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'Justice for Jerome': Family seeks accountability in wake of man's beating, death
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMARKSVILLE — Standing in front of the Avoyelles Parish Jail, an NAACP chapter president and others...
Inmate, 2 Avoyelles Parish deputies arrested in Jerome Stevenson homicide investigation
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThree men have been charged in connection to the jail beating and death of an Avoyelles Parish...
Louisiana State Police: Marksville man killed after being hit by car
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA Marksville man died Thursday night while walking on La. Highway 1 in Avoyelles Parish, according...
Benjamin Crump: Text messages implicate Avoyelles warden in Jerome Stevenson's death
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe attorney for the family of Jerome Stevenson, the 26-year-old man who died days after being...
Ben Crump: Fight won't stop 'until we get full justice' for Avoyelles' Jerome Stevenson
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAttorney Ben Crump spoke Monday at a Pointe Coupee Parish church, telling a small crowd that his...
Federal lawsuit over death of Avoyelles man who died after police struggle dismissed
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal lawsuit alleging excessive force filed by the brothers of an Avoyelles Parish man who died...
Man sought in connection with recent catalytic converter thefts
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a Marksville man in reference to catalytic...
Marksville police officer charged with two counts of malfeasance after sexual assault complaint
The Town Talk via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Marksville police officer has been arrested and charged with malfeasance in office and abuse of office. According to a release issued by the Louisiana State Police, the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's ...
Timeline: Inside the case against Vincent Simmons
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwin sisters accused a Black man of attacking them in 1977, but he insists he's innocent and has been fighting ever since to clear his name. February 17,...
"48 Hours" investigates claims, allegations behind La. man's 1977 conviction
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTwin sisters insist they were attacked by a Black man as teenagers decades ago. But now a woman has...