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Unrestrained driver killed in Washington Parish crash
BOGALUSA --- Tuesday afternoon, shortly after 3:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 10 near Twin Pines Road in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the life of 70-year-old Leon Curry Jr. of Franklinton. The initial investigation revealed that the...
One arrested after man found shot multiple times in his backyard near Bogalusa, officials say
A Washington Parish man has been arrested after authorities say they found a man shot dead in a backyard near Bogalusa on Friday. Clois Clifton Blackledge III, 35, was arrested Saturday after investigators say he shot Lark Starnes, 62, in the backyard of Starnes' home in the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa.
Washington Parish Sheriff's Office arrest person of interest after man found dead in his backyard
Washington Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a man Friday morning. Washington Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call around 8:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa after a man later identified as Lark Starnes, 62, was reported dead behind his home.
Suspect Arrested for the Murder of Lark Starnes
At approximately 8:15 AM on Friday (July 5, 2024), Washington Parish Deputy Sheriffs responded to the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa, in reference to reports of a man who was found deceased behind his residence. The initial investigation determined that the victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 62 year old Lark Starnes, a resident of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa.
23-year-old shot and killed his grandparents and confessed on video, Louisiana sheriff says
A man and woman were shot and killed Wednesday in the small Washington Parish town of Mount Hermon. According to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, the couple’s grandson confessed to shooting them. WPSO dispatchers got the call Wednesday afternoon. The caller told them their next-door neighbor, 23-year-old Colby...
Sheriff: Mt. Hermon suspect has history of mental illness, substance abuse
We are learning more about a 23-year-old that authorities north of the lake say confessed to murdering his grandparents. Colby Stokes from Washington Parish has been booked in the deaths of his grandparents, Beverly and Carley Stokes.
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