72°
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7 Day Forecast
Latest Weather Blog
EBR DA's office to decline prosecuting State Police trooper arrested for domestic abuse
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 90%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts Open/Close/ or ?
Play/PauseSPACE
Increase Volume↑
Decrease Volume↓
Seek Forward→
Seek Backward←
Captions On/Offc
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf
Mute/Unmutem
Decrease Caption Size-
Increase Caption Size+ or =
Seek %0-9
BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge District Attorney's office will not prosecute a state trooper accused of domestic abuse, officials said.
District Attorney Hillar Moore confirmed they are not pursuing charges against Louisiana State Police trooper James Jefferson due to concerns about the probable cause to arrest Jefferson.
Moore said the exact reasons would be given on Jefferson's May 8 bond hearing date.
Trending News
Jefferson was placed on administrative leave from Louisiana State Police after he was booked in February for domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.
More News
Radar
7 Days
