
Chris Nakamoto
National Investigative Reporter at Investigate TV
Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)
Anchor/Chief Investigator @WAFB and National Investigative Reporter @InvestigateTV. Exposing injustice and holding the powerful accountable are my passions.
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2 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Chris Nakamoto |Kevin Foster
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emails obtained by the WAFB I-TEAM show a victim’s advocate notified the court about past issues the week before a brawl broke out between two families on the day of an accused murderer’s court hearing. Eight individuals were arrested, and the video filmed by a cell phone and posted to social media shows several people on the ground with deputies trying to stop the fight.
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2 weeks ago |
fox8live.com | Chris Nakamoto
GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - Michael Tyler, better known by his stage name, Mystikal, faced an Ascension Parish judge Monday morning as attorneys for both sides gathered to get an update on the case. Currently, a gag order is in effect prohibiting the lawyers on each side from speaking. Attorney Tiffany Myles Crosby is now representing Mystikal.
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3 weeks ago |
live5news.com | Chris Nakamoto |Amanda Alvarado
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A man’s quick thinking Thursday morning has been lauded as an act of heroism after he disarmed an alleged bank robber and held him down until police arrived. Quarles Harris, 51, was convicted of robbing the same Regions Bank on Sherwood Forest in 2015. Thursday morning, Harris showed up at the same bank demanding cash again. When Brandon Searles stepped in to help, Harris bit him, which required him to go to the doctor and receive a Tetanus shot.
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3 weeks ago |
fox8live.com | Chris Nakamoto |Amanda Alvarado
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4 weeks ago |
kplctv.com | Chris Nakamoto
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Brandon Searles’ quick thinking Thursday morning is lauded as an act of heroism after he disarmed an alleged bank robber and held him down until Baton Rouge Police could arrive. Quarles Harris, 51, was convicted of robbing the same Regions Bank on Sherwood Forest in 2015. Although he was originally charged with armed robbery, he changed his plea to guilty to the charge of first-degree robbery in court, the WAFB I-TEAM found.
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An ankle monitoring company with a history of problems and lapses has been banned from the 19th JDC courthouse in Baton Rouge. The @WAFB #ITEAM uncovered that through a public records request. https://t.co/mED3KP32ri

RT @WAFB: Jeremiah Howze,18, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, handling a machine gun, and obstruction of justice during his arra…

RT @WAFB: I-TEAM: State representative says she will sue former EBR Metro councilwoman: https://t.co/hRN1DSGaYn https://t.co/KEgeMSwSmk