Rape suspect back in custody after allegedly skipping trial in Tangipahoa Parish
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AMITE, La. (WGNO) — A rape suspect is back in custody in Tangipahoa Parish after he allegedly failed to show up for his initial trial date on Monday, July 15.
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According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, the suspect, identified by the TPSO as 55-year-old Gerald Stevens, was scheduled for trial in a case involving the third-degree rape of a juvenile from 2021. After he allegedly didn’t appear at the trial, an investigation began in order to locate him.
TPSO officials said Stevens had been seen at a relative’s house on the Wednesday following his trial date. He was allegedly armed with a rifle and making threats about harming himself.
Following the investigation, Stevens was located and taken back into custody on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
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