Man charged with second degree murder qualifies for 5th Congressional District seat
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BATON ROUGE, La. â A Louisiana man charged with second degree murder in 2008 and later convicted in 2014 has qualified to run for the 5th Congressional District seat that was left vacant after Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died late last year.
Victor was charged with murder in 2008 following the death of his 8-year-old stepson, M.L. Lloyd III. Author: By David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 8:58 PM CST January 21, 2021 Updated: 10:12 PM CST January 29, 2021
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. A St. John the Baptist pastor whose 2014 murder conviction was thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court last year is now running for Congress from his jail cell in central Louisiana while he waits for a new trial.
Errol Victor Sr., 54, qualified Thursday to run as a Republican in the 5th Congressional District for the seat left vacant when Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died of complications from COVID-19 before he could take office.
Errol Victor, Sr.
Errol Victor Sr. a pastor from St. John the Baptist, is one of seven candidates running for Louisiana’s 5
th Congressional district. What makes his candidacy unique is he’s awaiting retrial after his murder conviction was ordered for retrial because of a non-unanimous jury conviction. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley this race will make for some good teaching points.
“Currently there is no rule that says you have to live in the Congressional District to run for Congress. He is currently awaiting trial so, technically he has been charged but is not convicted with his new circumstances,” said Stockley.