Louisiana Convicted Murdered Mistakenly Released Has Been Recaptured
Published December 29, 2022
Louisiana Convicted Murdered Mistakenly Released Has Been Recaptured
Louisiana - On December 28, 2022, Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre, reported that the U.S. Marshall’s Office had located and arrested Michael Leblanc at a location in New Orleans, Louisiana. Leblanc was previously convicted of second-degree murder in relation to a 2014 homicide in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and wrongly released on December 6, 2022, after serving time for a separate crime.
More details are expected in the coming days.
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