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Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Jojuana Phillips
Jury finds Eddie Ray Jackson Jr. guilty on all charges for 2017 shooting death of James Melton.
Updated: 17 hours ago
Alexandria Police have made an arrest in a connection with that shooting that occurred around 1:30 a.m. this morning in the 5400 block of Rutland Road.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 8:30 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford and Allie Purser
Three other people, including a one-time co-defendant, testified in the trial of Eddie Ray Jackson, Jr. in the Rapides Parish Courthouse on Friday. Jackson is charged with second degree murder and attempted armed robbery with a firearm for the Feb. 2017 shooting death of James Melton in his truck in the parking lot of the Save More store in Alexandria.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford and Allie Purser
The lead detective from the Alexandria Police Department assigned to the case of Eddie Ray Jackson, Jr., explained to a jury at his trial on Thursday frame-by-frame surveillance video of what he says happened when Jackson allegedly shot James Melton outside of the Save More convenience store in Feb. 2017.
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Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford
Jury selection will begin Tuesday in Rapides Parish for the trial of 21-year-old Eddie Ray Jackson, Jr.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 12:21 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford
An Alexandria man who pleaded guilty last week to aggravated second degree battery for beating a woman with the handle of an ax and with a gun in 2018, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT
|By By MICHELLE LIU and MEG KINNARD
They told a news conference Thursday that they had not yet determined a motive.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 2:10 PM CDT
|By RPSO
Two suspects from Boyce were recently arrested on multiple charges
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 9:07 AM CDT
|By Alex Onken
A woman is in custody, accused of her alleged role in a shooting.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford
The Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Office said it will seek habitual offender status for Terry Blake Williams, 35 of Alexandria, at his sentencing on Monday for his guilty plea in a battery case.
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Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 8:12 AM CDT
|By EPSO
Rodney Van Bernard, 54, of Texas, was arrested for aggravated second-degree battery with a firearm.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 10:55 PM CDT
|By Corey Howard
According to Scott Ferguson, Bunkie's police chief, the department seized nearly $60,000 in street value drugs, and they’ve confiscated almost $15,000-$20,000 in cash.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Cottonport shooting left one man dead.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By RPSO
All firearms were recovered and the suspects were taken into custody without incident.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 12:21 PM CDT
|By RPSO
Agents with the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) Unit conducted counterdrug operations in Rapides and Grant Parishes.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 2:47 PM CDT
|By EPSO
EPSO is seeking assistance from the public in locating Rodney Van Bernard following a shooting in Angie Lane.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 10:29 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team
An Alexandria man has been accused of cyberstalking and threatening an Alexandria Police Department officer and the officer’s family.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 4:43 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team
RPSO says that one of their deputies has been arrested and fired after using inappropriate force on an inmate.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
Vernon authorities are searching for a man accused of stealing FedEx truck.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 2:26 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team
A man and a woman are accused of setting wooded areas near Leesville on fire to get rid of some snakes.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By KALB Digital Team
APD has arrested three suspects in connection to a homicide case on Thornton Court.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By APD
This is an ongoing investigation.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Johnathan Manning
A Leesville man is accused of accepting $3,250 in payment for work he did not do
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 5:20 PM CDT
|By Al Quartemont
Two students at Louisiana College have been accused of engaging in identity theft to secure coronavirus federal relief funding for themselves.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By APD
One victim died from a single gunshot wound outside of the residence.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 5:45 PM CDT
|By Jojuana Phillips
The Alexandria Police Department is now saying that identification of the two bodies found on Tulane Avenue on March 18 will take two to three weeks.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Matthew Segura
Williams was arrested in St. John the Baptist Parish.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Daffney Dawson
The Shreveport Police Department has arrested a man they believe to be involved in a shooting that led to a child being killed.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 2:49 PM CDT
|By APD
This is an ongoing investigation.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2021 at 8:23 PM CDT
Alexandria Police are investigating an armed robbery of a business that occurred around 6:30 p.m. this evening in the 2500 block of 3rd Street.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By APD
APD is investigating an armed robbery of a business that occurred around 6:28 p.m. on Friday, March 19 in the 2300 block of Broadway Avenue.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 1:52 PM CDT
|By APD
Neither victim has been identified at this time.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 8:09 AM CDT
|By KALB staff
APD says two bodies have been located in a wooded area in the 3100 block of Tulane Avenue.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 10:32 AM CDT
|By KALB Staff
APD has arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a shooting that occurred on Bennett Street
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM CDT
|By KALB Staff
A woman from Jupiter, Florida has been accused of transporting $30,000 worth of marijuana through the Bunkie area.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Brooke Buford
The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office and defense attorneys for Kayla Giles indicated Tuesday that her trial is still on track to start May 17.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 7:45 PM CDT
|By KALB Staff
A man wanted in Chicago for allegedly shooting his girlfriend and her grandparents multiple times was arrested in Mansura.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 11:48 AM CDT
|By Brooke Buford
A trial for an Elizabeth mother charged with the murder of her daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy, has been moved to October after her last public defender quit three weeks before the trial was set to begin.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2021 at 12:16 PM CST
The Alexandria Police have made an arrest in a shooting incident that occurred around 7:29 a.m. this morning in the 200 block of MacArthur Drive.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Jojuana Phillips
Local law enforcement and hospital speak publicly about recent increase in opioid overdoses.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 10:09 PM CST
|By Pineville Police Department
Pineville Police say a man has been arrested after allegedly threatening a worker at a business on Rainbow Drive.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Brooke Buford
The Rapides Parish public defender assigned to the case of an Elizabeth mother charged with the Nov. 2018 murder of her daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy, has quit her job three weeks before the trial was set to start.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 12:40 PM CST
|By Brooke Buford
A pre-trial is set for April 13 in Avoyelles Parish for the former police and fire chief of Evergreen, who was convicted in Sept. 2017 with a 10-2 verdict for the murder of his wife in March 2015.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM CST
|By Crime Stoppers
If you have any information about this theft, please contact RPSO.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 3:47 PM CST
|By APD
APD says they have seen an increase in drug overdose cases.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 3:36 PM CST
|By U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana
The sentencing hearing has been set for June 16, 2021.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 2:37 PM CST
|By KALB Staff
A woman from Pineville has been accused of selling fraudulent auto insurance policies.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM CST
|By APD
Demetrice Bell, 23, of Alexandria, was arrested and charged with second degree murder.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 3:52 PM CST
|By KALB Staff
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the public in identifying a person of interest.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 8:55 AM CST
|By APD
APD says this is an ongoing investigation.