Nancy Bergeron Nancy@rustonleader.com
Kids learn law and order at Youth Academy
A Ruston teenager has been found guilty of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
The unanimous verdict was handed down Thursday afternoon by a...
By Nancy Bergeron - nancy@rustonleader.com
Friday, May 27, 2022
A 3rd Judicial District Court jury on Friday refused to find Willie Jackson guilty of second-degree murder but convicted him of manslaughter instead.
The verdict came after four hours of deliberation....
Victim of 2021 shooting found dead on couch
Nancy Bergeron Nancy@rustonleader.com
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday in the second-degree murder trial of Willie D. Jackson, of Ruston.
Jackson, 56, is charged with the 2021 shooting death...
Andrews still awaits trial for murder —
Caleb Daniel Caleb@rustonleader.com
Sunday, May 1, 2022
A Ruston man awaiting trial for second-degree murder in the 2015 death of his girlfriend has plead guilty to having sex with a minor in a separate but apparently...
