The mother accused in the 2018 death of her 25-year-old daughter asked to be released from jail without bail just weeks before her trial is set to start.
Karen Johnson Harrison, 49, is set for an April 5 trial on felony charges of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, cruelty to the infirm and cruelty to a juvenile.
A married couple, Glenn Maricle and Marilyn Sue Maricle, also face the same charges in connection to Cyra Shantell Marie Harrison s death. The woman s body was found on Nov. 23, 2018, after the Rapides Parish Sheriff s Office received a call about a natural death.
But deputies called for detectives when they saw the condition of Cyra s body. After the arrest of the trio, the sheriff s office cited deplorable living conditions at the Plainview-area home where they all lived and said the death appeared to be the result of severe intentional neglect.
Five people have been indicted in the fatal shooting last year of a teen in Pineville.
The indictments on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder were handed down by a Rapides Parish grand jury on Jan. 26.
All five Terrence Armstrong, 23; Kaitlyn Leeann Carlino, 17; Tyrone Markel Compton, 21; Andrew Chestley Mayo, 18; and Pamela Earlene Smith, 25 have pleaded not guilty.
They are accused in the Oct. 20, 2020, shooting of Edwin Davidson Jr., 17, the attempted murder of another man and knowingly and intentionally conspiring to kill Davidson, according to the indictment.
The other person was not injured.
According to information released by the Pineville Police Department last year, the defendants went to a house in the 300 block of Orchard Loop, which is off Bayou Maria Road, after an earlier drug deal on that day. Shots were fired into the house, and Davidson was hit.
February 24, 2021
Ashley Marie Snell, age 30, of Pitkin, was arrested by Agents with the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force following a traffic stop in the area of Highway 10 and Blue Bush Cemetery. Agents charged Snell with one count of Proper Equipment Required on Vehicles, one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic (Methamphetamine). Bond was set at $5696.00. Snell posted bond and was released.
February 25, 2021
Samantha Kristine Pierce, age 24, of Leesville, was arrested by Agents with the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force following a traffic stop in the area of East Cavanaugh Street. Agents charged Pierce with one count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, one count of Possession of a Schedule II Narcotic (Methamphetamine), and one count of Possession of a CDS in the presence of a minor (Child endangerment law). Bond was set at $ 7156.00. Pierce posted bond and was released.
Authorities: No evidence person seen going into woods near Pitkin was Alexandria murder suspect (Source: Vernon Parish Sheriff s Department) By Johnathan Manning and Madison Glaser | February 10, 2021 at 12:24 PM CST - Updated February 10 at 12:24 PM
VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - Authorities searched the Pitkin area for a person seen going into the woods Tuesday night, but there is no evidence that he is connected to a double-murder Sunday in Alexandria, according to the Vernon Parish Sheriffâs Office.
The Sheriffâs Office received a call of a suspicious subject walking on La. 113 south of Pitkin around 5:48 p.m. Tuesday, according to a post on the Vernon Sheriffâs Office Facebook page.