Federal Trial Opens Here Today
John Lee Lincox of Ruston stands trial in U S District Court on two charges of obstructing justice tied to a non fatal shooting of a narcotics undercover agent. Judge Tom Stagg presides with government attorney Joseph Cage and defense lawyer Murphy Blackwell, a 12 member jury must reach a unanimous verdict. The maximum penalties are $5000 and five years per count. Lincox was indicted June 9. The shooting during an early Jan 9 narcotics investigation involved a .38 snub nose pistol. Agent Richard Feltenburger survived and is expected to testify. Ruston officer Gary Dunlop testified first with defense to probe Lincox awareness Feltenburger was an agent.
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John Lee Lincox
Ruston
U.S. District Court
Tom Stagg
Joseph Cage
Murphy Blackwell
Lincox
Richard Feltenburger
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Ruston City
Gary Lee Dunlop
Newby
Sincox
Feltenburger
Monroe
Jack Cilbert Johnson
Vidalia
Opal A. Donnell
Winnsboro
Vernon Harper
Oak Grove
John C. Brunson
Jury Selection in Fourth Judicial District on Multiple Murder Trials
In the Fourth Judicial District Court a 12 member jury was being selected for the second degree murder trial of Alex Johnson with potential life imprisonment. The docket also includes a second murder case, a former Monroe resident facing LSD and marijuana possession, and cases of theft forgery and negligent homicide. In U S District Court a Ruston man faces two counts of obstruction of justice in a trial underway. A civil case is set for next week before Judge Tom Stagg.
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Fourth Judicial District Court
Alex Johnson
Monroe
U.S. District Court
Ruston
Tom Stagg
Two Injured In Mishap Locally
West Monroe teens Jim D. Thompson aged 18 of 414 Bawcom St and Alice M. McKee aged 18 of 415 Gulpha No 4 were rushed to Glenwood Hospital after their car left the road and struck a local residence. Thompson was cited for negligent operation.
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Monroe
Jimmy D. Thompson
Bawcom St
West Monroe
Alice M. McKee
Gulpha
Glenwood Hospital
Thompson
Montgomery Street
Coleman Avenue
Ozzie M. Cassey
Coleman St
Oscar Debut At 1929 Academy Awards May 16
The first motion picture Oscars were awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on May 16 1929.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jury panel named in shooting trial in Louisiana
The jury includes seven women and five men from Monroe Winnsboro Sondheimer Simsboro Delhi and Hodge. Evidence will include documents on the gun purchase in Ruston and a Ruston doctor’s statement about an agent examined about an hour after the shooting.
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JoAnne B. Surratt
Monroe
Valerie Gordy
Winnsboro
Harry B. Murray Jr
Sondheimer
Fleeta N. Sears
Simsboro
Billy Ray Connor
W. Paul Lewis
Delhi
Linda G. Grafton
Hodge
Ruston
Monroe Budget On Meet Agenda
Mayor Ralph Troy announced Monroe will adopt a new budget at the next council meeting. He cited revenue gaps and last year’s expenditures as delaying figures while noting expected utilities revenue shortfalls. He proposed a rate structure change to balance charges and avoid burdening small users.
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Ralph Troy
Monroe
Troy
Monroe Utilities Commission
Utilities Commission
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