David Alan McAvoy is a white male, 5'11, 240 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes, and glasses. His last known address is the 2400 block of Vanceville in 
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says a Haughton woman has been arrested for inciting a riot, aggravated property damage, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and two counts of simple battery.
Jennifer Ann Madden, 35, of the 3400 block of Eliga, was taken into custody Tuesday after Bossier Sheriff’s investigators determined she had recruited individuals, most of whom were under the age of 17, to meet in the 100 block of Fullwood for the purpose of fighting. The confrontation involved
Madden gave directions to the fight, slapped two minor children and jumped up and down on the hood of a vehicle at the scene. Pool cues fashioned as weapons and bricks were recovered from Madden’s vehicle.
Madden, who aided suspects fleeing the scene, was booked into the Bossier Maximum Security Facility. Bond is pending.
NOTE: See reference to this incident in post below
The Norla Blog has commented on attorney Sam McAllister’s recent blog article Cyber Bullying on the Rise. I find myself in agreement with a couple of Norla’s points.
This one makes no sense to me. What does the school administration have to do with electronic transmissions that occur off the premises?
This reinforces the point. We’ve had some of that ‘aspirin-ibuprofen’ type silliness in Bossier Parish in recent years.
I have to say that I am pretty far removed from my teen years and realize that it is a different world out there now. I have no idea how far the cyber influence goes, as when I was in school there was no ‘cyber’.
I do realize that internet talk can lead to real situations. This past weekend, according to a source, saw a convergence of Haughton and Airline ‘tough guys’ on Princeton Road, apparently for a gang fight. This was apparently was fired by their interaction on some ‘social networking’ sites. When a couple of guns were fired it got serious. Police were called, but I don’t know if the kids all left the scene before they got there.
In this case, it sounds like everyone involved was ‘bullying’.
In an attempt to see how, if at all, this is being addressed locally, I checked the Attorney General’s website (nothing) and the Caddo DA’s website (nothing).
The Bossier Parish DA, while emphasizing sexual predators, also covered Cyberspace in general.
Red Flags
I personally don't know when 'Cyber-bullying' becomes a genuine threat, or what legal remedies are available under existing laws. I think defining the difference is important; a little name calling is one thing, but a credible physical threat is something else. Are there laws in place to deal with this or do we indeed need to consider more?
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KTBS reported on the story of Roy Brown, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for first degree robbery. According to Channel 3, Brown, 54, of Audrey Lane, pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court to robbing the Capital One bank in December 2007. Brown admitted walking up to a teller with one of his hands under his jacket and telling her it was a "stickup."The teller handed the man three stacks of bills and he took a single $100 bill, told her he was homeless and left, police said.Brown surrendered to police the next day, telling them his mother didn't raise him that way.Police let him sober up and interviewed him two days later. Police said Brown told them he needed money to stay in a downtown detox center, had nowhere to stay and was hungry -- so he walked up the street and robbed the bank.
At last Louisiana’s beavers can breathe easy. For all the promises of streamlined government and warnings of layoffs that accompanied Gov. Bobby Jindal’s $341 million “cost-savings” plan to balance this year’s budget, it appears the few flesh-and-blood, full-time state employees who actually will receive pink slips include the eight who work in the office that trapped 1,451 beavers last year.
Accused of trying to defraud the Bossier Parish School Board of hundreds of thousands of dollars, five men appeared in federal court today (Monday). They all plead not guilty. The indictments accuse the men of charging the school board for air condition work that was not needed. School board workers, Randy Johnston, William Rodes and Mark Rowe appeared before a magistrate today facing 194 counts mail fraud. They are accused of trying to steal more than $700,000 from the school board.
