HHERALDING OOVER A CCENTURY OF NNEWS CCOVERAGE •• 1903-20141903-2014 LIFESTYLES SPORTS SUMMER DAY CAMP WITH SEWING THE DEMONS See Page 1B See Page 6A The Natchitoches Times And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free, John 8:32. Weekend Edition, July 12-13, 2014 Natchitoches, Louisiana • Since 1714 Seventy-Five Cents the Copy INSERTS INSIDE Demon Days Detention Center Walgreens Walmart officer fired, Rite Aid Best Buy charged with rape A Natchitoches Parish Letters to the Editor Sheriff ’s correctional officer Let us know what you think, has been terminated and write a letter to the editor. arrested in connection with See Page 4A for details. the alleged rape of a female Natchitoches Times e-mail inmate according to [email protected] Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Visit our website at: Victor Jones Jr. www.natchitochestimes.com Lindsey Webster Hoke, 28, of the 1700 block of Harmony Road, Provencal, was booked WEATHER into the Natchitoches Parish HIGH LOW Detention Center Tuesday, charged with one count of Hoke 94 74 forcible rape, three counts of malfeasance in office and sex- ‘I will not tolerate ual conduct prohibited with Second Saturday persons in custody. this type of Natchitoches originals will No bond has been set. behav- be featured in “Magnolias & Deputies received a com- Meat Pies,” an APHN Tri- plaint July 4 from a female ior Centennial Exhibit at the inmate housed at the Lemee House today from 10 Natchitoches Parish when a a.m.-4 p.m. Detention Center reporting that a correctional officer deputy Parish to participate allegedly sexually assaulted her. decides in blood drive contest Asst. Chief of NPSO Competitive spirits are on Criminal Investigations Det. to abuse his the rise in a community blood Around 180 youth campers participated in the Demon Basketball Day Camp as they Reginald Turner began inves- drive competition between learned how to play basketball and participated in fundamental drills July 7-10 in tigating the allegations on authority and Natchitoches and Avoyelles Prather Coliseum. The camp was for ages 5-14 and concluded with Harris Wilson, Jr., well Friday and during the course responsibility to Parish. known as “Coach Black,” talking to the youth about making the right decisions. For more of the investigation obtained Saturday, July 12, from 10 photos on the event and the story, go to page 6A. Photo by LaMar Gafford. sufficient evidence and proba- serve the people’ a.m.-6 p.m., the LifeShare Bus ble cause to obtain criminal will be at the Walmarts in arrest warrants signed by a -Sheriff Victor Jones Natchitoches and Marksville Tenth Judicial District Court to hold this summer’s blood Princess LaCaze murder retrial Judge according to Chief ty. As Sheriff, it is mandatory drive competition. The theme Investigator Greg Dunn. that all deputies obey the oath for this year’s event is Detectives arrested Hoke of office, state law, ethics, and “Hometown Heroes “Find the preliminaries finally getting underway about 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 6. standard operating proce- Hero in You” in recognition of Hoke had been employed as dures of the Natchitoches t ‘hometown heroes’ like law Noted defense attorney Mike Small now representing a correctional officer at the Parish Sheriff ’s Office. I will enforcement, firefighters, mil- detention center since 2008 not tolerate this type of behav- itary, first responders and LaCaze who got new trial after being jailed in 1998 and was recently been promot- ior when a deputy decides to blood donors. ed to a supervisory position abuse his authority and All donors will receive a After nearly 3 years, there according to Chief of responsibility to serve the “Find the Hero in You” t-shirt is activity in the Princess Woman and lover convicted of murder Corrections Deputy Calvin people of Natchitoches and a $5 Outback Steakhouse LaCaze retrial murder case. McFerrin. Parish.” gift certificate. Food will also LaCaze’s attorney, Mike Princess LaCaze was convicted of second-degree murder in Detectives say the investi- Asst. Chief of be provided. Small of Alexandria, said 1998 for her part in the murder of her husband, Michael gation is continuing. Investigations Detective during a telephone interview LaCaze and was sentenced to life in prison. Jones said, “We hold each Reginald Turner was assisted NSU Calendar Wednesday, July 8 that the However, the Fifth Circuit overturned her conviction in and everyone of our employ- by the NPSO High Tech Crime hearing on the motion he July 13-19 2011, and she was released in October of that year on ees at a very high standard of Unit in the investigation and filed in 2013 began July 1 Early registration for fall $100,000 bond. professionalism and integri- arrest. before Judge Andrew semester The Fifth Circuit overturned the conviction and sent it Gallagher. Gallagher who July 18-19 back to district court saying that prosecutors should have was appointed by the Natchitoches-NSU Folk revealed the deal it made with Merilyn Robinson, who was Do you know this man? Louisiana Supreme Court to Festival, Prather Coliseum the chief witness against LaCaze. preside over LaCaze’s retrial. July 19 Prosecutors gave Robinson assurances that they would not The Natchitoches Police They did not finish the hear- Louisiana Fiddle pursue charges against his 14-year-old son, who drove his Dept. asks for help in iden- ing, and it is scheduled to Championship, Magale father to the LaCazes’ home in exchange for his testimony tifying a suspect in a purse- resume in Natchitoches on Recital Hall, 1 p.m. against Princess LaCaze. snatching incident. Officers Oct. 6. While at the LaCaze home, Meryland Robinson shot believe this man, captured City Council Taylor Townsend repre- Michael LaCaze from the doorway, killing him. Princess on a security camera, sented LaCaze at the first LaCaze was not at the home when her husband was mur- approached a woman in the The Natchitoches City trial, but she is now repre- dered. parking lot as she was Council will hold its regular sented by Small. Robinson is serving a 40-year sentence for shooting putting groceries in the meeting Monday, July 14 at A special prosecutor, Hugo Michael LaCaze. trunk of her car. 5:30 p.m. at the Natchitoches Holland, represents the State It was disclosed during the trial that Princess LaCaze and He allegedly snatched Arts Center. A pre-meeting for District Attorney Van Robinson were having an affair. her purse from the grocery begins at 5 p.m. Kyzar. cart, fled on foot and jumped a fence between WalMart and See full agenda on page 9B. Small says that one of the an apartment complex. prosecution’s key witnesses, interview by a State Police prosecution. Small requested He is a black male with light skin, about 5 feet 5 inches Simon Sarpy, may have been detective to refresh his memo- tall with a slender build. Anyone with information can subject to a forensic hypnotic ry regarding facts used by the See Retrial page 3A call Jeff Townson at 357-3852 or Stan Williams at 357-3878. School Board discusses changes, preparation for coming year It’s summer vacation for Superintendent Dale Skinner, Whatever happens at the Central Office will also con- The School Board consid- some, but School Board mem- the state debate over Common state level, Skinner continued tinue to work with schools ered a number of financial Index bers conducted business as Core will have a limited effect to push for improved school across the Parish. Former proposals, including a prelim- usual at the meeting on Natchitoches Parish plans. performance scores locally. Natchitoches Central High inary budget for 2014-2015. Obituaries 2A Thursday, July 10. There has Students will take either a He added a new job, School assistant principal Sales taxes numbers were been speculation on the state similar assessment to the one Curriculum and Instruction Susan Horne will fill the posi- slightly under from last year. Editorial 4A level that Louisiana will stop last year or continue with the Specialist, to the roster of tion; she replaces Laura The Board will consider its implementation of PARCC, an assessment employees. Mary Beth Van McClain. entering into a consulting Annie’s Mailbox 9B Common Core standards, due aligned with the Common Sickle, formerly a teacher at Alexandra Antwine will agreement with to Governor Bobby Jindal’s Core standards. Louisiana NSU Elementary Lab School, provide extra assistance to BancorpSouth Insurance Lifestyles 1B reversal in approval for the schools have prepared for a will fill the position. Van the ESEA Federal Program Services. BancorpSouth Sports 6A program. This has the poten- transition to the Common Sickle will begin working at plans. She is hired as a tempo- makes sure that entities are in tial to affect the choice of Core since the standards were Parks Elementary and Middle rary worker on an as-needed compliance with new rules for what standardized test stu- adopted in 2010. At that time, School and provide support to basis for the period at the end the Patient Protection and dents will take at the end of Jindal advocated for the stan- other schools as needed. A of the 2013-2014 fiscal year Affordable Care Act. Steven the year. According to dards. District Supervisor from the and beginning of 2014-2015. 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