Mayor Broome’s Statement Regarding Grand Jury Indictments

Mayor Broome's Statement Regarding Grand Jury Indictments

Baton Rouge, LA - April 18, 2024 - I want to thank the dedicated Baton Rouge Police Department and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office special operations teams and investigators who have worked together to apprehend violent actors and take them off our streets and out of our neighborhoods. While I recognize that these defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty, Baton Rouge residents deserve strategies that not only break the cycle of violence by treating its root causes, but also hold accountable those who have perpetrated violent crimes. I appreciate our District Attorney and his staff who are pressing hard in bringing these criminal street gang enhancement charges to send a clear message to those who mean harm to our residents: we will not tolerate lawlessness in this city, and we will not rest in the fight to stamp out group violence in our parish until we have won this war.