Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office at odds with New Roads Mayor over juvenile prosecution
NEW ROADS- The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office is at odds with the Mayor of New Roads following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report earlier this month.It centers around Mayor Robert Myer prosecuting juveniles in Mayor's court. Legal scholars and attorneys say that's against the law since juveniles must be prosecuted in juvenile courts or the district courts in their areas.The Mayor says he sent juveniles to the jail for community service, but there's a problem. The jail says they would never
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