Gonzales man pleads guilty in connection with 2018 stabbing incident
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Source: WBRZ
Samuel Muse
ASCENSION PARISH - A Gonzales man accused of stabbing another man while the two were on the set of a music video production has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in connection with the incident.
The May 2021 guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors, officials say.
Samuel Muse, 42, was involved in the altercation in December of 2018. Authorities say he and another man were shooting the video near Roddy Road in Gonzales when they began disputing.
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