Three sentenced to life in prison in murder for hire case
Siblings Rilonda and David Brooks, alongside hitman Johnnie Hicks, will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being sentenced today by Judge Alvin Batiste in 18th Judicial District Court. They were found guilty in the murder-for-hire trial that concluded August 14th. Herman Harris, 65, was shot in the head in his home in […]
ZANDERS PLEADS TO MANSLAUGHTER, OTHER CHARGES IN ADDIS HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT KILLED 2 TEENS
The suspect who led an Addis police officer on a high-speed chase that ended in the crash that killed two Brusly teens on December 31, 2022 has now pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, negligent injury, aggravated flight from an officer, reckless operation of a vehicle, and aggravated obstruction of a highway. Sentencing of […]
Jury finds three guilty in murder-for-hire case
An Iberville Parish jury convicted siblings Rilonda and David Brooks, alongside hitman Johnnie Hicks, in a murder-for-hire trial that concluded the night of August 14th in 18th Judicial District Court in Plaquemine. The jury deliberated just over two hours before delivering a slew of guilty verdicts against the three. Herman Harris, 65, was shot in […]
Davis sentenced to 49 years in prison for shooting, then burning body in Addis
A Brusly man was sentenced to 49 years in prison today in 18th Judicial District Court in Port Allen after pleading guilty to manslaughter, obstruction of justice and unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling. Tyler Davis shot and killed Ja’Morius Mitchell in 2024 in a sugarcane field in West Baton Rouge Parish and later set […]