left another driver in critical condition and forced police to shut down both directions of traffic for hours, has been arrested. Kobe Jake Arceneaux, 23, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was...
Lake Charles man arrested for Lafayette armed robbery
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Lafayette police said a Lake Charles man is one of three people who got into a fight with a man inside a convenience store in the Hub City and then robbed him. Police said Marcus Fontenot, 21, was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center...
Gun found at defendant’s Lafayette home matches gun used in killing, ballistics analyst testifies
A ballistics analyst testified in court Monday that a gun found at a Lafayette man’s home matched the casings and bullet found at a 2016 murder. Joshua Willis faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of 23-year-old Ashley Metz and a second-degree murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Brouklynn Hill, who were found dead inside separate burning cars in the Scott and Carencro areas in the early morning hours of June 21, 2016. They had both been shot.
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