Louisiana Rapist Given Two Life-Terms Plus
A man has been convicted of rape and sentenced to two life terms-plus for sex crimes involving juveniles.
Gentry Elvridge Vinson of Baton Rouge, 52, received two life sentences Monday, June 28, 2021 from District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. Each sentence is to be served at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
The sentences stem from crimes committed back on May 7th, 2021. The charges were aggravated rape on 2 counts involving two juvenile girls committed in 1997 and 1999. The girls are reported to be relatives to Vinson, and were under the age of 12 at the time of the crimes.
“You need things that are completely unique and different, that you can’t replicate online,” he said.
It’s a strategy that seems to be working. Taylor, 38, opened his first Trust Hardware in 2012 along Pendleton Pike in Lawrence. His second store, at East 71st Street and Binford Boulevard, opened in October. His newest store opened this month at 911 Massachusetts Ave., right across from the new Bottleworks District development.
In 2019, Trust Hardware brought in $350,000 in revenue. Last year, that figure ballooned to nearly $1 million. Part of the growth came from the pandemic-fueled home improvement boom, Taylor said. Part came from the opening of the 71st Street store. And part came from a dramatic rise in sales at the Pendleton Pike store, which moved down the street in the fall of 2019.
With pups and personal service, Trust Hardware invests in brick and mortar
FREE NEWSLETTERS Nine-year-old yellow Labrador Roscoe accompanies Trust Hardware owner Adam Taylor as he visits his stores. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned)
In a year in which the pandemic has shifted more and more retail activity online, Indianapolis-based Trust Hardware has found success by embracing a brick-and-mortar approach.
The company’s three stores are open 24/7. Each has a resident dog. You can also pick up everything from power tools to local honey to live bait. What you can’t do, at least for now, is order online. If you need plumbing supplies, a wheelbarrow or mulch, you’ll have to visit the store.
Haute Residence Welcomes Alison Melton To Its Exclusive Real Estate Network
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Haute Residence welcomes acclaimed real estate expert Alison Melton to its invitation-only Haute Residence Network. Alison Melton exclusively represents the high-end real estate market in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, South Carolina, areas.
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Since launching her professional career in real estate, Alison has become one of the top-performing agents in the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton area, and was ranked among the top 1% of agents by volume in 2020 in the Hilton Head MLS. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (PRWEB) February 09, 2021 Haute Residence is pleased to welcome Alison Melton to the exclusive Haute Residence Network as its representative in the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton, South Carolina, luxury real estate markets.