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Matt Bruce

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
17
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Sep 27, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Matt Bruce

    New-Orleans-man-sentenced-over-fatal-shooting (opens the original)

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    A New Orleans man was sentenced to 17 years in state prison Thursday for killing a man he invited into his home. A jury in May found Tyrone Dewey, 66, guilty of manslaughter and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, ending a four-day trial. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams’ office had tried Dewey for second-degree murder over the June 9, 2022 killing of 46-year-old Errol Cutno. Dewey told police that Cutno threatened him with a gun, arguing self defense. Jurors returned w

  2. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Matt Bruce

    Trial for escapees in 2025 New Orleans jailbreak delayed again. Here's why. (opens the original)

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    A judge who was recently handed the case of 10 accused jail escapees from the Orleans Parish lockup delayed setting a trial date to give time for one of them to hire a new lawyer. Criminal District Judge Angel Harris set a status hearing in the case for Sept. 30. Dkenan Dennis, 25, one of the accused jailbreakers, needs a new lawyer after his former one, David Belfield, received a yearlong suspension this month. The ruling said he failed to refund an unearned $2,500 client fee, among other viola

  3. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Matt Bruce

    Mother of slain comedian tells off convicted gunman as he heads to prison (opens the original)

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    Standing inside a New Orleans courtroom Friday wearing a shirt adorned with the face of her son, Sherilyn Price offered no forgiveness for the man convicted of instigating the shootout that killed comedian Brandon “Boogie B” Montrell over the holidays in 2022. Price accepted an agreement last month under which the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office offered Jabril Cowart a 25-year sentence in exchange for his guilty plea. But on Friday, Price called it a “sweetheart deal” that ha

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Matt Bruce

    Convicted of killing two during armed Mid-City robbery, gunman gets double life sentence (opens the original)

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    A New Orleans man convicted of killing two people during a botched armed robbery in Mid-City six years ago will spend the rest of his life in prison after an emotion-filled sentencing hearing Friday. Eric Cloud was 17 when he shot and killed Angel Funez and Niukura Gonzalez, both 25, early on the morning of Feb. 8, 2020 in the 4000 block of Ulloa Street. A jury last month found Cloud guilty of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery and two counts of second-degree murder after four days of trial.

  5. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Matt Bruce

    DA’s office drops charge against woman accused of extorting Pelicans star Zion Williamson (opens the original)

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    A woman accused of trying to extort Pelicans star Zion Williamson for millions of dollars no longer faces criminal charges in New Orleans. Vanessa Davies, 26, had been charged with trying to force the NBA team’s second-leading scorer to pay her by threatening to file a lawsuit alleging he raped, kidnapped and beat her over their five-year relationship. Davies is identified in court filings only as “Jane Doe” in a civil suit she lodged against Williamson last year in Los Angeles. Her attorn

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