Matt Bruce

3 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Matt Bruce

Three East Baton Rouge Parish men have been indicted in the killing of a Louisiana state representative’s grandson. D’Shawn Brown, 22, died in a hail of bullets after he was shot multiple times in a McDonald’s parking lot Jan. 20. Brown is the grandson of state Rep C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge police arrested a trio of suspects in connection to the shooting in the ensuing days.

3 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Matt Bruce

Sadie Roberts-Joseph was an active and energetic 75-year-old woman who was showing no signs of slowing down. An iconic figure in Baton Rouge, she was diligent in her role as founder and curator of the Odell S. Williams African-American Museum – the city’s first African-American museum. She organized an annual Juneteenth festival to celebrate the end of slavery on U.S. soil. And she still did her own yard work regularly.

4 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Matt Bruce

A trio of Baton Rouge teenagers have been indicted as adults on murder charges tied to a double shooting earlier this year that left one man dead and another critically injured with gunshot wounds. An East Baton Rouge grand jury issued true bill indictments of second degree murder for Malachi Cooper and Kentreal Hardnett, both 15, along with 16-year-old Jace Jackson. Each of the teens were also formally charged with attempted second-degree murder.

4 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Matt Bruce

Baton Rouge’s most notorious trap rapper, NBA YoungBoy, has had an eventful year. Over the span of about 16 months, he went from gearing up for a long-awaited trial in a federal gun case to being indicted on dozens of charges as part of a large-scale prescription pill scam in Utah to pleading guilty separately in both cases.

4 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Matt Bruce

One of the men accused of beating Southern University student Caleb Wilson to death during an alleged fraternity hazing ritual will be allowed to leave Louisiana while he's out on bond. Caleb McCray, 23, was granted that privilege when he appeared for a bond review hearing inside the 19th Judicial District Courthouse on Thursday. McCray was the first of three suspects arrested in connection to Wilson's Feb. 27 death.