A prosecutor said his office will likely to pursue the death penalty against a man accused in a multi-parish shooting spree that killed two people over the weekend, including a state trooper.
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A 32-year-old Gonzales man pled guilty to forcible rape, according to 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin.
Justin Juul of 11474 Cornerview Road, Gonzales, was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kennth Dupaty. Judge Alvin Turner Jr. presided.
The guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors following a 2018 sexual abuse complaint.
On March 30, 2018, detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office began investigating a complaint after a juvenile female disclosed that she was involved in a sexual relationship with a male subject, identified as Juul, who was over the age of 18.
Babin stated the relationship began when the juvenile was about 12 years old, and continued until the juvenile turned 14.
Court rules secret Murphy Painter audio is public record Murphy Painter (Source: WAFB) By WAFB Staff | December 10, 2020 at 1:35 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 1:35 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The full contents of a secretly-recorded audio tape about Ascension Parish politics was handed over by prosecutors Wednesday, despite lengthy legal challenges to prevent its release.
The First Circuit Court of Appeal this week declined to hear the case.
In doing so, the court essentially sided with a lower court’s ruling that the secret recording, used as evidence in a grand jury hearing, is “not protected” and, therefore, is indeed public record. The recording is of a nearly one hour meeting in 2019 between former Ascension Parish President candidate Murphy Painter and Gonzales insurance agent Dustin Clouatre. Painter sued to have the full tape publicly released. His attorney was provided with a copy of the recording Wednesday.