Dark skies and rolling clouds signaled the arrival of severe weather in the ArkLaTex on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and rain. Here are some of the images our viewers sent via sendit@ksla.com.More >>
Dark skies and rolling clouds signaled the arrival of severe weather in the ArkLaTex on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and rain. Here are some of the images our viewers sent via sendit@ksla.com.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:52 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:52:07 GMT
As the ArkLaTex braced for a return of storms on Tuesday, a number of local organizations were focused on the help needed in Oklahoma.More >>
As the ArkLaTex braced for a return of storms on Tuesday, a number of local organizations were focused on the help needed in Oklahoma.More >>
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) -
Bobby Byrd was convicted on Wednesday for aggravated flight from an officer after a lengthy and dangerous high speed chase, back in 2011. The pursuit ended with officers having to forcefully remove Byrd from the Red River. Because of his past run-ins with the law the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office wants to put Byrd away for a long time.
"They're trying to give him a life sentence on something that would have ordinarily carried a two year sentence," said Martha Hays, Byrd's Mother.
The chase started when officers spotted Byrd's vehicle, which matched the description of a vehicle used in a string of nightclub robberies. Byrd's family says he never robbed anyone but because of a condition he has he chose to run.
"Bobby is what you call a paranoid schizophrenic, bad. He gets scared and if he sees something that don't look right he runs," said Hays.
Bobby Byrd's family says he does deserve some time behind bars for running from police but they feel his crime does not merit life in prison. The final decision on sentencing will be handed down by Judge Emanuel; however family members say they are appealing to a higher judge.
"The only person I know to call on is God. I am asking this community, more than ever, to come through and just lift us up in prayer," said Mary Boyd.
Family members tell KSLA News 12 that Byrd is suing the city of Shreveport for the injuries he sustained while being pulled from the Red River. Byrd will be back in court on Monday, January 28.
Monday, May 20 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:14:25 GMT
A copy of a daily journal Allen's mother says her son kept, documenting school bullying
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. More >>
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. Now, she's speaking out in hopes of putting a stop to what she claims is an ongoing problem in the tiny McCurtain County town of Smithville, OK.More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her,More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 12:38 PM EDT2013-05-10 16:38:43 GMT
Authorities are searching for an East Texas baby. 5-month-old Ethan Ramsey was last seen with his mother in the Marshall area on Thursday. If you have any information on where Ethan is, please contactMore >>
Authorities have found an East Texas baby who went missing Thursday night.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:21 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:21:28 GMT
ORLANDO, FL (RNN) – A man with possible ties to a Boston Marathon bombing suspect was shot and killed after the FBI interviewed him early Wednesday. The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a manMore >>
The FBI confirmed a special agent fatally shot a man in custody while conducting "official duties," spokesman Dave Couvertier told NBC News. In a WESH interview, a friend identified the deceased as Ibragim Todashev, 27.More >>
Bobby Charles Byrd, 39, is pulled from the Red River in July 2011.
Bobby Charles Byrd, 39 (Source: Caddo Correctional Center)
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