The grant jury was supposed to receive Sharpe's case on Tuesday, but The Advocate reported that it has been pushed back to November 13 after investigators learned new details on Monday that they hope would shed light on a motive. Scroll down for video Sharpe (above being arrested) confessed to the shootings and offered a bizarre rationale, claiming he had to fill 'hunting tags' for the government, police say Sharpe (above being arrested) confessed to police that he committed the crimes during interrogation, authorities say.Ī judge appointed the Baton Rouge-based public defender's office to represent Sharpe, according to chief district defender Michael Mitchell, who said he couldn't comment.Įast Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux would not comment on a motive in the drive-by shootings in East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes or say whether the suspect knew the victims. The Clinton plumber has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with four shootings since July in the same area, including a Boy Scout employee who was killed last Monday near the camp where he worked. Greg Phares, chief deputy for the sheriff's office, said Tuesday that he couldn't disclose any additional details of the investigation. Sheriff Jeff Travis has said Sharpe confessed when investigators questioned him after his arrest, but the sheriff declined last week to say how authorities identified Sharpe as a suspect. They tried to pull him over but he led them on a high-speed car chase that eventually ended with his arrest, authorities said. Taylor said that since the attack, she does not do her hair or use makeup and does not have or want friends.The calls immediately led investigators to Sharpe's home in Clinton, where officers saw him drive away in a white four-door Nissan Altima. Taylor was able to slip one hand from the handcuffs and then escape when she locked her hotel room door, leaving Mr. Wheeler-Weaver had handcuffed her, put duct tape around her head and had started to cover her nose and mouth, Judge Ali said. Wheeler-Weaver at his home and recognized him when he assaulted her.ĭuring the attack, Mr.
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“I have clear and convincing evidence that I was set up, I was lied on and I was framed by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office,” he said.ĭuring the hearing, Ms. Wheeler-Weaver, reading from a sheet of paper, maintained his innocence. “He thought all of the victims eventually would be forgotten.” Wheeler-Weaver in Superior Court in Essex County on Wednesday. “He thought all of the victims would not be noticed,” Judge Mark S. Her remains were so badly charred that she had to be identified with dental records. 1, 2016, he set fire to her body and torched an abandoned house where he had left her, the authorities said.