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Baton Rouge man escapes murder conviction in friend's slaying, found guilty of manslaughter

Por: The Advocate Crime September 23, 2022

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A Baton Rouge man was convicted Thursday for shooting and killing his friend during an argument on the city’s north side in 2020.Kevin Jermaine Tasker Jr., 36, claimed he shot his friend in self-defense after the man grabbed Tasker's 6-year-old son. Prosecutors, however, claimed the killing was intentional.Tasker was facing life in prison if he had been convicted of the second-degree murder charge for which he stood trial this week.But a... + full article



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