TikTok star Mr. Prada now facing murder charge in death of Louisiana therapist

BATON ROUGE, La. ( BRPROUD ) — A Louisiana man accused of killing a therapist faces a first-degree murder charge after he was extradited to Baton Rouge , according to the district attorney.

District Attorney Hillar Moore said the charge changed from second-degree murder to first-degree murder because of the victim’s age .

Terryon Thomas, 20, of Baton Rouge, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after extradition. Moore confirmed that Thomas will be held without bond.

Thomas was apprehended in Dallas on Oct. 1 after Baton Rouge Police issued a warrant for his arrest. At first, he was wanted on charges of aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

During the investigation, Thomas was identified as a person of interest in connection to the death of local therapist William Abraham, 69.

Deputies found Abraham’s body wrapped in a tarp along a highway in Tangipahoa Parish on Sept. 29. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, Thomas was seen driving Abraham’s car in Baton Rouge on Sept. 30.

Thomas has millions of followers on TikTok under multiple accounts using variations of the name Mr. Prada.

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