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I-team: Deadly Draw; investigation into shooting of unarmed teen

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA (WAFB)- The 9News I-team has spent the past several months combing through never before seen and some recently released interrogation tapes and depositions. They're all in a case involving a Tangipahoa Sheriff's deputy with a deadly shooting of an unarmed teenager.

"It's fixing to get out of hand when they find out what happened. Give us some cars up here," said Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Sgt. Schirra Finn.

It was a desperate call for back-up after a deputy shot and killed an unarmed 18 year old man.

It all unfolded in the early morning hours of Aug. 11, 2012. As Club 81 in Tangipahoa was shutting down, fights broke out. Security called for back-up and deputies Koven Banks and William Phebus were among the first on scene. They were told a man had a gun. When deputies asked for him to show his hands, he took off running.

According to witnesses, three deputies chased the man down West Railroad Avenue, also known as Hwy 51. He turned down Jackson Street and fell. Two of the deputies got on top of him. As they were trying to handcuff him, Cjavar "Dee Jay" Galmon ran up from in between three cars.

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Denham Springs High hosting 50th class reunion

Denham Springs High hosting 50th class reunion

 

Members of the Denham Springs High School Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th class reunion on Friday, June 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sammy's Grill in Central.

There will also be a tour of the high school Friday morning around 10 a.m. for those wanting to participate. Class members who have not been notified, those not signed up or wanting more information may contact Sammy Dixon Hannaman at sammy.hannaman@gmail.com.

For those interested in playing golf, Bill Loving has arranged a mid-morning tee time at Carter Plantation in Springfield on Thursday, June 13. For more info and reservations contact Bill at wloving3@gmail.com.

 

SU Ag Center hosting business seminar

SU Ag Center hosting business seminar

The Center for Rural and Small Business Development in the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will host a free business development seminar on “How to Start or Expand a Business,” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 21 at Brown’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 70427 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway 1050 (formerly Cole Street), in Tangipahoa.

The seminar is free and open to the public. Participants will learn how to start or expand an existing business, receive the forms and applications needed to legally operate a business in the state of Louisiana, and information to ensure that an existing business continues to operate efficiently.

For more information, call 225.771.2160 or 225.771.4105.

 

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Crash involving unlicensed teen driver leaves 10-year-old dead

INDEPENDENCE, LA (WAFB)- Authorities
said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license
and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday
afternoon.

The crash
happened on LA 1054 just north of LA 40 in Independence around 4:30 p.m. The victim's
name was not released.

Louisiana
State Police said the teen was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am on LA 1054 when
the car drifted off the highway. Troopers said she then overcorrected, causing
the car to spin as it crossed back over the highway. They reported the Pontiac
then went into a ditch and flipped.

According
to investigators, the 10-year-old girl was sitting in the back seat behind the
driver. They said she was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from
the car. She was taken to Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center with
life-threatening injuries and later died.