crime

Trial for 2015 murder suspect this month

A Ruston man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend more than six years ago is set for trial this month.

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Suspected laundromat burglar arrested

A man who tried to avoid arrest by telling police he was washing clothes is in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center charged with burglarizing a Ruston laundromat.

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Man with gun nabbed on GSU campus, threatens officers

A man arrested as a result of a weekend disturbance on the Grambling State University campus remains in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on a list of charges including weapons violations, threatening a public official, and simple escape.

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Grambling PD looking for shooting suspect

GRAMBLING — The Grambling Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a Ruston man wanted in connection with shooting his girlfriend after a domestic disturbance turned violent.

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Conley found guilty

Former Grambling fire chief Patrick Aaron Conley raped and sexually brutalized his wife Kimberly Danforth over a period of at least three years.

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Contempt of Court

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Conley’s accuser testifies Thursday

The rape trial of former Grambling fire chief Patrick Aaron Conley began in earnest Thursday morning as, with selection now complete, jurors listened to opening statements from both parties and watched as the prosecution examined its first witness: Kimberly Danforth, Conley’s ex-wife and accuser.

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Conley trial off to ‘slow start’

The rape trial of former Grambling fire chief Patrick Conley got off to what Judge Bruce Hampton called a “slow start” Monday morning as multiple delays prevented the questioning of potential jurors from getting started before the midday recess.

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Former Grambling fire chief seeks to nullify indictment

Just days before former Grambling fire chief Patrick Conley was set to go to trial on rape and domestic abuse charges, he’s now seeking to have his indictment thrown out by claiming he’s been denied adequate access to his attorney.