John Rupolo

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Rupolo

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Body cam footage from 2019 shows two Baton Rouge Police officers holding down a 14-year-old boy while his mother hits him with a belt more than 40 times. Attorney Ryan Thompson represents the now 19-year-old man and filed an internal affairs complaint with BRPD about the incident on Nov. 18. “It is gut-wrenching. We are supposed to be in a civilized society. I know personally that post does not train individuals to hold 14-year-olds down.

Nov 21, 2024 | brproud.com | John Rupolo

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a suspect believed to be connected to a drive-by shooting that claimed the life of a young man. On Tuesday afternoon, Dylan Fox, 19, in handcuffs, was being led to jail and charged in the shooting death of Eric Taylor, 14. “I can say the evidence we retrieved from that video was a big part of our investigation,” said BRPD Lt. L’Jean McKneely.

Nov 19, 2024 | brproud.com | John Rupolo

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The mother of the 14-year-old who was killed in a shooting last week is looking for answers. Tammy Taylor is the mother of eight children. She’s lost two this year. Her 26-year-old daughter in January, and her 14-year-old son last week. Her son, Eric Taylor, was shot last Wednesday less than 100 yards from their home off of Plank Road. She heard the gunshots that took his life. “We were sitting on the porch playing cards and we heard gunshots,” said Taylor.

Nov 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Rupolo

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The mother of the 14-year-old who was killed in a shooting last week is looking for answers. Tammy Taylor is the mother of eight children. She’s lost two this year. Her 26-year-old daughter in January, and her 14-year-old son last week. Her son, Eric Taylor, was shot last Wednesday less than 100 yards from their home off of Plank Road. She heard the gunshots that took his life. Advertisement“We were sitting on the porch playing cards and we heard gunshots,” said Taylor.

Oct 31, 2024 | brproud.com | John Rupolo

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — It’s the last full week on the campaign trail and the top candidates in the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President’s race are out in full force. Incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is spending the last week of the campaign pressing the flesh. The same could be said of her opponent, Ted James, as they are shoring up support and trying to reach undecided voters. “I was out early this morning in one area of the community, going door to door.