Parents, guardians or other adults who violate the ordinance face 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. Juvenile violators of the curfew will be dealt with according to juvenile laws. There are narrow exceptions, including children on an “emergency errand” or those in attendance or on the way home from at a supervised activity sponsored by a school, church, playground, recreation district or group of parents. Calcasieu Parish’s curfew, which applies to children under 17 who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian, is 11 p.m.
“Fed up” parish authorities are taking an “aggressive stance” about the issue, instituting a zero-tolerance policy on violators of the parish curfews, the sheriff said. Mancuso said parents who do not keep track of their children at night should start anticipating late-night phone calls and expensive court dates. We can arrest them - we can do that aspect of it - but it won’t solve the problem.” “I’m asking you this tonight, for our parents to take control. The sheriff focused the blame on parents, saying it was not a “policing issue.” Children are breaking the law and becoming violent, he said. Mancuso said Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic has likely contributed to the increase in juvenile crime, but that it cannot be used as an excuse. the Calcasieu Parish.Posted by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office on Friday, July 24, 2020 “I just feel like we have a problem in our community that we’re going to have to face and address.” “They come from all backgrounds, all races,” Mancuso said of the various suspects. The youngest child involved in one of the slayings was 11. Saturday’s killing was the third homicide in Calcasieu Parish within a six-month period involving children, Mancuso said. In a separate video segment shot as they were riding in the getaway car, a couple of the girls appear to disparage the victim. “We just stabbed that (expletive) in her heart.” We don’t give a (expletive),” the girl with the cellphone says into the camera.
“Oh, Lord Jesus Christ,” the girl filming the fight cries as they all run for the doors.Īs the girls flee in a getaway car, one of them shouts that they “just stabbed somebody at Walmart.” A few seconds later, as the other girls’ screams become frantic, blood drops fall to the floor.
When she approaches, the two girls begin cursing and fighting, swinging and punching at one another. The 13-year-old directly involved in the fight appears in a close-up as they await the arrival of the victim. Watch Sunday’s news conference below, courtesy of KPLC in Lake Charles.Ĭalcasieu authorities hold press briefing about Saturday night homicide.Posted by KPLC 7 News on Sunday, January 24, 2021įootage of the fatal fight, which was recorded by one of the suspects, shows several girls standing in what appears to be the home section of the store, talking among themselves. “We have videos of everything that took place, and it’s very disturbing,” the sheriff said. A reporter can be heard telling him the third platform was TikTok. “Our whole case unfolded before us through (Facebook Live) and Instagram and, what’s the other one?” Mancuso said. The sheriff said Sunday that the Facebook Live video of the killing helped detectives easily solve the case. All four girls are being held in a juvenile detention facility. The teen, who appeared in the video to have committed the stabbing, was later taken into custody. The name of one of the 13-year-olds was initially released the night of the homicide because she was being sought by detectives. The names of three of the girls were withheld because they are juveniles. The other three were charged as principals to second-degree murder. One of the girls was charged with second-degree murder. Sheriff Tony Mancuso said during a news conference Sunday that the girls had stolen the knives used in the crime from the Walmart where the fight took place. The other teens, a 12-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old, were subsequently arrested.
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