Springhill meth supplier pleads guilty
ALEXANDRIA – United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Springhill man pleaded guilty last week to supplying more than a kilogram of methamphetamine to a Bossier City woman. Marlon G....
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Crowdfunded K-9 officer settling in at Minden Police Minden Police Department’s canine, Tigo is making a successful entry into his new position. Tigo has made over 10 arrests since he joined the...
View ArticleSchool counselor jailed
Grambling woman allegedly put students in a storage room Ahsaki Thomas, 35, of Grambling, Louisiana was arrested October 29 for eight counts of Cruelty to Juveniles and eight counts of False...
View ArticleSarepta man arrested at Walmart for meth possession
Justin Bryant of the 700 block of Smithville Road in Sarepta was arrested at Walmart of Minden November 8 for possession of crystal methamphetamine. Bryant unknowingly contacted Lieutenant Shawn Baker...
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Crow gets 26 years for Shongaloo manslaughter
Incident took place in 2017 Lee Vester Crow, Jr. of Shongaloo was sentenced Monday to 26 years of hard labor by Webster Parish District Court Judge Lane Pittard, according to court documents. Minnie...
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Minden teens arrested for sexual battery, juvenile pornography following...
Two high school students were arrested in a sexual battery and juvenile pornography case December 4. The two made a video with juvenile and shared the video via social media. A student at a local high...
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Women busted with pot, twice
Suspect hid contraband in underwear Rataija Lott, 21, of the 200 block Gum Street and Kiyari Spencer, 27, of the 700 block of Hillside Lane were arrested Monday for Possession of a Schedule 1...
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Cullen man busted for dealing meth
Arrest part of ongoing investigation Richard Nickerson, 38, of the 300 block of Moss Wood Road in Cullen was arrested on four counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance and...
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WPSO: Beware of phone scam
Scam calls appear to be from Sheriff’s Office, but are not The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office was alerted of a scam involving people receiving calls that appear to be from the Sheriff’s Office. A...
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Doyline man jailed for attempted murder of officer
Monday disturbance call escalates Deotis Germany, 24, of the 100 block of North Parke Drive in Doyline was arrested for Attempted First Degree Murder of a Peace Officer, Aggravated Flight From an...
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Shreveport police officer fatally shot while leaving for work
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A uniformed Louisiana police officer has been fatally shot as she was preparing to go to work on the night shift. A police spokesman in Shreveport says it happened shortly...
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Jury selection begins in second degree murder trial of Springhill teen
Jury selection began yesterday in the second-degree murder trial of Josh Lewis, 19, of Cotton Valley. He, along with another teen, are accused in the shooting death of a classmate in 2017. Lewis was...
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Jury still being seated in teen’s murder trial
Jury selection continued Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial Josh Lewis, 19, of Cotton Valley. There were still 4 juror places to fill Tuesday afternoon. Family members of the victim, Jaylon...
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Jury seated, opening arguments presented in teen’s murder trial
The trial for Joshua Lewis for the second-degree murder of Jaylon Thomas proceeded with opening arguments and the prosecution began presenting evidence Wednesday at the Webster Parish Courthouse. The...
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Jury finds Lewis guilty of second degree murder
Joshua Lewis, 18, of Cotton Valley was found guilty Thursday in the second degree murder of Jaylon Thomas. The Webster Parish jury deliberated for approximately 30 minutes before rendering the...
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WPSO nabs man for identity theft of elderly
Steven Edward Wood, of Christy Lane in Haughton was arrested by the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Department for two counts of Identity Theft with Victims Over 60. An elderly woman contacted the Sheriff’s...
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Contractor jailed for not paying subs
Juliuna Anderson janderson@press-herald.com Mark Allen Roberts, 34, of 500 block of Piermont Road in Shreveport was arrested by the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office for Contractor Fraud by...
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Scuffle leads to arrest of Minden teen
Aderrius Mitchel, 17, of the 600 block of South Street was arrested Tuesday for Illegal Carrying of a Concealed Weapon, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Resisting Arrest and a Probation...
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Altercation at basketball game caught on video
A video posted to social media has grabbed the attention of Minden and Benton residents and Shreveport-Bossier news outlets. The video, recorded at the Minden High versus Benton High School basketball...
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Teen accused in N. Webster shooting death back in court
An alleged shooter in the death of a North Webster High School student was in court Monday. According to court documents, attorneys for Keshawn Johnson, 15, requested proceedings to be “upset and...
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