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Well known heavyweight Clifford Etienne was arrested Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, and the attempted murder of a police officer. Etienne allegedly robbed a local business, car-jacked a vehicle containing a woman and her children, then pulled a gun on police officers.
Edwards was convicted in 2007 in Louisiana on charges of rape, armed robbery, and kidnapping. Edwards is black and the victims were white college students. The jury was 10–2 on some counts and 11–1 on others. The only black juror voted to acquit on all charges.
Handling both cases, the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans, Harry Connick Sr., chose to first bring to trial the armed robbery charge against Thompson in hopes that a conviction would help with the murder case. Based solely on the identification by the three victims, Thompson was found guilty of attempted armed robbery and sentenced to ...
Additionally, robbery dropped 15% and aggravated assault dropped 1.5%. Handguns remain the leading murder weapon with a rate of 44.7% with firearm (type unknown) following close behind at 35.7%. Together, these two contribute for 80.4% of the murders. Similarly, robberies were committed mostly with firearms in 2018.
The most common is "strict liability," meaning that there is no requirement of intent whatsoever: Merely being caught by law enforcement with the weapon in question under the circumstances described in the law (possession, concealed, or open) is a crime in and of itself, with almost no possible defense other than proving the item is not an ...
McDonald stopped 25-year-old Roy Lee Jones to question him about a robbery. When Jones refused to answer questions and tried to leave, the two scuffled and McDonald fired 13 shots at Jones, all of which missed. He then fired a 14th shot, killing Jones. McDonald claimed his supervisor told him to fire the last shot, but the supervisor disputed this.
In an impassioned press conference, Kentucky officials called for action on gun control after shooter Connor Sturgeon killed five at the Old National Bank in Louisville on Monday
Louisiana is a "shall issue" state for concealed carry. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a concealed handgun permit to qualified applicants, after performing an NICS background check and giving the local police 10 days to provide additional information about the applicant. An applicant must demonstrate ...