Shreveport, LA. According to evidence presented to the court, Richard met a year-old female Victim 1 on Facebook in the fall of , and convinced her to travel with him. In December , Richard and another female Victim 2 drove to Kentucky to pick up Victim 1 in order to prostitute for Richard. Once they picked her up, Richard and the two females drove to Mesquite, Texas where they got two hotel rooms.
Richard kept the money and, in fact, physically assaulted and forced Victim 1 to engage in prostitution. Richard left Mesquite with the two female victims, arrived in Bossier City, Louisiana on December 12, , and rented two rooms at a local hotel. While in Bossier City, Richard directed Victim 1 to post escort ads on the internet advertising sexual services. He later got into an argument with Victim 1 that escalated to him beating her. On December 13, , Richard and the two female victims moved to another hotel in Bossier City and rented two rooms.
Later that day, Richard began to physically assault both female victims at the hotel. Victim 1 was able to flee the room and report the fight to the hotel clerk, then ran to a nearby convenience store for assistance. After further investigation by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI , Richard was indicted by a federal grand jury on human trafficking charges. Richard pleaded guilty to a charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion in February Attorney Brandon B.
Attorney Earl M. Mike Martindale Published: June 12, Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Get our free mobile app. Some of those pictured may have already been released, and all are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Some of these cases do not have official connections to the state, but some happened close enough to the state line to gain attention in Louisiana. Some of these killers may also be responsible for a portion of the unsolved missing or murdered victims in Louisiana, based on additional information.
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