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Lake Charles, Louisiana – A Lake Charles man has been convicted of first degree murder and other charges after brutally killing a victim and using her identity for more than a month before her body was discovered. Christopher T. Cater, 43, of Lake Charles,...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana – A 29-year-old North Carolina man faces multiple felony charges in Lake Charles after police say he traveled across the country to have sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl he met on social media. Benjamin Yilmaz Kacan, 29, of Concord,...
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Moss Bluff, Louisiana – A Texas man faces burglary and theft charges after Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies say he followed a bank customer and stole $10,000 in cash from the victim’s vehicle at a Moss Bluff gas station. Richard D. Gray,...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana – A 29-year-old Lake Charles man was arrested on serious sexual abuse charges involving a child under 13 years old following an investigation by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies. Elvin Meza was taken into custody after...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana – A Houston man has been convicted of second degree murder in Calcasieu Parish for fatally shooting an acquaintance he met at a local casino in 2022. Eskinder S. Mekuria of Houston, Texas, was found guilty as charged on September 11...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana – The Calcasieu Parish School Board has released an update regarding Barbe High School being placed under a lockdown earlier today, and a heavy police presence at the school. Barbe High School in Lake Charles was placed under a...