BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A White Louisiana man accused of shooting two Black men to death and of firing into the home of a Black family in three separate incidents in September has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. The Advocate reports that Kenneth James Gleason, 23, entered the plea Wednesday […]
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White Man Accused of Killing 2 Black Men, Firing on Black Family
(Updated 8/19/2017) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 23-year-old White man was arrested Tuesday and accused of killing two Black men and firing on a Black family, and a law enforcement official said they had found a copy of an Adolf Hitler speech in the suspect’s home. Kenneth James Gleason is escorted by police to […]
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Police Think 2 Louisiana Slayings Likely Racially Motivated
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The slayings of two black men in Baton Rouge last week were likely racially motivated, police said Sunday, and a suspect — a 23-year-old White man — was in custody. In both shootings the gunman fired from his car then walked up to the victims as they were lying on […]